11/06/26 HVAC/IAQ Building Committee

The Town of Fairfield HVAC/IAQ Building Committee met November 6, 2026, to discuss the Fairfield Warde High School project. The committee considered BL Company Additional Services Agreement No. 23 for construction documents through closeout, with a stated 2026 fee of $585,526. Members questioned BL’s escalation calculations—based on a combination of its 5.5% rate and CPI—and asked that procurement staff and BL resolve an acceptable approach before agreements for subsequent schools are finalized. A motion to accept the agreement was made, but the transcript does not record a second or vote outcome.

The committee also considered Gilbane’s June 3, 2026 proposal for preconstruction, construction-document estimating, and bidding services; the stated lump sum is garbled in the transcript (approximately $213,158). A motion and second were recorded, but no vote result is clear. Members discussed the project’s approximately $47.5 million budget, a possible early demolition package for summer 2027, schedule and long-lead equipment, and the need to complete hazardous-material testing promptly. For HVAC design, they discussed staged heat-pump heating for classrooms and requested a comparison of gas-furnace and heat-pump/gas options for the two gyms; electric-resistance heating was not favored for the large spaces due to likely electrical-service costs. No final procurement decision on that design alternative was recorded.