board report - Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board

HANDOUT for the Regular Board Meeting of April 13, 2010
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
On June 9, 2009, the Board approved a budget of $801,000 for phase one of the Catholic
Central boiler replacement/HVAC upgrade project to be funded from the GPL Stage 3
(GPL3) allocation of $5,249,917. At this same meeting, the Board further approved a
budget of $1,100,000 for phase two this project to be funded from the GPL Stage 4 (GPL4)
allocation of $2,140,427. The total approved project budget was $1,901,000.
The cost projection for the boiler system replacement at Catholic Central is now estimated
at $2.5M, an increase of $599,000 from the original $1.901M board approved budget. The
cost estimate has increased due to a change in assumptions inherent in the original project
budget. The $1.901M original budget assumed current steam radiators could be used,
however an engineering report has subsequently determined that they cannot be used, and
as a result new radiators will need to be installed.
In addition to the GPL3 and GPL4 allocations, the Ministry of Education announced in April
2009 a two year funding program for Energy Efficiency projects. WECDSB has been
allocated $1,728,789 in 2009-10 and $2,330,455 in 2010-11 under this program, for a total
of $4,059,244 over two years. These Energy Efficiency funds are divided into the following
three categories:
2009-10 2010-11 Total
Operating Efficiency $ 258,056 $ 0 $ 258,056
Small Equipment 360,323 412,474 772,797
Renewal of Building Components 1,110,410 1,917,981 3,028,391
TOTAL $1,728,789 $2,330,455 $4,059,244
As charges to the Catholic Central boiler project are consistent with the mandate of the
Renewal of Building Components Energy Efficiency program, Administration recommends
that the $2.5M project be funded, in part, from this source leaving available room in the GPL
program to address other, less specific, urgent and high renewal needs and improvements
to school facilities.
A report to the Board detailing the recommended list of projects to fully expend the Energy
Efficiency allocations listed above is forthcoming. To date, $1,222,881 of the total
$3,028,391 of Renewal of Building Components allocation has been committed, leaving
$1,805,510 available for the Catholic Central boiler project. Administration therefore
recommends the project be funded as follows:
Funded from 2010-11 Renewal of Building Component Allocation $1,805,510
Funded from 2009-10 GPL3 Allocation 694,490
Total project budget $2,500,000
TIMELINES:
The majority of the project is to be done in the summer with completion in October, 2010
APPENDICES:
None
REPORT REVIEWED BY:
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Review Date: April 12, 2010
SUPERINTEDENT Approval Date: April 10, 2010
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION: Approval Date: April 13, 2010
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