Daggett County MBA approves door change order and sole-source vaporizer purchase to commission water treatment generator

The Daggett County Municipal Building Authority on July 21 approved a change order and a sole-source purchase aimed at finishing work on the county’s new water treatment plant and enabling generator commissioning.

The authority approved change order PATR-0001 to Patriot Construction for $5,192 to raise a man-door frame six inches on the existing treatment plant building so the new interior floor elevation will not create a puddle outside the door. Brian (speaking as Brian) explained the change, saying crews will raise the door jamb so the floor will have no step down at that opening and the remaining step into the office will meet OSHA sizing. Committee member (S3) moved the change order; the motion passed with ayes.

The board also approved a purchase request from Trevor Brooksby for a larger propane vaporizer and associated parts and labor to Mountain West (propane vendor) in the amount of $10,349.72, including roughly $8,394 for the vaporizer itself. Brian and Trevor explained the project’s originally specified 50-gallon vaporizer could not vaporize sufficient propane to run the generator that was delivered; "it just was not big enough," Brian said. The vaporizer will be 120 gallons so the plant’s 300 kW backup generator can reach load during testing.

Officials clarified funding responsibilities: the door work covered by the Patriot change order will be paid from drinking-water funds tied to the treatment project, while the vaporizer cost will come from CIB (Capital Improvement Board) or municipal building allocation tied to the treatment project, with the county processing reimbursements as appropriate. Speakers emphasized the split is an accounting distinction tied to which project fund covers each purchase and that the generator as installed should handle future growth without adding a second unit.

The meeting also approved routine financial items: minutes from the July 14 meeting, acknowledgment of the cash summary and accounts receivable reports as of July 16, and a disbursement summary totaling $756,733.54 covering checks dated June 12–July 17, 2026. Officials noted the large disbursement total largely reflects reimbursable construction costs tied to ongoing projects.

The authority concluded its business and adjourned at 9:55 a.m. Votes taken at the meeting matched the motions recorded by the chair: all items described above passed by voice vote.