County approves $800K in bids to fix roof at Public Safety Building

Photo by Tom Rivers: The County Legislature has approved bids from contractors to make structural repairs for part of the roof on the west side of the Public Safety Building as well as other upgrades to the site.

ALBION – The Orleans County Legislature has accepted about $800,000 bids from contractors to make repairs and upgrades to the Public Safety Building.

Part of the western side of the Public Safety Building, in the area that used to include Probation, needs work. The structural supports on the western side are undersized to support HVAC.

The Legislature on Tuesday approved the following bids for “Public Safety Building emergency structural repairs” that total $815,700:

• $649,000 for general construction from Javen Construction Company of Penfield
• $61,200 for HVAC from Crosby Brownlie in Rochester
• $55,500 for electrical from Crosby Brownlie in Rochester
• Up to $50,000 for plumbing from McGrain Mechanical in Rochester

The Legislature in February approved spending up to $427,000 for Wendel Companies in Williamsville for design, bidding services and construction management for replacing and strengthening the roof.

The county bought the building, a former furniture store, in 1998. The building houses the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office, District Attorney’s Office, 911 Dispatch Center and Major Felony Crime Task Force.

It used to include Probation until that department moved last summer to the former GCC campus in Albion due to concerns with part of the Public Safety Building. Probation will stay at the former GCC site once the Public Safety Building work is done. The Sheriff’s Office will be able to use the space that was Probation’s.