The City of Crossville accepting bids for a complete replacement of the HVAC system at the Crossville Police Department.
Crossville Police Chief Jessie Brooks said the old system was installed in the mid 1990’s, and it is now dated. Brooks said the unit is completely offline. Brooks said the department could spend some $12,000 to repair it, but a replacement makes more sense given the age.
“The air conditioner system wasn’t doing its job, and it’s very dated,” Brooks said. “Air conditioners, central heat and air system lasts maybe 25 years, and this is probably about the end of its life. So, at some point in time, we was going to have to replace it, and this is a good time.”
Brooks said the bids have not come back yet, so he is unsure of the project’s exact cost. Brooks said the HVAC unit replacement was a budgeted item this year.
Brooks said the system’s replacement comes after changes made to the Police Department building when they moved in.
“Our building was once City Hall, so we’ve had to put more offices in the building itself,” Brooks said. “The system worked fairly well before that, but it’s broke down.”
Brooks said HVAC technicians will complete the work once bids come back. Brooks said the replacement will have little impact on the department’s daily operations.
“It’ll be an inconvenience, some, but we’ll still stay in the building,” Brooks said. “It’ll be an inconvenience. They’re putting some new duct works systems in, and it’ll be an inconvenience for probably a couple of weeks.”
Brooks said since bids were just opened, the project timeline is to be determined. Brooks said he will have a more concrete start and finish date once a bid is officially awarded.
The Crossville Police HVAC replacement project went to bid late last week.
