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County outlines phased coroner lab plan, HVAC rebid and jail-pod work during facilities update
Summary
Kootenai County staff presented concept designs and preliminary budgets for a phased coroner autopsy lab, said admin HVAC bids exceeded budget and recommended a re-bid using a CMGC approach, and reported mobilization of jail-pod work and planned chiller replacement for the old Justice Building.
Kootenai County Director of Building and Grounds Jeff Folar briefed commissioners on multiple county facilities projects on April 15, including a concept plan for a certified coroner autopsy lab, options to re-bid an administrative HVAC replacement after bids exceeded the budget, the start of work on jail pods, and plans to replace an aging chiller at the old Justice Building.
Folar described the coroner lab concept for space in the Pierce Clegg Building that would include an interior autopsy area, an isolation room and an isolation cooler to meet certification requirements. The concept is phased: staff would target getting two operating autopsy stations functioning while roughing in space for a possible third station and reserving…
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