They have, however, been evaluated as a method to meet the AIC limit of an OCPD, yes?
When TESTED and listed in a series circuit with them, yes. You cannot apply them on your own in the field and have that get you an appropriate SCCR.
Really, it comes down to what petersenra said, especially the last part:
To be candid the right way is to replace the control panel with one that is rated in excess of 14.7 kA SCCR, or as another poster mentioned insert longer conductors or something else in the feeder to reduce the available short circuit current.
It is also possible that the calculations are not correct, or are overly conservative.
Most places would just install it and not worry about it.
The owner bought something that is not appropriate and it is really his problem.
If you are the electrician, there is nothing you can do NOW to rectify this after the fact, short of the suggestions on adding impedance to the circuit, making sure the calcs are correct, and suggesting he start over with his supplier.
Often times the REASON it was such a bargain is because it is coming from a supplier who doesn't know (or care) about getting the proper SCCR ratings. I'd also hazard a guess that the control panel for this chiller isn't UL listed, because the process of UL listing it would have all but FORCED them to get a proper SCCR or else
actively ignore UL's emphasis on this issue now, which opens them up to some measure of culpability and a recourse path for the buyer.