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Board approves BG‑1, construction manager and testing PO to move geothermal HVAC renovations at six schools forward
Summary
The Madison County Board of Education approved a BG‑1 to begin geothermal well testing across five sites serving six schools, named Branson Construction as construction manager and approved a Bluegrass geothermal purchase order for test drilling and conductivity work; funding will use SFCC‑escrowed capital outlay funds, district officials said.
The Madison County Board of Education voted during its February meeting to advance a phased geothermal and HVAC renovation program for schools with failing rooftop systems, approving initial planning, a construction manager and testing for ground‑source well fields.
Tony Thomas (construction consultant) and district staff described widespread failures of the modular rooftop systems installed about a decade ago and the district’s plan to replace failing units with simpler heat‑pump systems fed by geothermal well fields. Tony Thomas told the board the district intends to bid well fields for five sites as a single package to capture economies of scale, then phase renovation of building HVAC systems so…
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