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Watertown board approves $1.7 million Johnson Controls contract to finish elementary air conditioning
Summary
The Watertown School District approved an installation contract with Johnson Controls for $1,700,000, bringing the Lincoln and Jefferson elementary HVAC project to just over $2.4 million including prior material costs; the board said the total remains below the project cap of $2,467,000.
Watertown School District trustees voted to accept a direct‑sales proposal from Johnson Controls to install air‑conditioning systems at Lincoln and Jefferson elementary schools.
Unidentified finance staff member (Speaker 6) told the board the installation contract is $1,700,000 and that a previously approved material‑only contract was $622,000, producing an overall project cost of just over $2,400,000. "This is our third step in finalizing our air conditioning for Lincoln and Jefferson," Speaker 6 said, noting the project remains under a previously established project cap of $2,467,000.
Board members moved, seconded and approved the proposal by voice vote. When asked, Speaker 6 confirmed that once work is contracted the schools will be fully air conditioned at the elementary level.
The board was not presented with a line‑item funding breakdown in the meeting remarks; the speaker noted the work proceeded under a Sourcewell cooperative contract and that prior project development agreements and equipment purchases had already been approved. The motion passed by voice vote with "Motion carried" recorded in the transcript.
Next steps announced by staff include execution of the installation contract and scheduling of work at the two elementary schools. No construction start date or specific vendor timeline was given during the meeting.
