Title
Mint Museum Uptown Energy Efficiency and Humidification Controls Upgrade
Action
Action:
A. Award a contract in the amount of $746,724.05 to the lowest responsive bidder McKenney's Inc. for the Mint Museum Uptown Humidification and Controls Upgrade project,
B. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a cost sharing agreement with Mint Museum for the mechanical system upgrade at Mint Museum Uptown, and
C. Adopt a budget ordinance appropriating $746,724.05 from the Cultural Facilities Operating fund for the purpose of replacing the humidification control system in the Mint Museum Uptown.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Mike Davis, Engineering and Property Management
William Haas, Engineering and Property Management
Explanation
* This action allows for the replacement of the 10-year-old mechanical humidification and controls system at the Mint Museum Uptown, 500 South Tryon Street, for the following reasons:
* The existing humidification system requires annual maintenance in excess of $20,000 annually with high operating costs.
* The artwork in the Mint Museum requires strict humidity control on a 24/7 basis.
* The proposed water vaporizing humidification system will be more reliable, require less frequent maintenance, and will be significantly more energy efficient.
* The City's maintenance agreement with Mint Museum Uptown is modeled after a traditional owner-tenant relationship where the owner has responsibility for the structure and core infrastructure and the tenant has responsibility for the operating costs.
* Upon completion of the upgrade there will be a significant reduction in energy use at the Museum, resulting in lower utility expenses for the Mint Museum.
* The Mint Museum has agreed to share in the cost of the mechanical system upgrade in return for the expected long-term savings, predicted to be approximately $140,000 annually.
* The cost sharing agreement specifies that:
* The Mint Museum will be responsible for $500,000 and the City will be...
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