The law enforcement center is visible on the Oconto horizon.
After months of underground work for the rammed aggregate piers that will provide the foundation of the facility, work is being accomplished above ground.
Masonry work will continue for the next few months, said consultant Kurt Berner, of The Samuels Group, in his report to the Oconto County Board on Thursday.
“You’ll continue to see progress out there,” he said.
By March, the building will be enclosed and heated, allowing work to start in earnest indoors.
On average, 35-40 tradespeople are at work at the LEC and have logged over 160 days without a lost time accident. Berner said some crews have increased manpower to take advantage of the mild weather, and work is progressing quickly.
“We are currently tracking a couple weeks ahead of schedule due to the weather,” he said.
Construction of the $31.75 million facility, which includes a jail, 911 center and sheriff’s offices, started in August and is scheduled to be completed in 2017. As of Nov. 30, expenses for the LEC totaled $6 million.
To pay for the LEC, the County Board transferred $5 million from the county’s general fund, took $1.75 million from sales tax and approved $25 million in bonding.
Based on the contracts awarded, the county will spend $162,052 with Oconto County vendors.
“I was hoping for a lot more,” Oconto County Administrative Coordinator Kevin Hamann wrote in his report to the board. He did not attend Thursday’s meeting.
Supervisors on Thursday approved a change order to relocate a computer server and equipment for the video surveillance system from the secure perimeter of the jail to the data center, which will be located in the existing courthouse building. This would allow technology services personnel better access for managing the server, Berner said.
The computer storage is sized to store 60 days of video for more than 250 cameras. By approving the change now, the underground cabling work can be adjusted before the LEC is built.
The $24,000 change order approved by the County Board was divided into two parts, $12,000 for the redesign of the data center to accommodate the additional storage and $12,000 for the electrical costs of relocating the video and computer equipment. The money will be taken from the $1.3 million contingency fund set aside for the project.
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