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Carroll County awards $8.39 million contract for Carroll Community College boiler and chiller replacement
Summary
After earlier approving a budget transfer, commissioners awarded the Carroll Community College central‑plant replacement contract to the lowest responsive bidder for $8,392,000 and authorized moving county funds into the project while the county seeks additional state support.
Carroll County commissioners voted to award a contract to replace central‑plant boiler and chiller systems at Carroll Community College and to transfer county capital funds to fully fund the project so the contractor can be mobilized.
Procurement reported the county received five bids for RFB11‑F12526. County staff recommended the lowest responsible, responsive bidder at $8,392,000 and said pending additional state funding the project will be approximately 52.1% Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) grant funded and 47.9% county funded. The board approved Resolution C‑26.01 to transfer funds from other capital projects so the county could accept the low bid and award the contract.
Procurement materials and the award motion contained slightly different spellings of the apparently successful bidder (the slide materials referred to "Denver Lehi Incorporated" while the motion and award reference "Denver Elec Incorporated"). The board approved the award as presented; staff said the contract will be funded with the pre‑approved FY26 allocation and contingent state support where available.
County staff stressed the central‑plant replacement is time‑sensitive: campus heating and cooling depend on the plant, spare parts are limited, and failure would affect a majority of campus buildings. The project record dates back to FY2019 and was delayed by multiple factors including COVID and bid inflation; county staff requested the transfer to ensure the county can move forward while seeking additional state reimbursement.
Action taken
- Approved Resolution C‑26.01 authorizing internal transfers to fully fund the boiler and chiller replacement at Carroll Community College. - Awarded the construction contract for removal and replacement of the central‑plant boiler and chiller to the low responsive bidder for $8,392,000; motion passed.
Provenance
Topic intro: 00:41:58 — staff introduces the fund transfer request. Topic finish: 00:46:17 — board approves contract award and vote recorded.
