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Commission approves grant application and $805,000 Schindler contract to replace courthouse public elevators
Summary
The commission authorized applying for a state development grant (50% match) to fund new courthouse elevators, approved immediate repair work, and voted to contract Schindler for $805,000 with staff directed to secure engineering and bidder estimates.
The Harrison County Commission on March 5 approved a resolution to apply for a 2026 state development grant through the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History to help pay for installing new public elevators in the courthouse, approved immediate repair work on aging equipment, and voted to enter a contract with Schindler to replace two public elevators.
A county staff member explained the grant would be a 50% match: "It's a 50% match," the staff member said, adding that the commission could request 50% of the total project cost and that the grant cycle begins July 1; reimbursement would follow the grant rules. The commission adopted a resolution authorizing staff to apply for up to $500,000 on the application as a placeholder while final bids are confirmed.
Separately, the commission approved a repair work order for the courthouse’s Elevator No. 2 to remove and retool a part no longer available commercially; staff estimated the repair turnaround at four to five weeks. Commissioners then reviewed three replacement quotes from TK Elevator, Industrial Commercial Elevator (Pennsylvania), and Schindler. County staff and a facilities representative recommended Schindler’s equipment for reliability and long-term performance.
The commission moved to enter into a contract with Schindler for $805,000, and directed staff to engage an engineer to determine any building modifications and to prepare bid documents for trade and construction work tied to the elevator replacement. A commissioner noted that additional code-required work (for example, fire suppression or other trade work) could substantially increase total costs and asked that staff return with a budget for those items before committing to large change orders.
Commissioners discussed timelines: vendors estimated 6–8 weeks for engineering submittals, 21–29 weeks to build, and a further installation period (reported in the meeting as roughly 15 weeks per elevator), meaning installations could extend into the latter half of the year. The motion to award the contract to Schindler passed by voice vote; the transcript does not show a roll-call tally or named mover/second for that motion in the record.
