Commissioners approve courthouse climate control bid

Drinkard Construction Get It LLC., to make courthouse more comfortable

January 31, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.

by Garrett Fuller

Democrat photo/Garrett Fuller — Moniteau County Northern Commissioner Clint Hoellering glances Friday at the 2011 boiler used to heat the Moniteau County Courthouse. Commissioners approved a $196,000 bid from Drinkard Construction Get It, LLC., to remove the boiler and its ancillary piping and equipment to upgrade the 1868 facility's heating system to forced-air gas furnaces, eliminating uneven temperature zones throughout the courthouse.
Democrat photo/Garrett Fuller — Moniteau County Northern Commissioner Clint Hoellering glances Friday at the 2011 boiler used to heat the Moniteau County Courthouse. Commissioners approved a $196,000 bid from Drinkard Construction Get It, LLC., to remove the boiler and its ancillary piping and equipment to upgrade the 1868 facility's heating system to forced-air gas furnaces, eliminating uneven temperature zones throughout the courthouse.

The Moniteau County Courthouse is getting a comfort upgrade.

Moniteau County commissioners approved a $196,000 bid from Drinkard Construction Get It, LLC, at a Jan. 23 bid opening to address uneven temperature zones throughout the 1868 facility.