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Board told of unscheduled Claxton chiller replacement; contract will go on consent agenda
Summary
Officials said a chiller at Claxton failed before school started and an emergency chiller was installed. Because the full replacement exceeds the board's approval threshold, staff will bring the replacement contract to the consent agenda for board approval.
District operations staff told the board that a chiller at Claxton malfunctioned before the school year and emergency equipment was installed, and the full replacement now requires board approval because it exceeds the dollar threshold for staff-level contracts.
"This was the chiller that broke right before school started this year, and we had to put in an emergency chiller. It was a malfunction, but it had passed its warranty... it is time to completely replace it. But no, it was not scheduled. Just an unscheduled expense," said Dr. Deckens, who briefed the board on the contract list.
Board members asked whether the Claxton replacement is comparable to other chiller work in the district and staff said they would research and return with a comparison. The board did not vote on the contract at the meeting; staff said the item will be placed on the consent agenda for approval at a subsequent meeting.
What’s next: the Claxton chiller replacement contract will be brought to the board on the consent agenda for formal approval; staff will provide a comparison to other recent chiller work when requested by board members.
