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Contractor outlines schedule and access needs for Judicial Center geothermal and solar project
Summary
A contractor told the Dunn County Judiciary and Law Committee that preliminary on-site work will begin with design and coordination; significant coordination will be required to limit disruption to courtrooms and building occupants during later construction and equipment cutovers.
A contractor conducting pre-construction work for planned geothermal and solar upgrades at the Dunn County Judicial Center told the Judiciary and Law Committee that the next month will focus on site development and that early coordination with county staff is essential to avoid disruptive, unannounced work.
Jason Steny (identified on the record as the contractor contact) and Rory Stegman (the project's lead engineer) told the committee the firm held a kickoff meeting on Feb. 11 and will be on site over the next several weeks as it develops the scope. Steny said county staff will be contacted in advance of any visits so there are no surprise drop-ins.
Rory Stegman said the most significant operational challenge will be courtroom scheduling. "At some point we're going to have to take the courtrooms offline, preferably one at a time, but we're going to have to coordinate that scheduling very closely with the county," Stegman said. He described short-duration ceiling work that typically takes one to two days and said the firm will work with departments to schedule activities in evenings or off-hours when needed.
Committee members and department heads asked for more detail on who would need access and for how long. The contractor said most work will be in hallways and mechanical rooms but may require ceiling grid access in offices to install units; typical ceiling installations require a small demolition area and a crew of roughly three people.
The contractor also acknowledged that some temporary loss of air-conditioning is likely during system cutovers and said arrangements will be made to supply conditioned air where necessary. "Areas that require air conditioning, we would find an external source to do that," Steny said. The firm projected that contracting and procurement would likely extend into early to mid-summer, with earnest construction following.
Ending: County staff and the contractor agreed to exchange contact information and to coordinate schedules to minimize disruption; no construction contract was presented or approved at the meeting.
