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County approves fire-alarm replacement; officials weighed proprietary bids and change-order risk
Summary
Purchasing and maintenance presented competing bids for a full fire-alarm replacement at the Willoughby Detention Center; commissioners accepted the maintenance recommendation and approved the vendor proposed by county maintenance, after discussion of prices and possible change orders.
County maintenance described problems with the existing fire panel at the Willoughby Detention Center and presented multiple vendor quotes. Johnson Controls quoted $35,539 but the maintenance lead warned Johnson's proposal relied on proprietary equipment and left existing horns/strobes in place with possible change orders. "I feel like they was trying to lowball the bid to get it... and then they're gonna come back... and then they'll have change orders," the maintenance staff said.
Carter Fire quoted $39,400 and proposed replacing all sensors, strobes and horns without anticipated change orders. After discussion about counts of detectors and concerns over proprietary control systems, purchasing and maintenance recommended Cutter Fire Protection (Cutter). The court voted to accept the recommendation and award the work to Cutter Fire Protection; the motion passed 5–0.
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