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Commission approves $255,443 supplemental and awards $Proactive Elevator contract after split vote

Garfield County Board of County Commissioners
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Summary

The Board approved a $255,443 budget supplement for modernization of two elevators at the Garfield County Jail and, after debate over doing one versus both elevators, awarded a turnkey contract to Proactive Elevator Services LLC. The supplemental passed 2–1 amid safety and budget concerns.

County staff presented a request to supplement the 2026 capital budget by $255,443 to complete modernization of two elevators at the county jail, bringing total project cost to about $455,443. Facilities and sheriff's office staff described persistent reliability problems with aging proprietary elevator components (original equipment circa 1999 2001) and said both elevators are heavy‑use (24/7) systems that have experienced long outages and expensive…

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