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Council member inquires about cell door replacement program and costs
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Council Member Sandy Nurse questions Department of Corrections officials about the cell door replacement program, including the number of doors replaced, costs, and labor involved. The discussion reveals details about the funding allocation, procurement process, and shift from in-house to contractor-based installation.
- 177 doors have been installed in FY25 as of March, not accounting for the $2.5 million allocation
- The $2.5 million baseline funding covers complete door installation, including parts and labor
- There's a transition from using in-house trades to outsourcing the work to contractors
Sandy Nurse
1:17:04
Transitioning to cell doors.
1:17:06
The preliminary plan included a baseline 2,500,000 increase for cell doors.
1:17:13
Just a question on how many doors have been replaced so far using these funds?
Kevin Doherty
1:17:21
Good morning.
1:17:21
Thank you for the question.
1:17:23
Kevin Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner of Facility Maintenance Repair Division.
1:17:28
For fiscal year 'twenty five, are you speaking for the 2.5 allocated for fiscal year twenty five?
1:17:35
Or
Sandy Nurse
1:17:37
Let me see how it's written here.
1:17:39
It's not it's not yeah.
1:17:40
Look.
1:17:40
It just says, how how much did you spend in FY twenty five on doors, actually?
1:17:45
Let me start there.
Kevin Doherty
1:17:47
So, for fiscal year twenty five, non accounting for the 2.5 that was allocated as of March.
1:17:55
Yes.
1:17:56
We have installed 177 doors.
Sandy Nurse
1:18:05
Okay.
1:18:06
Do you provide do you purchase doors from the same provider every time?
Kevin Doherty
1:18:13
We we allocate we go through our jocks contractor, and we provide very specific, requirements for the doors.
1:18:28
For the doors that we have allocated currently, they are they do come from one specific vendor.
Sandy Nurse
1:18:34
One specific vendor.
1:18:35
Right.
1:18:35
There's like, I'm sure there's not, like, that many jail door builders out there.
1:18:39
Correct.
1:18:40
Okay.
1:18:41
So the funding specifically to purchase new doors that's put in the plan, is that to cover the cost for new parts or whole new doors?
1:18:54
Or does it also cover personnel costs associated with that?
Kevin Doherty
1:18:59
So for the for the 2,500,000 that was baselined from fiscal year twenty five till '29, That is for the full and complete installation of doors.
1:19:11
Okay.
1:19:12
So that comes with door frame, door itself, locking mechanisms, door hinges, removal costs, installation costs, as well as manpower costs.
Sandy Nurse
1:19:22
And is the, who does the labor for that?
Kevin Doherty
1:19:26
Contractor.
Sandy Nurse
1:19:27
Outside.
1:19:28
Okay.
1:19:31
Is it generally the same contractor every time?
Kevin Doherty
1:19:34
So for the 77 doors prior to the 2.5 allocated this year, that was done by in house trades.
1:19:42
Okay.
1:19:42
And we specifically did it in areas of the higher classification.
Sandy Nurse
1:19:54
Okay.
1:19:55
So previously, doors were done by in house trades.
1:19:58
Moving forward, it will be outsourced through contractors.
Tim Sheehan
1:20:02
Correct.
1:20:03
Okay.