Title
An Ordinance approving the use of a Cooperative Contract between the City of Lee’s Summit and Lippert Mechanical Service Corporation to purchase HVAC services and supplies as needed and ratifying the City Manager’s execution of the same for the City. (F&BC 8/1/22)
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Issue/Request:
An Ordinance approving the use of a Cooperative Contract between the City of Lee’s Summit and Lippert Mechanical Service Corporation to purchase HVAC services and supplies as needed and ratifying the City Manager’s execution of the same for the City.
Proposed Council Motion:
FIRST MOTION: I move for second reading of an Ordinance approving the use of a Cooperative Contract between the City of Lee’s Summit and Lippert Mechanical Service Corporation to purchase HVAC services and supplies as needed and ratifying the City Manager’s execution of the same for the City.
SECOND MOTION: I move for adoption of an Ordinance approving the use of a Cooperative Contract between the City of Lee’s Summit and Lippert Mechanical Service Corporation to purchase HVAC services and supplies as needed and ratifying the City Manager’s execution of the same for the City.
Key Issues:
During the recent extreme heat, the chilled water unit at the Water Utilities Service Center failed leaving the building without air conditioning. The employees that could work from home were sent there and the others worked in the heat until a temporary unit was connected.
Pursuant to Section 6.1 of the City’s Procurement Policy, the City used a cooperative contract to hire Lippert Mechanical Service Corporation to provide the temporary solution and to diagnose the failure. It was determined that the heat exchanger had failed and that caused water to enter the compressors and causing catastrophic failure. Several options where reviewed including the repair of the existing system.
To repair the existing system a new heat exchanger and new compressors would be required, and the system would need to be completel...
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