Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Courthouse Hvac topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
LaPorte County to solicit design‑build proposals to replace courthouse HVAC
Summary
After repeated short‑term repairs and growing costs, the LaPorte County Board of Commissioners approved a request to solicit RFQs for a design‑build solution to replace the courthouse heating and cooling system; proposals are due to the auditor’s office by noon Aug. 4.
The LaPorte County Board of Commissioners voted June 17 to solicit requests for qualifications for a design‑build project to replace the courthouse heating and air‑conditioning system, seeking to move beyond repeated short‑term repairs.
Commissioners said the current approach — periodic patchwork fixes — has become increasingly expensive and unreliable. The board directed maintenance staff to prepare a scope and advertise RFQs, and set submission instructions: proposals must be delivered to the auditor’s office by noon on Aug. 4, with the board planning to review responses at its first August meeting.
The solicitation will let firms walk the building and prepare scoped proposals; commissioners and staff discussed a roughly six‑week schedule for scoping, advertisement and response. The board emphasized selecting a design‑build team capable of completing a full system replacement rather than recurring piecemeal work.
No dollar figure for a full replacement was offered at the meeting; commissioners cited about $90,000 in outstanding repair bills but said that sum represented unresolved maintenance needs rather than a complete solution. The motion to issue RFQs passed by voice vote.
Next steps: maintenance staff will finalize RFQ documents, coordinate site access for proposers, and forward the solicitation to the auditor’s office for publication. The board expects to open and review proposals in August.
