Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Cooling off Cultural Centre

Executive committee approves replacing the 'deteriorating' chiller barrel unit at the MJCC

Barb Fysh, recreation services manager with the
City of Moose Jaw, speaks about the need for a
new chiller barrel unit at the Moose Jaw Cultural
Centre at the March 14, 2016 executive
committee meeting at city hall.
Lisa Goudy/Times-Herald

By Lisa Goudy

The Moose Jaw Cultural Centre (MJCC) is getting a new chiller barrel unit, if ratified by council.

Executive committee voted in favour of authorizing the parks and recreation department to issue a tender or request for proposals regarding the supply and installation of a new chiller barrel unit for the MJCC. The tender is set to include that the contractor would be responsible for pressure testing the system and leak testing all components, including the roof top compressor and condenser fan.

The MJCC air conditioning system was installed in July 2003. In September 2015, two different contractors, Gateway Refrigeration and Precise Temp Refrigeration, noticed something was wrong.

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