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Committee forwards $328,640 contract authorization for facilities condition assessment and energy plan
Summary
The Finance Committee voted to forward Resolution 58-25, authorizing the mayor to enter a one‑year, six‑month contract (estimated $328,640) for a county facilities condition assessment and energy management plan to support asset management and energy savings work across departments.
The Finance Committee voted to forward Resolution 58-25 to the full council with a favorable recommendation. The resolution would authorize the mayor to enter a one‑year, six‑month agreement, at an estimated cost of $328,640, for a consultant to perform facilities condition assessments and develop an energy management plan for Hawaii County facilities.
Bethany Morrison, interim administrator for the Office of Sustainability, Climate, Equity and Resilience (OSCAR), said the office has worked with the Department of Public Works and Parks and Recreation to prioritize county facilities for assessment and to create a template for future evaluations. “This is a pretty intense process, where the consultant would go into the building and sort of document everything,” Morrison said. She said assessments will support energy‑use analysis, asset management, and maintenance planning.
Kelsey Kalilua, business manager for the Department of Public Works, said the department is compiling a “master list” of county facilities and coordinating with risk management and property management. Kalilua said the goal is a single shared list and eventual integration into an asset management system.
Morrison told the committee the project is funded by a U.S. Department of Energy Conservation Block Grant for a three‑year period; the council previously accepted the grant via Resolution 613 in October. The office expects to prioritize work: Priority 1 includes 14 facilities; Priority 2 includes 19; Priority 3 includes 42. Morrison said the project includes two rounds of on‑site work and a deliverable template for ongoing facility assessments. The office will present final deliverables, including the facilities condition assessment and the energy management plan, to the full County Council.
Councilmembers asked whether a digital dashboard would be produced; Morrison said a database will be created and that a dashboard depends on coordination with Public Works’ longer‑term asset management work. The clerk recorded 8 ayes on the motion to forward; one council member (Connolly Lee Klinefelter) was absent.
Votes at a glance: Resolution 58-25 — forwarded to council with a favorable recommendation; clerk recorded 8 ayes, 1 absent (Connolly Lee Klinefelter).
