Sheriff’s Office HVAC a sore subject – The Daily News Online

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BATAVIA It isnt criminal, but the HVAC system installed in the Genesee County Sheriffs Office administration building as it was constructed a decade ago hasnt performed to expectations.

Operations such as central dispatch, evidence storage and other essentials have not been compromised by the inconsistent heating and air conditioning at the center of a $7,870 consultant agreement approved Wednesday by the Genesee County Legislature.

Clark Patterson Lee, a Rochester-based firm, will prepare the final construction documents and specifications required to complete the HVAC improvements at the administration building, built for $4.8 million over 2006 and 2007.

Sheriff Bill Sheron and Legislature Chairman Ray Cianfrini both said the issues with climate control at the Park Road facility began soon after it opened. While a system controlling the communications center and the core of the building works, the exterior ring of offices for administrators and the sheriffs civil and detectives bureaus can vary wildly.

Its the inconsistency of the heating and air conditioning, Sheron said.

Its been a continuous (problem), said Cianfrini, who compared the system to a car-buyer getting a lemon.

Even with computer-controlled systems, energy balancing and the installation of a second boiler, those offices have had issues. Attempts at legal recourses against the contractors and project designers went nowhere, County Manager Jay Gsell said.

The building was well-built, but its the climate control that continues to vex us.

Legislators were largely frustrated by the condition of the HVAC system. Its a building thats less than 10 years old, Legislator Ed DeJaneiro, Jr. said.

Who designed this, DeJaneiro said. It was a bad design, lets remember when we design the next building to not have the same architects.

Can we confirm that the construction design team is or its not the same one as the consultant, asked Legislator Shelley Stein.

Those people are not involved, Gsell replied.

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