Fulton County moves ahead with courthouse HVAC bid specifications and approves contractor change orders and pay application

County staff presented bid specifications for courthouse HVAC work and recommended advertising the project; the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) will act as payee and reimburse the county for upfront payments, the board was told.

The chair said the county would advertise the HVAC specifications, host a mandatory pre-bid meeting at the courthouse for interested contractors, and open bids at the county office. Staff said AOC would identify the contractor and reimburse the county, but the county would front payments and then receive reimbursement from AOC.

Separately, the board reviewed urgent roof-repair quotes for the jail and recommended awarding the work to the lowest responsible bidder (one quote noted as approximately $18,000). The board also considered a change order to make two vendor payments (listed in the transcript as $2,002.25 and $1,355.29 for inspection/testing) and a Southern Concrete invoice for $21,230 plus an estimated sales tax amount; the chair requested approval to pay the invoices and credit the contractor accordingly.

The chair also reported a $20 arithmetic correction to an existing pay application and presented amended pay application number 5 in the amount of $114,433.83; the board moved, discussed and recorded an Aye vote in the transcript excerpt.

Why it matters: Repairs and HVAC work affect court operations, prisoner housing conditions and public-safety staffing; the county’s decision to front payments and seek reimbursement from AOC affects cash flow and fiscal management.

The transcript includes contract amounts and invoices as presented by staff; formal bid awards and detailed contract language were not included in the provided excerpt.