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June 26, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting
Title
32. Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Contract for Two Centrifugal Water-Cooled Chillers from Trane U.S, Inc.  in an Amount Not to Exceed $571,842. The Chillers will Provide a Long-Term Solution to Cool the Savannah Civic Center. (Facilities)
Strategic Priority
Good Government
Description

This is to procure two centrifugal water-cooled chillers from Trane U.S, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $571,842.  
 
The Department of Facilities Maintenance will have the chillers installed at the Savannah Civic Center. The chillers will provide a long-term solution to cool the Civic Center. The new chillers will be one 175-ton chiller and a 250-ton chiller with five-year parts, labor, and refrigerant warranty. The chiller will be installed in the interior of the building to alleviate noise complaints. Currently, a rental chiller is cooling the building, which is located outside the building, as a temporary solution.  
 
The Facilities Maintenance Department is using Omnia Cooperative Contract 3341 with a maturity date of August 31, 2027. Per Division 10 section 2-4154 of the City’s Purchasing Ordinance, the use of contracts from other governmental agencies’ contract pricing is authorized as an appropriate procurement method of the City of Savannah's Purchasing Ordinance.

 

​Delivery: As needed. Terms: Net 30 days. The vendor is:

 

​C.P.  Trane U.S. Inc. (Savannah, GA) (B) $571,842 

​A pre-bid meeting was not conducted as this is a Co-op. (D) Indicates a non-local, non-DBE business. 
 

Recommendation

Approval 

Contact
Richard Gerbasi, Director Facilities Maintenance
Financial Impact
Expenditure of $571,842 from the Capital Improvement fund
Review Comments
Attachments
Exhibit 1: Funding Verification-Civic Ctr Chiller
Exhibit 2:Purchasing Note-Civic Ctr. Chiller
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