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Board approves buildings-and-grounds item after contractor guarantees savings; engineer available for questions
Summary
The board approved a buildings-and-grounds item involving unit ventilators and an energy-savings guarantee; the contract includes a savings guarantee and potential reimbursement if savings are not met.
The Jersey Shore Area School District board approved a buildings-and-grounds agenda item (item A) at its March 24, 2025 meeting after district staff and the board discussed guaranteed energy savings from a unit-ventilator project.
Board members asked whether shortfalls in guaranteed savings would be reimbursable. A district representative explained that if the guaranteed savings are not reached, the shortfall would be returned to the district in the form of a reimbursement, and that historically the district has exceeded projected savings. "Yes," the representative said, "if we fall short, yes," when asked about reimbursements tied to the guarantee.
The board adopted the item by voice vote after an engineer who helped develop the project joined the meeting and answered questions. The district noted that if additional technical questions arise, another contractor contact (Mr. Arnold) could be reached though he was attending a different board meeting.
The board directed buildings-and-grounds staff to monitor reported savings and to use the contractor'provided savings reporting to confirm whether the guaranteed threshold is met; no further detail on contract terms was provided in the meeting transcript.
