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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF VARIABLE REFRIGERANT FLOW EQUIPMENT AS PART OF THE CITY HALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING RENEWAL PROJECT FROM TRANE TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY, LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $424,950.00.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to contract with Trane Technologies Company LLC for the purchase of variable refrigerant flow (VRF) equipment in the amount of $424,950.00, payable from 226-125-5004-6400-5520 (local fiscal recovery funds, finance, ventilation city hall, city hall HVAC / restroom upgrades, buildings & structures).
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes the purchase of variable refrigerant flow (VRF) equipment for use in a City Hall mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) renewal project aimed at improving indoor air quality in City Hall.
These materials were identified as necessary components to the City Hall MEP project. These materials typically have very long lead times and it is necessary to procure ahead of the construction project to ensure the materials are on site and ready for installation once the construction project commences. In addition, cost savings are anticipated by purchasing the material direct to utilize the city's tax exempt status.
Purchasing issued an invitation to bid on April 28, 2022, and received two bids as listed below. Trane Technologies Company, LLC submitted the lowest responsive bid.
Contractor Bid
SVL $470,360.00
Trane Technologies Company LLC $424,950.00
The purchase is to be funded with federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act consistent with City Council Resolution 21-0515 that identified eligible priority uses for these funds. The resolution identified improvement of City Hall indoor air quality as an eligibility priority and preliminarily allocated $12 million of American Rescue Plan Act funds for that purpose. The present resolution authorizes the purchase...
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