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Neosho County commissioners approve 10-year elevator service agreement with TKE
Summary
The Neosho County Commission approved a 10-year service agreement with elevator contractor TKE that includes annual payment discount options and covers routine maintenance and certification; commissioners authorized county staff to sign once terms were finalized.
Neosho County commissioners voted to approve a 10-year service agreement with TKE for the Erie courthouse elevator, the commission said at its April meeting.
The agreement covers annual certification and routine service calls and includes discount options for longer contract terms and an annual prepayment. County staff told commissioners the contract would cover travel and labor for routine maintenance under the plan and eliminate the $400 travel/hour charge that would apply to ad hoc remedial calls if the county did not sign a service contract.
County staff said they and a colleague had reviewed the contract and requested several edits before signing, including removal of a clause that would have held the county responsible if a contractor-disconnect action—such as shutting power to the elevator—caused a malfunction. Staff also removed contract provisions that assumed technology or wiring the courthouse does not have. The vendor’s signature would make the contract effective the day TKE turns the elevator over to county control, staff said.
Commissioners discussed payment options and accepted staff’s recommendation that a 10-year term with annual prepayment offered the best discount. The commission voted to approve executing the agreement once finalized and directed staff to sign on behalf of the county so work could proceed when contractor crews arrived. The commission’s motion passed by voice vote.
The county said elevator inspection and certification are required for the unit to be brought up to code and that contractor crews were scheduled to start work following the approval of the agreement. Staff said the work could take up to two weeks and that, if the contract were not signed before contractor completion, they might need a special meeting to authorize signing.
Commissioners also noted a decision not to add optional remote-monitoring services for the courthouse elevator because staff judged that additional remote monitoring was not necessary for what they described as a two‑stop service elevator with light public use. They left open the question of monitoring for the three‑stop Chanute elevator, which staff said sees more daily public use.
The commission did not identify a specific dollar amount for the contract in public remarks; staff presented discount examples that showed notable monthly savings depending on payment term. The minutes show commissioners approved the signature authority and expected staff to file the final executed agreement with the clerk’s office.
