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Board approves $8,095 contract to replace faulty fire‑alarm panel at Grand Living Senior Homes
Summary
Grand County Housing Authority requested and the BOCC approved a services contract with VINET Operating Group Inc. not to exceed $8,095 to replace a failing fire‑alarm panel at Grand Living Senior Homes that was generating frequent false alarms.
Sheena Durnley with the Grand County Housing Authority asked the board to approve a contract with VINET Operating Group Inc. to replace an original 1980s fire‑alarm panel at Grand Living Senior Homes that has been generating frequent false alarms and causing nuisance dispatches. Durnley said the board had been pursuing bids for roughly 5½ months and that the housing authority has adequate operating account funds to cover the unexpected cost.
Commissioner (speaker 4) moved to approve the ViaNet services contract described by the director, and the board voted aye to allow the chair to sign all applicable documents. "It would be good to have a panel that was not generating false alarms," the chair said during the discussion. The contract was presented as a not‑to‑exceed $8,095 amount to replace the panel and reduce repeated alarm calls that burden property managers and local fire response.
Why it matters: replacing an aging alarm panel reduces false alarms, improves resident safety and lowers repeated emergency responses; the cost will be paid from the housing authority’s operating account without a supplemental appropriation.
