DPW boiler memo

resolution 1 page

Meeting: portal event 1030 (no meeting page on file)

Agenda item: Proposed Resolutions — Consider declaring the inoperability of the boiler at the DPW Garage to be an emergency situation, authorizing the Village Manager to accept a proposal from HVAC Now, Inc., of Poughkeepsie, New York for the replacement of the boiler in the not-to-exceed amount of $125,500, and authorizing the Village Treasurer to make budget transfers to effectuate same.

Resolution, 1 page. Attached to agenda item: “Proposed Resolutions — Consider declaring the inoperability of the boiler at the DPW Garage to be an emergency situation, authorizing the Village Manager to accept a proposal from HVAC Now, Inc., of Poughkeepsie, New Yor”

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Also attached to this agenda item: Estimate 1317 from Oscar Acosta HVAC NOW Resolution 66-2025 DPW Boiler

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To: 
From: 
Frank Balbi, Superintendent of Public Works 
Date: 
March 25, 2025 
Re: 
Emergency Replacement of DPW Furnace 

On Friday March 21, 2025 the furnace at the DPW facility stopped working.  When DPW staff 
entered the building that morning, it was extremely cold and strong fumes were present.  We contacted 
our HVAC contractor to diagnose and repair the issue.  They spent all day Friday, and most of the 
weekend trying to clean/repair the furnace and restore heat to the building.  Ultimately, the furnace 
was leaking fuel and water from too many areas and could not be repaired.  The building has been 
without a fully operating heating system since that date.   

We need to replace the furnace in the building.  One of the options I would like to explore is converting 
the existing oil burning system to propane.  This project will have a higher cost up front; however, it 
will lead to a cleaner burning, more efficient system.  This conversion will also remove the existing 
underground oil tank from a NYS DEP reservoir buffer area. 

The cost to perform this work is approximately $150,000.  This includes the work needed to install 
the new propane tank, trenching of the surrounding area, plumbing to the new system, as well as the 
new boilers and equipment.  All work will be performed by a combination of DPW staff as well as 
Village contractors.   

Currently, we have $102,795.86 remaining in account H1640.2000.18344.  This money was 
approved and added to this account in order to replace the oil tank.  Instead of replacing the tank, I 
would like to use this money to fund a majority of the furnace system replacement.  Funding for the 
remaining $47,204.14 will need to be provided. 

Please let me know if any additional information is needed.   

Mayor 
Brian Pugh 
Trustees 
Nora Moriarty Nicholson 
Cara Politi 
Len Simon 
Maria F. Slippen 
Village Manager 
Bryan T. Healy 
Village Treasurer 
Daniel Tucker 
Village Clerk 
Pauline DiSanto 
Village of         Croton-on-Hudson New York 
Stanley H. Kellerhouse Municipal Building  
One Van Wyck Street 
Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520-2501

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