Waive competitive bidding for emergency HVAC replacement at Southwest Community Center

Plain English Summary

Skips the normal bidding process to replace a failed heating system before winter.

The center serves 600 kids a week. Without heat, after-school programs close in November.

• — The existing boiler failed inspection in September. Parks staff obtained three informal quotes.
• — Waiving bidding saves an estimated 10 weeks. The selected vendor's quote was the lowest of the three.
• — Held at committee pending a second engineer's review of the scope.