(KNZA)--The Hiawatha Board of Education in a special meeting Wednesday morning accepted a bid for a new HVAC building management system.  

The Board voted to accept a bid from Building Controls and Services, Inc. (BCS) for $74,313 for the control system along with a yearly maintenance agreement of $4,200 as well as a Siemens Design Optic contract of $2,754 per year.

It was among two bids received.  A bid was also received from P1 Group, which the systems were initially purchased from from 5 years ago.  

Maintenance Director Chris Morey reviewed the bids, including a break down of costs over both a 5- year and 7-year period.    

The work is estimated to be completed in December.  

The board voted last month to seek bids after being told by Morey about the issues he was having with the current control system.