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3 <br />HVAC Replacement Projects <br />Fiscal year 2003-04 marks the first year that the GIP has included funding for HVAC <br />replacements. Many of the existing HVAC systems are aged and in need of repairs and <br />replacement. County staff has reviewed the age, condition and potential impact of failure of <br />heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment serving County buildings and have identified <br />the following as important priorities far replacement during the 2003-04 fiscal year.. While there <br />remain other outstanding projects that are in need of replacement, the chart below outlines the <br />ones that staff deems as the most critical at this time. As part of the scope of work for the <br />HVAC system design, the design engineer will be required to investigate and report on <br />environmentally sound and energy efficient options <br />Recommended HVAC Replacement Projects for Fiscal Year 2003-04 <br />BUILDING COMPONENT EST NEED/DEFICIENCIES <br /> COST <br />Courthouse Air handler $70,000 The air handler that serves the large first floor <br />(New) courtroom (Superior Court) is original to the building <br /> (1954) and is well past its expected useful life.. <br /> Replacement is recommended before the need for a <br /> more costly emergency replacement in the event of <br /> equipment failure. <br /> The existing equipment is located in the attic, and <br /> was "built in" when the New Courthouse was <br /> originally built. Removal of existing equipment will <br /> require dismantling the unit for removal through attic <br /> windows. Estimated replacement cost includes <br /> installation of modular equipment, roof top units, or <br /> "twinning" two small units to achieve the same <br /> ca acit . <br />Jail Chiller $80,000 The chiller that serves the old .Jail (pre-1997) is <br /> approximately 21 years old, and as such is past the <br /> expected useful life of 15 to 20 years. Due to the <br /> age of the unit, replacement parts far repair are <br /> becoming increasingly difficult to obtain. <br /> This equipment serves a critical building that is <br /> occupied 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. <br /> Replacement is recommended before the need for a <br /> more costly emergency replacement in the event of <br /> e ui ment failure. <br />TOTAL $150,000 <br />