District recommends multiple facilities projects, including chiller replacement and tennis-court restoration
April 01, 2024 | Unionville-Chadds Ford SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania
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At its April 8 work session the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District presented six facilities projects and recommended awards that will be brought for formal approval at the regular board meeting.
Facilities Director Mister Weitzel said two chillers at Unionville High School are over 20 years old, exceed life expectancy and have long lead times for new units; the project was budgeted at $473,000 but bids were higher, and the administration recommended awarding to Johnson Controls for $514,410 so the district may place orders now and perform replacement work in 2025. "These two chillers are both over 20 years old and surpass their life expectancy," he said, adding the new units are expected to be 40–50% more efficient and use scroll compressors rather than the older screw-style compressors.
Other recommended items included demolition bids for the decommissioned Pacopsia Elementary School wastewater treatment plant (the low bidder withdrew and administration recommended the next-lowest responsive bidder, Brightfields Inc.), replacement of a grinder at the high/middle school pump station (XRipper model, cost stated as $17,185 with an expected 20-year life), two proposals to replace classroom and hallway flooring at Coppin Elementary via cooperative purchasing, painting work for those classrooms (recommendation to Chamberlain Painting), and a temporary restoration of the Unionville High School tennis court surface to extend playability while relocation plans are on hold.
Board members discussed lifespan expectations and the prudence of acting now to avoid equipment failures; one member said the tennis restoration should provide roughly five years of use. Administration noted several of the items were budgeted in the long-range facilities plan while a few (grinder) were necessary replacements added later.
Next steps: the administration will present formal contract awards and related documents at the regular board meeting for approval.
Facilities Director Mister Weitzel said two chillers at Unionville High School are over 20 years old, exceed life expectancy and have long lead times for new units; the project was budgeted at $473,000 but bids were higher, and the administration recommended awarding to Johnson Controls for $514,410 so the district may place orders now and perform replacement work in 2025. "These two chillers are both over 20 years old and surpass their life expectancy," he said, adding the new units are expected to be 40–50% more efficient and use scroll compressors rather than the older screw-style compressors.
Other recommended items included demolition bids for the decommissioned Pacopsia Elementary School wastewater treatment plant (the low bidder withdrew and administration recommended the next-lowest responsive bidder, Brightfields Inc.), replacement of a grinder at the high/middle school pump station (XRipper model, cost stated as $17,185 with an expected 20-year life), two proposals to replace classroom and hallway flooring at Coppin Elementary via cooperative purchasing, painting work for those classrooms (recommendation to Chamberlain Painting), and a temporary restoration of the Unionville High School tennis court surface to extend playability while relocation plans are on hold.
Board members discussed lifespan expectations and the prudence of acting now to avoid equipment failures; one member said the tennis restoration should provide roughly five years of use. Administration noted several of the items were budgeted in the long-range facilities plan while a few (grinder) were necessary replacements added later.
Next steps: the administration will present formal contract awards and related documents at the regular board meeting for approval.
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