Project Waiver Granted to Custer County, South Dakota for the Purchase of Foreign Manufactured Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC) Equipment

Résumé

The United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA") grants a project waiver of the Buy American Requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ("ARRA"), to Custer County, South Dakota ("County") for the purchase of foreign manufactured Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning ("HVAC") equipment for a Courthouse renovation and expansion project because the necessary manufactured goods are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality. This action permits the purchase of a Daikin VRV III HVAC unit and Tempeff Dual Core Technology unit of Japan and Canada respectively. These units address the operational requirement to heat and cool simultaneously, perform very efficiently, and are compatible and adaptable to the space restrictions created by the existing facility.