In October of 2007, Tyrone Area School Board members unanimously approved a proposal from Hayes Large Architects of Altoona for the estimated construction cost of $2.1 million to install and upgrade the Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system at the middle and high school.
\nCompleting the HVAC system installation\/upgrade will be the final addition to the school\u2019s Building and Renovation Program. It will also provide air conditioning to all schools in the district.
\nThe project was to begin construction by Hayes Large Architects in late spring of 2008 and be functioning by September, but the district stated that the bids came in higher than what was originally projected.
\nAt the school board\u2019s April 8 meeting, the board approved to reject all bids received for the HVAC project, so board members can take the necessary time to reevaluate the project\u2019s completion time frame and cost. School officials feel there are different avenues they can explore to try to cut costs and produce the same outcome with the installation and upgrades.
\n\u201cThe board is reevaluating the project to determine what caused the increase in cost and how to best address the project to keep it within a reasonable budget amount,\u201d stated TASD Business Administrator Cathy Peachey.
\nThe HVAC project\u2019s main goal is to update the boilers at the high school by installing high efficiency boilers, taking all the old steam piping out that is beginning to deteriorate and replacing it with a hot water heating system. The elementary school building runs a hot water system, and the cost of running that system is significantly less than the high school\u2019s old steam lines.
\nAccording to TASD Physical Plant Engineer Tom Muir, the existing steam lines that provide the heat to the building are original to the high school\u2019s 45-year age. The problem with the lines is on the nipples where the smaller pipes come off of the main pipes. The old steam main pipes will be abandoned in place, and only necessary pipes will be removed.
\nTo provide heat at the high school presently, steam pressure must be maintained at all times, which is not as efficient as the hot water system – the upgrade will ultimately save money.
\nBy replacing the steam heating system with a hot water system, the operational efficiency of the heating system will be increased.
\nMuir stated the school district is still working with Hayes Large Architects on the project during the reevaluation process, which includes air conditioning in all classrooms at the high school by removing the existing rooftop compressor units and replacing those units with centralized units.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re going to sit down with the engineer and try to reduce the cost of the original bid,\u201d said Muir. \u201cWe will also expand the construction period, which will cut labor costs.\u201d
\nThe school district is not sure what the projected cost of the project will be after the reevaluation, but Muir stated that it will more than likely be over the architect\u2019s budget bid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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