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County seeks renewal of Siemens building‑automation support to maintain heating, cooling and emergency controls across county facilities
Summary
Facilities staff requested an addendum and one‑year option to renew a cooperative agreement with Siemens to continue maintenance and emergency support for building automation systems at multiple county buildings, including jail and medical examiner facilities; staff said services lapsed after a prior contract expired.
Wayne County facilities staff asked the committee to approve an addendum to a cooperative agreement with Siemens Industry for maintenance, emergency response, software consultation and preventative maintenance of the county's building automation systems (BMS) at multiple facilities, including jail Division 3, the medical examiner's office, the health administration building and Lincoln Hall of Justice.
Gregory Hurst, director of Facilities Management and Planning, said the agreement covers controls for heating and cooling systems and that some work had lapsed after a prior contract expired in September. “We haven't had any services, until now,” Hurst said, adding the county must avoid procuring services without a contract. Staff described the addendum as intended to restart and support ongoing maintenance and to provide for replacement or upgrades of Siemens BMS components when needed.
Why it matters: County staff said the BMS controls are critical to HVAC operation and to maintaining building safety and function across multiple high‑priority county facilities, including secure detention spaces.
Next steps: Committee members asked questions about the lapse; staff said preventative and emergency services will resume under the proposed addendum. The transcript does not record a formal committee vote on this item at this meeting.
