Mesa Council approves contract increase for HVAC services

By Connor Van Ligten
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The Mesa City Council voted to approve a dollar increase for a contract for HVAC services for city facilities at a recent meeting.

The vote passed 5-0 as part of a consent agenda passed on Dec. 1. Board members Jen Duff and Francisco Heredia were absent from the meeting.

The council voted to use an Omnia Partners cooperative contract with Comfort Systems Southwest and Daikin Comfort and increase the dollar limit by $1 million. The contract will increase from $4 million to $5 million and will be funded by the facilities and management operating budget.

The contract will provide comprehensive heating, ventilation and air-conditioning support for city facilities, according to council documents. The contract will provide this support via equipment purchase, installation, preventative maintenance and repair.

“Council previously approved cooperative contracts with five vendors. The cooperative contracts with two of the vendors, Comfort Systems Southwest and Daikin Comfort, were rebid,” council documents stated. “Facilities Management would like to add the new contracts with these vendors to the existing vendor pool. The dollar limit increase with the overall vendor pool will ensure adequate funding for HVAC-related initiatives scheduled for the current and following fiscal years.”

Connor Van Ligten
Reporter | Fountain Hills/Scottsdale

cvanligten@iniusa.org

After graduating from Arizona State University's Cronkite School in spring 2022, Connor Van Ligten spent a little over year as a reporter for WWL-TV in New Orleans before finding themselves back in Phoenix in October of 2023. Now back in the Valley and writing for the Mesa Independent and the Daily Independent, Connor is ready to tell meaningful stories and report on important civic issues facing Mesa. Connor is a big fan of the 49ers, Warriors, pro wrestling, anime, dogs and fighting video games.