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Board approves $1.365 million HVAC contract with DeKalb Mechanical
Summary
The DeKalb CUSD 428 Board approved awarding base bid No. 1 and alternate bids 2–8 to DeKalb Mechanical Incorporated of DeKalb, Illinois, for $1,365,000. Board members asked whether air conditioning was included for certain buildings; staff said no exact cost was available because equipment serving those spaces is not yet at end of life.
The DeKalb CUSD 428 Board of Education approved awarding base bid No. 1 and alternate bids Nos. 2 through 8 to DeKalb Mechanical Incorporated of DeKalb, Illinois, in the amount of $1,365,000 for district HVAC work.
Board members asked for detail on whether the work included replacing ventilation-only equipment with full air-conditioning units in three buildings. Tammy Carson (presenter) said staff did not have a specific cost for adding air-conditioning in those three buildings because the existing equipment that serves those spaces is not yet at end of life. "When it is replaced, then the unit that would be placed with would not only provide heat, but also air conditioning," she said, and added that because the district is not at that replacement point there is no budget cost available yet.
The motion to approve the bid package passed on a roll-call vote recorded in the transcript. Recorded yes votes in the meeting excerpt included: Amanda Harness; Fred Davis; Steve Byers; Arielle Owens; Christopher Boyes; Casey Ramirez; Nancy Bynum. The transcript indicates the motion was approved; the record does not show a detailed implementation schedule.
Why it matters: awarding the HVAC contract funds work across district facilities and commits capital dollars; questions from board members focused on whether work would add air conditioning to specific classrooms or continue existing ventilation strategies.
Staff noted that units are typically upgraded to include air conditioning when the equipment reaches end of life, and the district did not have a line-item cost to retrofit those spaces at this time.
