Agenda Item
iii. Approval of Control Concepts, Inc. as a Single Source Vendor for the installation of HVAC Instrumentation and Controls District-Wide (not to exceed $300,000.00)
Summary: Presented by: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education approve Controls Concepts, Inc., as a single source vendor for the installation of HVAC Instrumentation and Controls district wide in the amount not to exceed $300,000.00. Any single purchases which exceed $100,000.00 will be brought back to the Board of Education for approval in accordance with Board Policy DJE.
Why: To approve Control Concepts, Inc., as a single source vendor for the Installation of HVAC instrumentation and Controls district-wide
Details: In 2002, DeKalb County School District standardized Staefa/Talcon the only allowable controls system to be installed in DeKalb County Schools. The original Staefa MS1800 system approved to be installed District-wide is no longer manufactured. The software that ran the Staefa MS1800 system is utilized with the iNTREO product line. Utilizing the iNTREO system will allow the District to maintain compatibility throughout all facilities utilizing the Staefa/Talcon system.
Delta Controls is the exclusive manufacturer of the iNTREO brand of HVAC product nationally. Control Concepts, Inc., is the exclusive sole source distributer and installer of the iNTREO system in the State of Georgia. Per the attached supporting documentation, Control Concepts, Inc., is an approved single source vendor for the installation of the Staefa/Talcon
Financial impact: The total contract amount for these services in the amount not to exceed $300,000.00 will be allocated from the General Fund Budget, Deferred Maintenance (100.2600.543013.00011.7520.9990.8013.040.0000). Any single purchases which exceed $100,000.00 will be brought back to the Board of Education for approval in accordance with Board Policy DJE.
Contact: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations, 678.676.1376
Mr. Bobby Moncrief, Director of Facilities, Division of Operations, 678.676.1478
Status: Approved by General Counsel
CHRONOLOGY OF THE AGENDA ITEM
In 2002 DeKalb County School District standardized Staefa/Talcon as the only allowable controls system
to be installed in DeKalb County Schools. The software that runs this control system is utilized with the
iNTREO product line. Delta Controls is the exclusive manufacturer of the iNTREO brand of HVAC product
nationally. Control Concepts, Inc., is the exclusive sole source distributer and installer of the iNTREO
system in the state of Georgia.
On January 11, 2016, the DeKalb County School District Board of Education approved Control Concepts,
Inc. as a Sole Source Vendor for the installation of HVAC instrumentation and controls district wide.
On October 19, 2020, the Dekalb County School District Board of Education approved Control Concepts,
Inc. as a Sole Source Vendor for the installation of HVAC instrumentation and controls district wide.