HVAC upkeep requests rise $40,000 for nine county buildings

Fulton County, Georgia, would raise its spending limits for heating and cooling maintenance at nine public buildings to a combined $320,000 in 2027 under two proposals headed to commissioners November 18. That is $40,000—about 14%—above the combined 2026 authority described in the staff requests.⁠[1][2][3]

The Department of Real Estate and Asset Management attributes each contract’s $20,000 increase to higher labor and materials costs. Both are time-and-materials arrangements: the requested amounts are spending ceilings, not a report of money already spent.⁠[1][2][3]

The Daikin proposal would authorize up to $170,000 for East Roswell Library, the Juvenile Justice Center, 4700 North Point, Central Library and the Medical Examiners building. The contractor would be Daikin Applied Americas.⁠[1]

The Trane proposal would authorize up to $150,000 for the North Fulton Customer Service Center, Elections Warehouse, North Service Center and South Service Center. Trane U.S. would provide that work.⁠[1]

Why two vendors? Staff says the facilities were grouped according to their HVAC equipment manufacturer. Both purchases would use OMNIA Partners cooperative contracts. In its purchasing justifications, the department says its in-house resources are insufficient for the maintenance requirements and that contractors supply specialized licenses, tools and technical skills.⁠[1][2][3][4][5]

The justifications also list around-the-clock emergency service. The department warns that without the contracts, it cannot perform the recommended preventive maintenance to manufacturers’ standards.⁠[2][3][4][5]

These are requests for approval, not completed awards. Both would run January 1 through December 31, 2027, and both funding lines are expressly subject to the availability of money adopted by the Board of Commissioners for fiscal 2027.⁠[1][2][3]