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Library board weighs multimillion-dollar HVAC and infrastructure needs as part of CIP planning
Summary
Board members discussed a multi-year capital improvement plan that includes potential replacement of the outdoor Trane chiller, a rooftop Mammoth air-handling unit, boilers, elevators, fire panel replacement and longer-term redesign options; board discussed competitive bidding and timing.
Library board members spent substantial meeting time on the library’s capital-improvement priorities, including HVAC systems that could require multi-year planning and significant expense.
Staff briefed the board on the condition of major building systems. A technician’s work on the Trane chiller was described as an update expected to prolong service life, but board discussion referenced replacement scenarios. A Trane outdoor chiller replacement was discussed in the range of hundreds of thousands of dollars; one quote…
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