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Supervisors approve jail HVAC replacement; award contingent on contractor matching warranty
Summary
After receiving three bids, the Patrick County Board of Supervisors approved awarding replacement of a failing female‑housing rooftop HVAC unit to the lowest‑cost responsive bidder, contingent on labor‑warranty terms; board members also discussed jail staffing losses and the countyʼs $30,000 capital set‑aside for replacements.
The Patrick County Board of Supervisors voted to award emergency replacement work on a rooftop HVAC unit serving the jail’s female housing area to the low bidder, with the award contingent on the contractor matching the labor warranty offered by a competing bidder.
Jail staff told the board that maintaining temperature within inmate housing is required by state statute and by guidance from the Virginia Department of Corrections, making rooftop unit failures effectively emergencies. The county has $30,000 set aside in capital improvements for…
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