Arapahoe County commissioners approved a draft bill of sale to transfer a generator and a computer-room uninterruptible power supply (UPS) at the former Willow public health facility to the property’s landlord rather than pay for costly removal.

Mike Golan, Facilities and Fleet Management director, told the board the county is decommissioning the Willow space after Public Health moved out and that removing the 16‑year‑old generator and the similarly aged UPS would be more expensive than transferring them. “The price to decommission is absorbently higher than what it would be to just give it a bill of sale out to them,” Golan said.

Ken Morris, Facilities and Fleet Management, said both units were installed as part of the tenant finish in 2010 and are now at or beyond typical life expectancy. “The generator typical life cycle is about 20 years,” Morris said, adding that the UPS is likely past its useful life and would be cost‑prohibitive to bring back to operational status.

Morris said the generator is a roughly 200 kW unit that is not large enough to back up other county facilities, and the UPS is large and specialized with inverter‑related issues. Given removal costs (tearing out concrete, steel panels and returning the area to asphalt), the county determined transfer via bill of sale was the most prudent option; the 2010 lease contains language that permits giving installed equipment to the landlord. Golan and Morris said they had confirmed there were no liens or encumbrances against the equipment.

Commissioners asked whether the county would receive payment; Golan said the county expects no cash payment and that transferring the equipment saves money compared with decommissioning costs. County attorney office staff confirmed the bill of sale language was in the landlord’s preferred form; the board approved the draft bill of sale by a thumbs‑up consensus during the meeting and staff said the item will go on consent for signature pending routine legal review.

The action was limited to approving the bill of sale for the generator and UPS; county staff said Public Health had paid for at least the generator in 2010 with emergency preparedness funds and that staff would follow normal consent and signature procedures.