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Silver Lake committee authorizes bids for failed auditorium rooftop HVAC unit estimated near $585,000
Summary
The committee prioritized a failed middle-school auditorium rooftop HVAC unit as the top capital need; members authorized moving forward with bids and initial procurement steps while stressing the broader $73 million maintenance backlog and limited capital funds.
The Silver Lake Regional School Committee authorized staff to obtain bids and begin procurement work for a failed middle-school auditorium rooftop HVAC unit that district staff and engineers identified as the top capital priority.
Facilities staff told the committee the unit's heating side had failed and engineers ranked it the highest immediate priority; a preliminary estimate of $585,000 was cited and staff said they will obtain updated quotes before returning with final numbers. The district has rolled up capital requests into a stabilization-style fund and reported roughly $700,000 available for capital this year, but also noted a multi-million-dollar backlog of other deferred maintenance needs across district facilities.
Committee members approved a motion to move forward with bidding and initial procurement steps for the auditorium unit so the district can preserve building operations and avoid emergency failures. Members emphasized the need to sequence other items carefully because expensive rooftop work could consume most of this year's available funds.
Facilities staff will return with updated quotes and proposed sequencing for additional items from the capital punch list once the auditorium bid process yields firm numbers.
