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City seeks HVAC controls upgrade at city hall after decades‑old system falters
Summary
Staff recommended replacing 25–28‑year‑old Johnson Controls Metasys controls at city hall; Johnson Controls offered a state‑contract bid (originally $133,000) that included a $25,500 discount after a lower bid withdrew, with the package covering controls, rewiring and programming.
City staff told council the Johnson Controls Metasys building-automation controls that operate boilers, rooftop units and variable-air-volume boxes at city hall are 25–28 years old and no longer keep pace with modern software and controls. Mr. Arslanian said the city is effectively operating on manual status changes because the older controllers require on-site connection to update settings.
He said the city received two bids: Commercial Mechanical submitted $94,811 but later withdrew; Johnson Controls provided a state‑contract proposal originally for $133,000 and offered a $25,500 discount because the city is purchasing Johnson Controls’ own control hardware. The scope includes new controllers, installation, rewiring and programming to bring the system back to automated control.
Council members asked whether similar upgrades had been done in other city buildings; staff said some newer systems already had updated controls, but the city hall controls had not been comprehensively replaced since rooftop unit work about 15 years ago. No final vote was recorded during the meeting; staff indicated contracting would proceed through the state‑contract process if the council concurs.
