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County recommends value‑engineered hybrid electrification for library and HHS building after DOLA grant reduces net cost
Summary
Pitkin County staff recommended a value‑engineered hybrid heat‑pump electrification for the Aspen library and the Health & Human Services building after consultant pricing and scope reductions lowered the net county cost; a $3 million DOLA grant covers part of the work.
Pitkin County staff on Nov. 6 recommended the county proceed with a value‑engineered hybrid electrification plan for two county buildings — the Aspen library and the Health & Human Services (HHS) building — after consultant pricing and scope reduction lowered the project cost and kept most of the anticipated annual energy savings.
"These buildings are a high priority for implementation," said Michael Port, the county's climate action analyst, outlining the board's carbon‑reduction goal to cut government building emissions. Port said the county received a $3 million grant from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) and that the grant will require…
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