The New Art Center

Uniform Bids

The original bids for the new boiler varied in cost and in the proposed equipment. The proposals had different boilers types, different quantity of boilers and different components. With an open bid invitation, the New Art Center was unable to compare the validity of the approaches since the bids differed so greatly. Design and specifications for boilers solved these problems by forcing the contractors to bid on the same work for the same equipment.

Oversight and Supervision

Even with design and specifications, contractors sometimes make intentional or unintentional changes to the actual installation. Here the contractors installed a dramatically different plumbing scheme than the design, which appeared to possibly affect the system’s functionality.  Now, Mindy and the rest of the staff were in another quandary on whether to pay the contractors or have them re-install the equipment. EnerSpective provided additional analysis, resulting in modifications to the system to guarantee its operation. With the assurance of the system’s integrity, the New Art Center was comfortable paying the contractor and is now enjoying a warm and comfortable building.