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County awards $77,000 window contract; maintenance staff report jail fence, AC leak repair and LED light upgrades
Summary
The committee approved a $77,000 contract for a window replacement trial area and heard staff report completion of a new jail fence, repair of an underground leak and conversion of old mercury-vapor lights to LEDs in courthouse stairwells.
LaSalle County Properties Committee members approved a resolution awarding the window replacement trial-area contract to the Glass Shop for $77,000 and received an operations briefing from maintenance staff covering several building projects.
"We had a company come out and he tested everything. He showed the maintenance people how to disconnect the motor in case something goes wrong," Bob (staff member) said, describing the completed jail fence project and gate-training the county conducted for maintenance staff. The presenter said gate access using vehicle tags will go live after the holiday weekend.
The committee approved the Glass Shop bid for $77,000 for a window-replacement trial area. The presenter said the bid came in under estimated cost; committee members approved the resolution by voice vote. (Motion and individual mover/second were not specified on the record.)
Maintenance staff reported a substantial underground leak in the west-side piping for the building's heating/cooling system. "That leak was about roughly anywhere from 900 to a thousand gallons a day," Bob said; staff described locating the break under the grass area rather than under the paved driveway, and contractors repaired the piping using heavy-duty clamps and new ball valves.
Staff also described electrical and security upgrades downtown, including installing new electrical boxes on the west side and adding panic buttons and elevator locks to limit access to the boiler-room level. In the courthouse stairwells and landings, maintenance removed old mercury-vapor fixtures and installed LED lighting to improve safety and reduce warm-up delays when power blips occur.
Other items noted in the report included replacement of old sprinkler heads in the jail with flush heads to prevent tampering, roof work awaiting lightning-rod certification and plans for a flashing/window preconstruction meeting with the low bidder, Western Specialty Contractors.
Committee members were told the window trial and other projects will require intermittent afternoon or night work to avoid disrupting courtrooms. Staff warned of expected dust and noise during brick cutting and wet sawing and asked for patience from affected office occupants.
The committee did not change funding levels during this meeting but approved the $77,000 contract and asked staff to coordinate construction windows to minimize disruptions.
