The Jefferson County Health Department has awarded a $45,390 contract to have several rooftop HVAC units repaired and replaced.
Most of the cost will be covered by insurance.
The units were damaged in a hailstorm this spring.
“We have six units (on the current Hillsboro building), and five of them sustained significant damage,” interim Executive Director Steve Sikes told the Board of Trustees on Aug. 22.
He said the units ranged in age from seven to 29 years old.
“We have two that need repairs,” operations manager Steve Crawford added. “We have two that need to be replaced all together.”
He said the fifth fell in a category between needing to be repaired and replaced, but ultimately it was decided to replace it because of its age.
Sikes said the only cost that may not be covered by the department’s insurance is $3,100 for the difference between repairing and replacing that unit.
Crawford said Deka Services of Fenton submitted the lowest and best bid of four submitted for the project. The Health Department also received bids from Sheet Metal Contractors Inc. of De Soto for $54,925, Pogue Quality Construction of De Soto for $49,925 and Crystal Heating and Cooling of Festus for $60,075.
The Jefferson County Health Department Board of Trustees voted unanimously to award the bid to Deka Services.
Health Department officials have said they plan to sell the current 70-year-old, 9,810-square-foot office at 405 Main St. after the new Hillsboro office at 1515 Peach Tree Plaza Drive is completed. Construction began in January and completion is slated for mid-April.
Sikes showed the board some photos and video of the construction site.
He said roof decking and exterior walls are up, the plumbing has been roughed in and the sprinkler system has been installed.
“There’s no interior walls yet,” he said. “Once that gets laid out … we’ll have a visit (with the board) to the site.”
Sikes said they have found a very visible spot for a monument sign.
The 19,957-square-foot, one-story building is being constructed on the 7.75 acres of land the department purchased in February 2021 near highways 21 and B in the plaza bordering the Hillsboro City Park.
In November, the department awarded a $7,942,300 contract to Brockmiller Construction in Farmington to build the new office. Kirkwood-based Archimages is overseeing the project, which will total approximately $9.7 million.