EPISD board approves purchase of pony chillers for Jefferson High
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Trustee Leverage moved and the board approved a contract to buy pony chillers for Jefferson High School using an ESC Region 19 cooperative contract; the motion passed unanimously 7-0. The item was funded from prior bond funds and described as a smaller support chiller for targeted areas of the campus.
The El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously Jan. 20 to approve expenditures to purchase pony chillers for Jefferson High School.
Trustee Leverage moved that the board “approve the expenditures to purchase pony chillers for project numbers … at Jefferson High School from the Noble General Contractors LLC, utilizing Education Service Center Region 19 allied states cooperative … and facilities construction services in an amount not to exceed” the figure read into the record; Trustee Cuellar seconded. The motion carried 7-0.
Administrators described the units as smaller, backup or support chillers intended to provide targeted cooling for parts of a campus (for example, a single floor during an event) rather than school-wide HVAC replacement. Staff said the purchase uses funds and procurement authority connected to the 2016 bond and an ESC Region 19 cooperative contract.
Trustees asked clarifying questions about the project and contract identifiers during the motion process; staff confirmed the procurement vehicle and contractor name on the record. The board did not amend the item and approved the recommendation as presented.
The approval follows the board’s consent-agenda process; staff said units are intended to improve classroom comfort while longer-term HVAC balancing work continues.