The Infrastructure and Public Works committee discussed three bids to remove asbestos from the annex elevator and approved using available ARPA elevator-project overrun funds to pay for the work.

Stacy, a staff member, briefed the committee that three quotes had been received "ranging in the 300 to $450,000 range" and that a recommendation on the winning quote would follow later in the week. Jessica, a staff member, told the committee there is available overrun money within the ARPA-funded elevator projects. "So, for the elevator asbestos, we do have over $770,000 available in overruns," Jessica said, adding that the funds are split among projects for the JJC, the annex and the courthouse and that ARPA would be an acceptable funding source for the asbestos abatement.

A member moved to use the ARPA overrun funds for the asbestos work; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The transcript does not contain a roll-call tally or show which vendor was selected; staff said a recommendation on the vendor selection would follow once staff finishes its evaluation.

Committee members asked whether the overrun pot was intended for unforeseeable conditions; staff said the overruns were set aside for unforeseen items and that contractors had been inside the elevators enough to make additional undiscovered conditions less likely. The committee approved the ARPA funding use and will await staff's recommendation on award of the abatement contract.