Commissioners approve two Standard Engineering agreements for new jail, appoint members to local authorities and pass routine business

Oklahoma County commissioners on the regular agenda approved multiple administrative and capital items, including two Phase 1 agreements with Standard Engineering & Testing for the county’s new jail and a set of appointments to local advisory bodies.

A commissioner introduced Item 22, an agreement with Standard Engineering & Testing for Phase 1 building-envelope work on the new jail for $289,496. Following a motion and second, the board approved the agreement by voice vote. The board then approved a second Standard Engineering & Testing agreement for Phase 1 materials testing, including earthwork and drainage, for $431,481.

Earlier in the meeting the board appointed Scott Cravens and Tony Coleman to the Oklahoma County Industrial Authority as part of a longstanding revitalization effort; the chair moved their appointments and the commissioners approved them by voice vote. The board also approved a nomination to designate Kimberly Zutte as the primary member for Infrastructure (PBA Advisory) and for the Policy and Governance Committee.

In procurement business the board opened bids for P26160Dash06 (an autonomous floor scrubber for the court clerk’s office) and voted to tabulate bids and return them for later action. The board approved routine minutes, claims and a consent docket, and later recessed into and returned from an executive session before adjourning.

During a subsequent Public Building Authority meeting trustees approved the April 1 minutes, claims and the addition of five parking spaces before adjourning.

All votes reported on these items were handled by voice and recorded as approved by the commissioners in attendance; the meeting transcript records no dissenting votes on the items summarized here.