I. RECOMMENDATION:
Staff is advising council of an inoperable split AC/Heating unit that supplies service to part of the police department's building.
II. BACKGROUND:
Over the last two years the split AC/heating unit that supplies service to the front lobby and the administration portion of the building has been going out and has been repaired or bandaged to stay operational. The heating component was turned off last year due it not working.
III. DISCUSSION:
As of July 1, 2021 this unit was no longer working and needed to be replaced as an urgent health and safety matter. This AC unit is an original AC/Heating unit to the building when it was built in 1995. The department has received a quote from Garza's Air Conditioning and Heating who provides service to the city for a commercial grade Carrier 10 Ton split ac/heating unit for $17,600.00 and comes with a 5 year warranty on parts and 1 year warranty on labor. The City also reached out to JW Heating and Air and received a quote on July 1, 2021, and was told we would be contacted by someone from JW Heating and Air and as of July 12, 2021, we had not heard back from anyone.
The City selected Garza's Air Conditioning and Heating to replace the unit.
IV. ALTERNATIVES:
Information only
V. FISCAL IMPACT:
The City participates in the California Intergovernmental Risk Authority (CIRA). The risk pool has approved a one time flex spending account for the participating cities who were former members of Public Agency Risk Sharing Authority of California (PARSAC). Funds may be used for any purpose, except for salary, benefits or litigation expense.
The City has used funding from CIRA to pay for this equipment and installation so there is no impact the city's general fund. |