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Resolution to Authorize a Contract
PURPOSE: To request Town Council authorize the Town Manager to award a contract to Environmental Air Systems DBA Envirotrol for replacement of the Century Center chiller and Direct Digital Control (DDC) system upgrades.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Keith Berger, Public Works Deputy Director, 919-918-7432, cberger@carrboronc.gov; Kevin Belanger, PE, Public Works Director, 919-918-7427, kbelanger@carrboronc.gov.
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
Replacement of the chiller at the Century Center will address climate action and result in a direct reduction in the Town's Green House Gas (GHG) emissions as recommended in the Town's Climate Action Plan (Building Energy Efficiency Measures), and Comprehensive Plan (Strategy 1.2) to reduce 2010 levels of municipal greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2030. The Comprehensive Plan prioritizes the Century Center for energy efficiency projects (Strategy 1.2A).
Race and Equity Pocket Questions can be viewed in Attachment E.
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Information
INFORMATION: Town Council previously received information on the existing condition of Town Hall, Century Center and the Public Works facility including an energy analysis that provided baseline energy use and options for energy and sustainability systems that will work towards achieving the Town's goal of Net Zero Buildings. See attachment A - Energy and Sustainability Systems Overview.
Cooling for the Century Center is provided by a 70-ton packaged air-cooled chiller controlled by a DDC system. The Century Center chiller is aging and in need of replacement and the DDC system is obsolete and Town staff is unable to program it for effective control and energy conservation. Replacement of the existing chiller and upgrades to the DDC system will optimize the HVAC systems for maximum energy e...
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