The cost of the third and final phase for a more than $15 million heating, ventilation and air-conditioning remodeling project at East Valley Institute of Technology was approved recently.
The EVIT board voted unanimously March 24 to approve the $5,065,947 third phase with Chasse Building Team, which includes $3,853,668 for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning labor of underground material piping and installation of the central plant equipment at the EVIT campus, 1601 W. Main St. in Mesa.
The other two phases were procurement of materials, at $5,685,562; and piping and underground work, at $5,065,947, according to a board document.
“(W)e’re in the midst of a major remodel of the main campus and one of the major remodelings of the main campus is the central plant. We phased the central plant remodel into three different phases — the early procurement, then the piping and the underground that you’re seeing, and then finally the installation,” EVIT Superintendent Chad Wilson told the board prior to the vote. “The early procurement was so we could get the material here in time for the installation. What we’re bringing to you tonight is the final — the third phase of the actual (guaranteed maximum price) for the central plant.”
The underground piping is to be completed by the time school starts in the fall, Wilson said.
“And then we will look at the fall at some point between the start of school and winter break — most likely at fall break or right at winter break — in which they will assemble the new central plants and then connect the new piping to the new central plants and effectively be done with our central plant remodel,” he said.
East Valley Institute of Technology is a public trade school providing 50 career training programs for East Valley high school students and Phoenix-area adults at two central campuses in Mesa. East Valley school districts include Apache Junction, Mesa, Queen Creek, Cave Creek, Chandler, Fountain Hills, Gilbert, Higley, J.O. Combs, Scottsdale and Tempe. Classes are 8-10:35 a.m. or noon-2:35 p.m. Monday through Friday. Classes with four-hour blocks are 7-11 a.m. or noon-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Classes are also held at satellite campuses, according to https://www.evit.edu.
Richard H. Dyer can be reached at rdyer@iniusa.org, or on X @rhdyer. To voice your opinion on this story, connect with us at AzOpinions@iniusa.org.
Meet Richard Richard Dyer has worked at Independent Newsmedia Inc. USA since 1987, starting his career in Apache Junction as a copy editor and being promoted over the years to work as the editor of the Mesa Independent, news services editor for the East Valley office in Apache Junction, managing editor for the East Valley office, news services editor for the East Valley office and eventually also for the newspapers at INI’s then-Chandler office, managing editor again and as a news editor covering Apache Junction/Gold Canyon and Queen Creek. He helped start the Florence Independent while the news editor covering Apache Junction and Mesa news. In January 2023, he became associate managing editor for the East Valley newspapers and in August 2023 became managing editor for the East Valley newspapers of Chandler/Tempe, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Florence, Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, while also reporting on Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon.
Community: Since 2009, he has worked as a volunteer to design The Blue Guitar Magazine, Blue Guitar Jr. magazine and Unstrung magazine, which are projects of The Arizona Consortium for the Arts; and since 2014, has been overseeing the art submissions.
Education: University of Arizona with a master of arts in journalism and a bachelor of science in agricultural communication. Also continuing education at Mesa Community College in welding in a metal art sculpture class.
Random fact: Saw his first tornado on May 31, 2010, which was classified as an EF-2, as part of a stormchasing tour group.
Hobbies: He is an artist of welded-steel sculptures, selling his artwork at juried and non-juried art shows.
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