Library Heating and Cooling Bids Due November 12

The Town of Brookfield is seeking sealed bids to replace heating and cooling equipment at the Brookfield Library, and the deadline is close: bids are due at 11 a.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2026, under invitation to bid T-27-04.

The scope covers replacing two existing air handling units, along with their external hot water heating coils, outdoor air-cooled condensing units, refrigerant piping, heating hot water piping, and electrical power systems. The full specifications are in the engineer's document for the project, "2026-08-10 BTL HVAC Reno," which is posted with the solicitation. The bid period opened on October 8, and a mandatory pre-bid meeting was held at the library on October 15 at 10 a.m.

Questions go to Julian Capadose in the town purchasing department, at 100 Pocono Road, Brookfield, by telephone at 203-775-7323 or by email at purchasing@brookfieldct.gov. That is also the office to contact for the bid documents and any addenda before the deadline.

For library users, the project is the kind of work that is easy to overlook until it fails: the air handling units move conditioned air through the building, and the heating coils and condensing units behind them do the heating and cooling work. Replacing them together, rather than piecemeal, is how a public building keeps its reading rooms comfortable through a Connecticut winter and summer alike. The solicitation does not state an estimated contract value in the available documentation, so the cost will only become clear when the bids are opened.

The library at 182 Whisconier Road stays open for its regular programs while the procurement runs its course. Construction timing will follow the award, and any disruption to library hours during the work itself would be announced separately by the town and the library.