Owner's rep reports steady progress on Oklahoma County ARPA-funded projects; elevator, annex and behavioral health work ongoing

An owner's representative updating Oklahoma County advisory boards said work on multiple American Rescue Plan Act-funded infrastructure projects is proceeding and remains "on track." Speaking during the infrastructure advisory meeting and the subsequent PBA advisory meeting, the representative summarized progress on elevators, annex finish work and a behavioral health services facility.

The owner's representative (Speaker 4) told the board that "phase 1 asbestos is complete" and that courthouse elevator equipment is "supposed to be delivering here in a couple weeks," adding that crews are coordinating inspections and deliveries. He said ICB elevators are "about 99% complete" and that staff are planning sequencing of remaining abatement and elevator installations around crew availability.

Why it matters: these projects affect courthouse operations, emergency management space and a behavioral health services facility that county officials have tied to ARPA funding. Delays or additional structural work could alter schedules and budgets for related county operations.

Speaker 4 provided timing estimates: front-entrance work is expected to be finished by "late February, probably close to March," while phase 2 asbestos abatement for another elevator bank is targeted for May or June. On the behavioral health facility, he said roofing had started and that crews of "about 80, 90 guys on-site" were working to keep the schedule tight.

The representative also reported unexpected deterioration in structural columns at ICB; additional testing returned better results than anticipated, a remediation design is complete, and pricing from specialty subcontractors was expected within a week. He projected the ICB general bond portion could finish in a May–June 2027 timeframe but said that estimate depends on responses related to the columns.

Board members pressed on scheduling and manpower constraints. One asked whether elevator equipment shipments would allow crews to start work in February; Speaker 4 said equipment is expected and that final sequencing depends on available crews, promising an update at the next meeting.

The boards voted to receive the owner's representative reports after the presentation. The meeting record contains multiple direct statements from the owner's representative about completion stages, delivery timing and crew levels.