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County staff seeks bids to replace deteriorating cast‑iron jail plumbing; vents identified as immediate priority
Summary
Contractors told the council the jail’s cast‑iron sanitary and vent piping is internally corroding and causing backups; staff will prepare a scope of work to bid an above‑ground vent replacement (estimated in the low hundreds of thousands) and may add underground sewer relining as a separate preventive project.
Adams County staff alerted the council to widespread deterioration of cast‑iron sanitary and vent piping in the county jail and said they will develop a formal scope of work to bid repairs, starting with above‑ground vent stacks that officials described as the immediate priority.
Why it matters: County facilities staff and contractors told the council that internal corrosion of cast‑iron piping is flaking into sanitary mains, causing repeated blockages and backups at the jail. The county’s contractor recommended replacing cast‑iron with PVC for a long‑term fix and suggested lining some stacks to preserve the jail roof membrane.
What contractors told the council:…
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