Crawford County staff discuss storage building specs, electrical service and upcoming boiler project

Crawford County staff discussed specifications and construction logistics for a proposed county storage building during the commission’s new-business segment, including who will provide electrical service and whether the building’s siding and roof should be 26-gauge metal.

A staff member leading the item said the county would provide the incoming electrical service and would provide electrical work inside the building, noting that county crews might run conduit or cable depending on the final plan. The same staff speaker read the building spec included in the packet: “the building could be 30 by 60 with 26 gauge metal siding and screwed down roof.” Commissioners and staff debated whether the roof gauge matched the siding specification and agreed to verify the specification with contractors before finalizing the request for proposals; one county official said the bid package would appear in the newspaper the next day and that any needed change would be handled by change order.

Separately, commissioners asked about an earlier plan to replace two boilers at the Judicial Center before winter. A county staff member said project specifications would be reviewed that afternoon with facilities staff and that the specs should be available for the commission by Friday. No formal motion or contract award occurred during the discussion; staff said they would follow up with clarified specifications and potential change orders as the procurement progresses.

The discussion occurred during new business and old-business follow-up; commissioners directed staff to confirm material gauges and finalize electrical routing details with the county crew and to return with firm specifications for both the storage building and the Judicial Center boilers.