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Waynesville approves $19,714 emergency repair for aquatic center air-handling system
Summary
The Town of Waynesville approved $19,714 in emergency fund spending to repair a pool air-handling unit damaged during a winter storm. Staff said a likely design flaw caused repeated freeze-related failures and said the town will pursue contractor cost-sharing and insurance reimbursement.
The Town of Waynesville on April 28 approved $19,714 to repair an air-handling unit at the town pool after staff said the system froze and failed during a recent winter storm.
Luke Kinsler, a town staff member who presented the item, told council the pool’s duct detectors and related piping filled with water and that a large hot-water coil froze and burst. "We believe this to be a design flaw," Kinsler said, adding that the problem surfaced more than a year after the system was installed and that an insurance claim filed by the town has so far yielded no resolution.
Kinsler said Bolton Construction, the contractor that installed the system and provided initial maintenance, returned several times and applied insulation, but the freezing recurred. He said the town received a separate quote from Johnson Controls to relocate duct detectors for roughly $15,000, and that Bolton and the engineer they used, Leading Edge LLC, may bear responsibility. "We're hitting some brick walls with this," Kinsler said of efforts to secure vendor cost-sharing.
Town counsel advised that authorizing repairs would not impair the town's later legal options and noted the town has a duty to mitigate damages and restore dehumidification and climate control to avoid additional equipment damage or health risks. Council moved to award $19,714 to Bolton Construction for the emergency repair and to approve a budget amendment to reflect sales tax on the estimate; the motion passed on a voice vote.
Next steps include staff follow-up with Bolton Construction and the engineer, continued pursuit of insurance reimbursement, and a later review of permanent corrective measures to prevent repeat freeze damage.
The council approved the repair by voice vote and did not record a roll-call tally in the minutes provided.
