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County approves UPS replacement and other operational contracts for corrections and public safety
Summary
The board approved replacement of uninterruptible power supplies at the Lancaster County Department of Corrections (cost not to exceed $152,310), an armored-car contract ($84,000 cap), and other procurement items; the corrections director said the UPS/batteries are critical to emergency lighting and egress systems and dated to 2003.
Lancaster County commissioners approved several operational contracts Aug. 11, including a contract with Commonwealth Electric Company to supply and install uninterruptible power supplies for the Department of Corrections at a cost not to exceed $152,310, and an armored-car contract with Rochester Armored Car not to exceed $84,000. The board also approved a sole-source purchase order for a workstation for the sheriff's office ($23,642) and other routine procurement items.
Brad Johnson, director of the Lancaster County Department of Corrections, described the UPS units as necessary safety infrastructure that power emergency lights and egress systems during outages. "They power our emergency lights and some egress system. So this is a vital safety component for us," he said and told the board the units are original to installations from the early 2000s and have degraded over time. Commissioners approved the purchases on recorded roll-call votes and noted the expense was not previously budgeted but presented as necessary for safety and continuity of operations.
The board also approved classification and pay-grade updates for corrections staff and a package of personnel-rule revisions recommended by the Personnel Policy Board.
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