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Lakeland Healthcare Center reopens kitchen; wing ready pending DHS inspection, fire-suppression work will add scope
Summary
The facility reopened its kitchen and has one renovated wing ready for occupancy pending a final DHS inspection; trustees were told a change in the fire-suppression system scope will require engineering and a pump purchase and a request to increase contingency funding will go to county finance.
Lakeland Healthcare Center leaders told the Board of Trustees on July 16 that the facility kitchen has reopened and that the first renovated resident wing is ready for occupancy pending a final inspection from the Department of Health Services.
The presenter said a DHS final inspection was expected Friday at 9 a.m. and that staff had been coordinating family moves in and out of the renovated space. The facility invited trustees to tours with the architect and construction team.
Why it matters: reopening the kitchen and returning a renovated wing to service affects capacity, resident experience and facility operations. Trustees were also briefed on construction budget management and a separate infrastructure issue that will affect project scope.
Contingency and budget: the presenter reported the project contingency sits at about $118,000 and that Public Works will request an increase in contingency of $195,000 at the county finance meeting to ensure funds to complete outstanding work. The presenter said the roof project is running significantly under budget — potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars under — which prompted consideration of reallocating funds to contingency.
Fire-suppression issue: the presenter summarized prior work identifying intermittent water-pressure problems that affect the fire-suppression system. After investigation, staff concluded the issue related to changes in the City of Elkhorn’s water tower levels; the facility filed a plan of correction that includes engineering work and the purchase and installation of a pump to meet required pressure thresholds regardless of city water levels. The presenter said the pump installation will address the deficiency regardless of any future municipal changes.
Discussion vs. action: trustees received updates and were invited to tours; the capital-projects update did not record a formal board vote at the meeting. The presenter said a formal contingency increase request will be considered by the county finance committee the following day.
What remains unspecified: the transcript did not provide a final dollar figure for the fire-suppression engineering or pump purchase, nor confirm the finance committee’s decision; the presenter gave an approximate contingency balance and the proposed contingency increase amount.
