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July 7, 2009

Courthouse architect selected

By Joy Hampton

July 7, 2009 — Monday, Rogers County commissioners selected BKL Incorporated Engineers & Architecture Planning Interiors to perform a feasibility study for a new courthouse, 911 center and jail expansion.

Commissioners interviewed five firms for the job and used a point system to rank them.

“We used a rate scale and ranked them based on multiple criteria,” said Commissioner Kirt Thacker. “We considered their past experience, their technical experience, their work load, their scope of design, and all three commissioners ranked them individually and then we combined our scores.”

BKL came out the highest.

Six firms were invited to attend the afternoon session. Five attended and made presentations including Larry Edmondson & Associates, Inc., AiP Architects in Partnership, BKL Incorporated Engineers & Architecture Planning Interiors, and Crafton, Tull & Sparks. The interviews and presentations were open to the public and ran through the entire afternoon.

“They will be at our committee meeting Thursday evening and I’ll introduce them to the committee,” said Thacker. “They’re just going to dive right in.”

Thacker is one of eleven committee members appointed last week. Several members of the community and judiciary also serve.

In other county business commissioners:

• approved utility permit for Rural Water District 3 boring under East 78th Street North in Owasso in Eagles Landing District 2

• approved blanket purchase orders for Emergency Management to Froman Oil $400; Assessor for fuel to Districts 1,2, and 3 for $100 each; D1 to County Building Center $200 and to R&S; Auto $600; Health Department to Claremore Physicians, LLC for TB x-rays $400; D2 to Boxcer Equipment $5,000; D3 to R&S; Auto Parts $750; Sheriff’s Jail to Sysco Foods $3,000 and $7,100, Bimbo Bakeries $1,350, Farmer Brother’s Coffee $500, Warehouse Market k$300, Correctional Dental $2,000, PHS Mobile X-ray $600, Diamond Medical Supply $400, Diamond Drugs, Inc. $6,000 St. Francis Lab $600, D3 (fuel) $500, Froman Oil $300; Sheriff’s General to D1 $2,000, D2 $500, D3 $2,000, Froman Oil $1,000, First Vehicle Service, Inc. $5,000

• approved liaison discussion between Grand Gateway Economic Development Agency and Hazard Mitigation Specialist, LLC to assist in completing the Roger County Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan

• removed Kati McKim as receiving agent for D3 and approved appointment of David Trude

• denied endorsement of application to sell alcohol, by Beaver Enterprises, LLC doing business as Dam Saloon at 8013 East Highway 88, Oologah

• approved lump sum benefit check as method of payment for employee policy from Standard Life to beneficiaries



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