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County staff recommend delaying geothermal HVAC project; full HVAC replacement likely to affect CIP
Summary
Facilities staff recommended against proceeding with the proposed $11 million guaranteed-energy-savings geothermal/solar HVAC contract for the judicial center, citing debt-service impacts and county exposure to roughly 69% of project risk.
Facilities staff and committee members discussed the judicial center HVAC replacement and a previously proposed geothermal/solar option at a May 14 meeting, concluding the county should not proceed with the guaranteed-energy-savings geothermal contract as proposed and instead plan for a traditional HVAC replacement in 2026 if funding and CIP adjustments allow.
Dan, a county staff member presenting the facilities update, said the geothermal proposal would have carried a roughly $11,000,000 price tag and required an increase to debt service. "It wasn't going to be able to be done without an increase to the debt service," Dan…
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