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County reviews $10M‑plus building project package and weighs HVAC alternatives
Summary
Ellis County received preliminary design and turnkey cost estimates for several county facilities (sheriff's office remodel, an 11,500 sq ft expandable EMS/fire facility, transfer station improvements, public‑works storage and HVAC upgrades). Consultants presented VRF replacement versus water‑to‑air heat pump alternatives and contingency figures.
Consultants presented preliminary scope and rough turnkey budgets for a package of county building projects at the Nov. 12 meeting, and offered technical analysis of HVAC choices for the courthouse and administration building.
Josh Herman, vice president of architecture and design for Hutton, said the firm prepared schematic drawings and scope definitions for six projects: a sheriff's office remodel (including dispatch room and security upgrades), an expandable EMS/fire facility (about 11,500 sq ft with room for future bays), transfer station rework and small…
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