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District to cover $121,750 in urgent repairs; elevator, HVAC and automation among items cited
Summary
Facilities staff presented emergent repair estimates — Moran elevator, building automation controls and a failing air handler at Lyman Hall — and the operations committee agreed by consensus to transfer $121,750 from insurance to operations and forward the request to the full board.
Mark Deptula, a facilities staff member for the Wallingford School District, described a set of emergent maintenance needs the district is seeking to fund this year.
Deptula said the Moran elevator needs a significant repair after "the contactor welded itself shut, which made the motor run continuously until it overheated and burnt up." He said the hydraulic fluid must be replaced and that the repair is extensive. On the building automation system at Barbara Coleman (DAG) he said the system is obsolete: "The automation of DAG finally crashed, and there's no way they can bring it back to life."
Deptula reported an estimate to replace an air handler at Lyman Hall after a compressor failure; the manufacturer no longer supports that compressor. The committee reviewed vendor quotes and vetting: elevator and automation work was quoted by New England Mechanical and other vetted vendors; HVAC work is proposed with the district’s HVAC service contractor (Save More of Southington) and includes installation.
Barone proposed funding the work by transferring $121,750 from the insurance account to operations. The transfer amount was the sum of three estimates: Moran elevator repair $38,250; DAG automation controls $55,700; and the Lyman Hall air-handler replacement $27,800. Deptula said the Sheehan elevator had been recently fixed and the district is waiting for the invoice.
Trustees confirmed purchasing procedures and that the district uses vetted vendors or would route purchases through the town purchasing process if vendor vetting did not already occur. Board members asked the facilities team to review the district’s waterfall plan and prioritize projects.
The operations committee agreed by consensus to move the transfer request and related items to the full board for formal approval.
ending: The operations committee forwarded the transfer request and associated vendor quotes to the full board; invoices and purchases will follow town purchasing rules and vendor vetting.
