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Buildings & Grounds seeks board OK to split $89,000 boiler purchase order, vendors promise 20-year life
Summary
Committee recommended splitting an existing $89,000 purchase order between Roberts Mechanical (parts) and GEM (installation) to install heat exchangers and add monitoring and a yearly service contract; vendors say the work should yield 20 years of service, and the district expects a $20,000 rebate pending vendor sign-off.
Speaker 2 reported to the Buildings & Grounds committee that the district has an $89,000 approved purchase order intended for boilers and heat exchangers at Parkside and Riverview and proposed splitting that PO between Roberts Mechanical (parts/equipment) and GEM (installation and labor). "They guaranteed us a minimum of 20 year life," Speaker 2 said, summarizing vendor assurances and the district's plan to have Roberts supervise the installation and then provide yearly maintenance through a service contract.
Under the proposal, GEM's installation work is quoted at $23,006.90 and Roberts' parts and equipment at $60,005.68, for a subtotal of…
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