Tipp City board approves $467,563 contract to replace LT Ball Intermediate chiller

The Tipp City Exempted Village Board of Education voted to award a $467,563 contract to Weibo Energy to replace the chiller at LT Ball Intermediate School.

Board members approved the contract during a special meeting called at noon. An unnamed board member asked whether the district received more than one proposal; an unnamed staff member responded that the purchase was made through a cooperative contract that aggregates vendor bids, allowing district partners to use the pre-arranged supplier list. "It's a cooperative contract, so they get bids and then put those in there," the staff member said.

The chiller replacement was presented as a capital facilities need. The board did not record extended discussion about alternatives or financing during the audible record; the motion was made, seconded and approved by roll call with the members present voting in favor. No dissent, abstentions or recorded conditions on the award were stated on the record.

The contract amount of $467,563 and the vendor name Weibo Energy were stated as part of the public materials posted for the meeting. The board's action authorizes staff to proceed with contracting under the cooperative agreement; the transcript did not specify an implementation schedule or expected downtime for the school.

The board took the vote in the same meeting in which it approved personnel appointments and a second facilities contract; the session then adjourned.