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Board raises contract cap for fire‑suppression maintenance from $50,000 to $200,000
Summary
The Board approved increasing the cap on the county's fire‑suppression system maintenance and inspection contract from $50,000 to $200,000 after contractors found numerous code‑critical issues; staff said the extra work drove the need for a higher cap.
County staff described recurring and newly discovered issues with the county's fire‑suppression systems and recommended increasing the contract cap to ensure inspections and corrective work can proceed without repeated emergency requests. "What this would do is increase the cap from 50,000 to 200,000," a staff member said during the discussion.
The presenter told the board the contractor has identified legitimate problems across multiple buildings that required work to bring systems back up to code and that the budget overshoot reflects those findings. Supervisors approved the amendment by roll call. Staff said they expect ongoing work to normalize and that the higher cap is a precaution to cover discovered repairs.
