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Commission hears progress report on workforce center; staff seeks $113,710 change order and additional security equipment
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Summary
County staff reported continued progress on the new workforce development facility but said delivery of a large generator/stator was delayed by floods. Staff requested verbal approval to order a $113,710.30 change order for additional data cabling and disclosed an additional camera/equipment cost listed as $58,635.
County staff updated commissioners on construction at the new workforce development center and asked for permission to begin ordering long-lead equipment.
The most immediate schedule issue is delivery of a generator stator, which staff said was delayed by heavy rains and flooding in Memphis that prevented barge loading. Staff told the commission the stator is being scheduled for delivery over the Memorial Day weekend by DBA; crews plan to offload the unit onto a self-propelled trailer and move it inside the building with county assistance.
The project is moving toward completion inside the building, but staff warned the facility was originally designed for a single tenant and will now serve multiple agencies. That change requires expanded data infrastructure: staff reported a contractor change order for $113,710.30 to add roughly 120 data cables (each about 200–300 feet), multiple server cabinets and switches, and associated labor. Staff requested a verbal approval or direction so they can place orders now because the specific cables have a three- to four-week lead time.
On building security, staff said the facility will be covered with cameras at the front entry, in the parking lot, inside quarters and in the public assembly area, and that multiple exterior doors will be on card access with backup key systems. They reported an additional equipment-and-wiring cost for cameras and controls listed as $58,635; the transcript also contains a fragmented alternate figure in one line. Staff clarified that conduit and rough-in were part of the original contract and the additional cost covers equipment and wiring.
Staff also requested a chairman-signed letter to the City of Florence asking that a temporary transformer currently serving the workforce center be relocated to Highway 72; the city will reclaim the transformer when the project finishes, but staff said the city requires the chairman’s signed request before disconnecting and moving the unit.
No formal votes on the change order, security equipment or the letter were recorded during the discussion; staff characterized the data-cabling figure as a request to allow timely ordering of materials so interior finishes and openings are not delayed.
