Title
Building Automation Maintenance and Repair Services
Action
Action:
A. Approve contracts for building automation maintenance and repair services for a term of three years with the following:
* Carolina Building Controls, LLC (SBE),
* Carrier Enterprise, and
B. Authorize the City Manager to renew the contracts for one, two-year term with possible price adjustments and to amend the contracts consistent with the purpose for which the contracts were approved.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Phil Reiger, General Services
David Wolfe, General Services
Bill Witherell, General Services
Explanation
* General Services is responsible for maintaining a portfolio of more than 200 municipal facilities, structures, and assets with a range of uses including office, warehouse, storage, parking, vehicle maintenance, communication towers, cultural facilities, and public safety.
* Many city facilities use building automation systems to monitor and control heating, cooling, and other building functions. These systems improve energy efficiency, reduce operating costs, and help maintain comfortable building conditions, supporting the city's Strategic Energy Action Plan goals.
* These contracts will provide routine maintenance, repairs, technical support, and emergency response services needed to keep building automation services operating reliably across city facilities.
* On April 15, 2026, the city issued a Request for Proposals (RFP); two responses were received.
* The selected companies best meet the city's needs in terms of qualifications, experience, and responsiveness to the RFP requirements.
* At renewal, potential price adjustments may be considered based on legitimate and justified increases in the cost of doing business. The ability to consider price adjustments also allows the city to accept decreases, if warranted.
* Annual aggregate expenditures are estimated to be $2,000,000.
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