County reports Clean Heat electrification 50% complete; retrofit surprises add costs
Pitkin County said its library and Health & Human Services building electrification projects are about half finished, supported by a $3 million DOLA grant within a roughly $7.5 million total budget; staff flagged an unplanned VAV terminal box replacement estimate (~$480,000) and crane/timing issues for heat pump lifts as schedule risks.
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County construction and climate staff updated commissioners on progress of the Clean Heat project, reporting roughly 50% completion at both the library and the Health & Human Services building and confirming a $3 million award from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) Climate Resilience Challenge. Michael Port, the county's climate action analyst, said the total project budget is approximately $7.5 million and that construction accounts for about $6.5 million of that sum.
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