Resolution Approving And Amending The 2023 Budget For The Use Of American Rescue Funds For The Replacement Of An 80 Ton Air Conditioner At The UW Campus Baraboo Sauk County Umhoeffer Building

Committee Status: 
Approved
Budget Status: 
Budgeted
Decision Impact: 
Significant
FTE Impact: 
No
Funding Source: 
Other (see budget status)

Purpose

The University of Wisconsin Platteville Baraboo Sauk County has an 80 Ton Air Conditioner (AC) that is over 20 plus years old and has failed.  This AC unit was planned to be replaced in 2024. This AC unit is for the Umhoeffer building and will require classes to be shuffled around in order to accommodate for the AC unit not working. Ordering this unit requires a 30-week lead time.

 

The County will be amending the 2023 budget and using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to cover the cost of the replacement, $113,500. The City of Baraboo will reimburse the County 50% of the total cost including cost of the unit and the installation. Waiting to put this in the 2024 budget will delay the replacement and most likely increase the cost, causing a detrimental effect on operations at the campus.

 

The Campus Commission has received 5 proposals for replacement of the unit (see attached proposal sheet) and approved Schliekau Heating and Cooling LLC at a cost of $113,500 to replace the 80-ton AC Unit.

Background

The University of Wisconsin Platteville Baraboo Sauk County has an 80 Ton Air Conditioner (AC) that is over 20 plus years old and has failed.  This AC unit was planned to be replaced in 2024. This AC unit is for the Umhoeffer building and will require classes to be shuffled around in order to accommodate for the AC unit not working. Ordering this unit requires a 30-week lead time.

 

The County will be amending the 2023 budget and using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to cover the cost of the replacement, $113,500. The City of Baraboo will reimburse the County 50% of the total cost including cost of the unit and the installation. Waiting to put this in the 2024 budget will delay the replacement and most likely increase the cost, causing a detrimental effect on operations at the campus.

 

The Campus Commission has received 5 proposals for replacement of the unit (see attached proposal sheet) and approved Schliekau Heating and Cooling LLC at a cost of $113,500 to replace the 80-ton AC Unit.

Resolution Files: 

Resolution Body

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors, met in regular session June 20, 2023, that 2023 budget be amended to include $113,500 of ARPA funds for an 80-ton AC unit.

Requested Board Review Date: 
Tuesday, June 20, 2023