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County to seek quotes to relocate surplus generator to another school to supply shelter power
Summary
EMA staff recommended moving a surplus generator from North Walmarket Elementary to West Wortham Elementary-Middle School to provide emergency shelter power. The board authorized staff to obtain quotes and study cost-sharing with the school district rather than buy a new generator.
Harrison County emergency management staff told supervisors the county has a surplus generator at North Walmarket Elementary because energy-efficiency work reduced load and left one of two installed units redundant.
EMA Director Matt Stratton said the county has three designated school shelters that still lack generators and that the school district prefers relocating the surplus generator to West Wortham Elementary-Middle School because that facility has the same building design as the donor site. Relocation would require a concrete pad, a new transfer switch, transport and installation costs; EMA estimated informal costs of a "couple hundred thousand dollars," a large savings versus a new generator that could approach $1 million.
Board members authorized staff to seek firm quotes for removal, transport, site work (pad), electrical installation and any joint funding arrangement with the Harrison County School District. The board did not approve the expenditure at the meeting; rather, supervisors directed staff to return with itemized quotations to decide whether to proceed now (with school out for summer) or defer to next year's budget cycle.
EMA said the surplus generator is in good condition and regularly maintained. The board and school district staff agreed a quote-based analysis would allow both parties to consider cost-sharing before a committed purchase or relocation.
