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County projects were discussed during Thursday's meeting of the Washington County Board of Commissioners.
On the agenda were two amendments to contracts with Veregy, a company which bills itself as an industry leader that brings energy-efficient, smart building technology, and distributed energy solutions to their markets.
They were contracted late last year for work on the courthouse and Third Street property.
The first amendment was for a jail chiller project. The amendment was for $270,404 and the scope of work includes taking out the old insulation and equipment. Veregy would then put in new equipment, reconnect wires and insulate the air cooling unit.
The second amendment was for the county-owned property at 311 Third St. at a cost of $38,796 for the installation of a furnace and air conditioning.
"This has been a continued effort we've worked on since Jan. 1 of last year to make our buildings better and more efficient," said Commissioner Jamie Booth. "The 311 Third St. property was just sitting there empty with no furnace. It was just not being used. Now it's being used for file storage but soon it will be the (OhioMeansJobs) center. As soon as we can make that possible."
It was announced by the commission earlier this year that the former courthouse jail would be converted to office space and the files currently stored there would be digitized. The old jail cells will be removed as part of the project.
A bid was awarded Thursday morning for a sewer rehabilitation project on the western side of the county.
The bid was awarded to Insituform Technologies LLC of Chesterfield, Mo. with a bid total, including 10 percent contingency, of $1.357 million. The engineer's estimate was $1.825 million.
"This is the pipelining project on the western part of the county," Booth said. "The western part of the county, you've heard me say, is in a shambles. So we're going to line those pipes so we don't get the water intrusion into the sewer into Belpre and hopefully that will bring our bill way, way down. It makes our operating and maintenance costs a lot lower."
Commission President Charlie Schilling said he was told the work would fix the problem from a 97 to 99 percent standpoint.
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Dates to remember:
¯ Regular commission meeting, 9 a.m. Thursday, courthouse annex.
¯ Finance meeting, 10 a.m. Thursday, commissioner's office.
¯ Investment committee meeting, 10:15 a.m., commissioner's office.
Source: Washington County Commission Clerk.