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Commissioners approve contracts and capital projects including Siemens HVAC service, HazMat equipment and a Claremont Campus walking trail
Summary
The board approved a three-year Siemens building-automation contract ($127,212), HazMat SCBA equipment ($62,000), multiple capital projects including a $109,000 walking trail at Claremont Campus with a mix of grants and trust funding, IT firewall replacements, and a $325,000 body-cam capital request for prison and sheriff's offices.
At the April 29 meeting, the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners approved a set of contracts and capital projects across facilities, public safety and information-technology portfolios.
Brad Durham described a three-year service agreement with Siemens Industry Inc. for building-automation and HVAC control systems at a contract price of $127,212 — an increase of $22,584 over the prior agreement. “This element will give us the ability to remote monitor,” Durham said, adding the county expects energy-efficiency gains and more event notifications from the added software functionality.
Public safety presented grant- and capital-project requests. Bob Shively outlined PEMA grant items related to radiological emergency-response planning and an HMEP grant application to fund additional self-contained breathing apparatus. The HazMat capital project total is $62,000; HMEP grant funding would cover $47,285 with a 20% match covered by the HazMat reserve (fees from prior response invoicing). The board approved the grants and the capital purchase.
Facilities also presented several capital projects, which the commissioners approved as a group: intrusion-resistant window film at certain Magisterial District Judge (MDJ) offices ($25,000, to be submitted for AOPC reimbursement), repairs and technology upgrades at the old jail ($37,000 estimate, including roughly $25,000 for technology), and a chiller replacement for the historic jail (one quote just under $85,000; board noted a 10–12 week lead time on chillers).
The board approved a proposed 0.6-mile walking trail at the Cumberland County Claremont Campus estimated at $109,000. Funding sources presented were a BCED Greenways grant ($40,000), Cumberland County Land Partnership Fund ($25,000), Brennaman Trust ($38,138) and a $5,862 general-fund contingency the presenter said may not be needed.
The sheriff/prison capital request for body cameras and five years of software and storage totaled $325,000. The presenter said $107,000 would be grant-funded, $125,000 would come from the prison canteen fund, and the remainder from the general fund; commissioners approved moving forward and were told a contract will be presented later.
Several IT firewalls at remote county locations were also approved for replacement to maintain vendor support and security.
Commissioners voted to approve the contracts and capital projects as presented; staff will return with procurement documents and contracts as needed.
