11/12/2026 Waupaca County Public Property Committee

The Waupaca County Public Property Committee met on November 12, 2026. The courthouse modernization update reported that Phase 2 construction was progressing, with walls framed, drywall and mechanical/electrical/plumbing work underway, underground plumbing completed, and the parking-lot binder course installed. Substantial completion is scheduled for June 30, with the project team expecting to finish earlier. The project contingency balance was reported at $448,000, down from $1.5 million; members said more than $500,000 had already been used for changes, mostly enhancements, and cited a roughly $51,000 credit for retaining an air-handling unit for possible storage use. No construction award or new spending authorization was approved at this meeting.

Members supported further research into improving courthouse cell coverage, including cell-phone boosters, with cost and installation options to be brought back next month; a change order using project contingency was discussed as one possible route, but no decision was made. The county is also awaiting a written proposal for a potential cell-tower lease on a roughly 100-by-100-foot area at the county shop, subject to contract review. For HVAC work at the sheriff’s department, staff plan to meet with an advisor and develop an RFP; no solicitation or vendor selection was approved. The committee approved the agenda and later adjourned; no procurement-related motion or expenditure vote was recorded.