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Board approves $312,000 HVAC replacement for Judicial Building after total system failure
Summary
Assistant County Manager Micah Benson presented bids and recommended replacing the failed 50-ton HVAC in the Judicial Building with a 60-ton Carrier unit from Prather Plumbing & Heating for $312,000 due to technical and timeline considerations; the Board approved the proposal contingent on legal review.
Assistant County Manager Micah Benson told the Board the Judicial Building is experiencing interior temperatures in the mid-80s following a total HVAC failure and that vendor bids indicated replacing the system is the most practical solution. Prather Plumbing & Heating proposed a 60-ton Carrier replacement for $312,000 with an estimated 9–11 week lead time; Benson said retrofitting windows would trigger a roughly $200,000 air balancing retrofit and total costs of $350,000–$400,000, making full unit replacement the appropriate technical remedy.
Commissioner Merrit S. Linke moved to approve the Prather contract for the upgraded 60-ton unit for $312,000, contingent on legal review; the motion carried unanimously (3-0). The Board authorized the Chair to sign documents outside the meeting as needed.
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