Summit County moves forward with jail door-control and generator replacement projects
Summary
Council authorized advertising for bids for jail door-control replacement (estimated $1.9M) and a separate generator-replacement bid (estimated $700,000). Tim Tober said door-control systems and intercoms date to circa 1990 and parts for existing generators are unobtainable.
Summit County Council authorized two capital projects at the county jail: Resolution 2026-220 to advertise for bids to replace door controls (Project Q620—estimated total cost not to exceed $1,900,000) and Resolution 2026-221 to advertise for bids to replace the jail generators (not to exceed $700,000).
Tim Tober, with Administrative Services, said the door-control and intercom systems are original to the facility (1990 with a 1995 annex), have reached the end of their useful life and were evaluated through visits to other counties to review different systems. “We went to Medina County, and we also visited Auglaize County... I learned a lot about door controls,” Tober said. On generators, he said parts for the originals are no longer available and although the units operate now, they could fail without replacement parts; engineering drawings are ready and staff are prepared to bid both projects.
Council members moved and approved both resolutions in committee; staff will proceed with permitting and procurement to replace the aging systems.
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