CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Cooperative Procurement 25-040, Naper Settlement Century Memorial Chapel HVAC Equipment Improvements, to Midwest Mechanical for an amount not to exceed $315,000
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DEPARTMENT: Naper Settlement
SUBMITTED BY: Harriet M. Pistorio, Chief Operating Officer
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
Preserving the Century Memorial Chapel and other Naper Settlement (NS) historic and modern structures that house and display artifacts, is an ongoing and integral part of the museum’s mission. Artifact and historic structure preservation requires a sensitive blend of managing temperature, humidity, building use, knowing the historic or modern construction fabric, and how the building's finishes impact the way the building breaths. These facets are crucial in how well the building and artifacts are preserved. Knowing that each building's environmental equipment is specifically designed to manage and operate that building's preservation needs under prescribed museum guidelines is essential. Improved HVAC system design will efficiently perform and deliver consistent and necessary temperature and humidity control which aids the preservation of these valuable community assets for future generations. It is essential to keep the technology updated and the equipment running as efficiently as possible for the health and longevity of these assets.
Naperville Heritage Society (NHS)/Naper Settlement previously received a National Endowment for The Humanities Environmental Assessment Grant (NEH) which generated detailed recommendations for prioritized, improved HVAC equipment and operations at all NHS buildings. Through this grant, the preservation and environmental engineer’s focus is the equipment and operations investigation, monitoring temperature, humidity, and general building use over a two-year timespan of data collection. The grant’s final report recommends a global perspective covering future equipment planning and operating design guidelines for each NS building. When new equipment is required, it will be designed to improve energy efficiency, temperature & relative humidity management, all crucial for successful artifact & structure preservation.
This multi-year HVAC capital improvement project (CIP) is designed to incorporate these environmental engineering recommendations and life cycle equipment replacements that meet or exceed museum industry standards and proactively plan for aged HVAC environmental operating system replacements. As these systems age and become more costly to operate and maintain, staff will recommend planned replacements of the prioritized buildings.
DISCUSSION:
This preservation HVAC equipment improvement project will direct the museum to apply best practices for mechanically engineered preservation and associated equipment to best manage the sensitive building environments at the Chapel. Advances in HVAC equipment and theory related to museum best environmental practices, preservation, energy efficiency, temperature and humidity control, and technology, are now incorporated in the Chapel’s new equipment design plan, and as guided by the NEH Grant recommendations.
Naper Settlement recommends utilizing an approved cooperative contract OMNIA #159053, through Midwest Mechanical. Midwest Mechanical currently provides design-build, commercial and residential HVAC operating equipment maintenance and new installations. Naper Settlement presently contracts with Midwest Mechanical for its residential HVAC equipment in all NS buildings. Midwest Mechanical also installed the Martin Mitchell Mansion HVAC improvements in 2024. Controls for all upgraded and replaced HVAC equipment will be a separate project through TAC Controls, a Schneider Electric Company.
The project is anticipated be completed by December 31, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
CIP #: NS052
Naper Settlement Century Memorial Chapel HVAC improvements are expensed to the Building Improvements account listed below. This work is being done in coordination with NS052, Preservation HVAC Improvements Program. Naper Settlement included $398,000 in the 2025 budget for work related to NS052. The requested award is within the amount budgeted for this expense.
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Account Number |
Fund Description |
Total Budget Amount |
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51342200-551500 |
Capital Projects Fund |
$398,000 |