Help! A/C Guys thread MIA: if only I were looking for a $200 watch (1 Viewer)

[rogwadd]

I'll try and keep this short and save to post in the appropriate thread. I work for a private foundation in Georgetown, DC.  The building was originally a home, but converted to offices.  3 levels plus a basement and, I think, 5,300 sq ft.  Two zone A/C, Carrier Infinity system 5 ton and 3 ton.

We share a plaza with an embassy that had major water intrusion issues into their underground garage requiring demolishing the plaza, repair and waterproofing.  The embassy failed to keep up with progress payments and work stopped for a year until an agreement was worked out and project completed some 4 months later last October.  It is now our turn to address water issues with a slab above a basement file room extending beyond our exterior wall and a "secret tunnel" to the neighboring condo. This will require tearing up our back patio and dealing with the A/C units located there.

During the first stage of repair, the smaller A/C crapped out and was determined to be a failed compressor on a 10+ year old unit.  Got a quote for replacement but could not act until work was completed due to lack of access.  Fast forward 18 months and it may now be time to act.

Is it reasonable to ask the vendor to submit a quote to purchase a replacement unit, but deliver the new one on a second trip 6-8 weeks after uninstalling the dead one, plus uninstall and store the good 5 ton unit while this work is being done? Concrete repair contractor included this cost of uninstall, disposal and store at $4k in their proposal.

I'm waiting to hear from my contact on the 18 mo old original quote and have got a visit scheduled with a second vendor scheduled for tomorrow morning, so am interested in anyone's take.  Thanks for any input...Roger

 

[RokNRole]

I'll try and keep this short and save to post in the appropriate thread. I work for a private foundation in Georgetown, DC.  The building was originally a home, but converted to offices.  3 levels plus a basement and, I think, 5,300 sq ft.  Two zone A/C, Carrier Infinity system 5 ton and 3 ton.

We share a plaza with an embassy that had major water intrusion issues into their underground garage requiring demolishing the plaza, repair and waterproofing.  The embassy failed to keep up with progress payments and work stopped for a year until an agreement was worked out and project completed some 4 months later last October.  It is now our turn to address water issues with a slab above a basement file room extending beyond our exterior wall and a "secret tunnel" to the neighboring condo. This will require tearing up our back patio and dealing with the A/C units located there.

During the first stage of repair, the smaller A/C crapped out and was determined to be a failed compressor on a 10+ year old unit.  Got a quote for replacement but could not act until work was completed due to lack of access.  Fast forward 18 months and it may now be time to act.

Is it reasonable to ask the vendor to submit a quote to purchase a replacement unit, but deliver the new one on a second trip 6-8 weeks after uninstalling the dead one, plus uninstall and store the good 5 ton unit while this work is being done? Concrete repair contractor included this cost of uninstall, disposal and store at $4k in their proposal.

I'm waiting to hear from my contact on the 18 mo old original quote and have got a visit scheduled with a second vendor scheduled for tomorrow morning, so am interested in anyone's take.  Thanks for any input...Roger

Can we get the cliff notes?

 

[JaxBill]

Is it reasonable to ask the vendor to submit a quote to purchase a replacement unit, but deliver the new one on a second trip 6-8 weeks after uninstalling the dead one, plus uninstall and store the good 5 ton unit while this work is being done? Concrete repair contractor included this cost of uninstall, disposal and store at $4k in their proposal.

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I'm waiting to hear from my contact on the 18 mo old original quote ..

A. I think the AC contractor may balk at storing the good unit for 2 months. Not to mention possible damage of moving it twice or the possibility it mistakenly gets raided for parts at contractor. Contractor isnt going to want that liability.

B. I'm not sure the contractor will honor an 18 month old quote.

Not an HVAC guy and i didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express.  Just my dealing with them. 

 

[rogwadd]

Thanks for the reply Jax.  Both of my vendors said no problem with storing the good unit and adding cost for disconnect, storage and reinstall as a line item in quote for replacement unit.  Still waiting on second proposal,  but first one was a little over 1/4 of what concrete repair company quoted in dealing with both units.