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Solano County outlines $400M+ backlog for facility renewals; prioritizes asset protection and energy projects
Summary
General Services presented a countywide facilities inventory and condition assessment showing an average Facility Condition Index of about 15%, multi-year renewal needs approaching hundreds of millions, and prioritized projects including a $52M energy program and a proposed $20M Justice Campus asset-protection project for flood mitigation.
General Services staff told the Board of Supervisors that Solano County owns roughly 80 buildings totaling about 2,000,000 square feet and that a recent facility condition assessment shows a five-year renewal need that escalated well above earlier projections.
Mark Hummel (capital projects management) summarized inventories and said the assessment covered more than 65 buildings and used an industry-standard Facility Condition Index (FCI). "We assessed over 65 buildings totaling 2,000,000 square feet within an assessed replacement value in 2023 of $1,300,000,000. The 5 year needs were approaching 200,000,000 ... The FCI was, on average, 15%." The presentation noted the county had invested more than $93 million in renewal work over the prior five years but that deferred maintenance and newly identified major renewals have pushed projected needs higher.
Staff emphasized priority-setting criteria (health and safety, code/regulatory compliance, facility renewal, efficiency) and described major ongoing/anticipated efforts including a comprehensive energy services program (about $52 million), solar and battery projects, and parking-lot rehabilitation planning. The workshop also flagged justice-related facilities — Claybank and other detention-related sites — as among the portfolio's higher-FCI assets and identified potential replacement or major capital needs rather than piecemeal repairs.
On campus protection, staff described a proposed Justice Campus asset-protection project to mitigate recurring flooding that affects court and justice facilities. Tim Reynolds (capital projects coordinator) said the estimated cost is about $20,000,000 and staff are pursuing multiple funding sources including state matches and a potential FEMA grant (an estimated $16,000,000) pending completion of the NEPA/environmental review process. Board members discussed the county's limited capital renewal reserves (~$22M), constraints on using public facilities fees (limited to growth-related projects), and the need to pursue grants and bonding for large projects.
The workshop was advisory — staff will return in February with an updated interactive CFIP for board approval and with funding recommendations for the budget process.
