New AV system chosen for courts
County officials have chosen a local company to provide an install new audio/visual systems with enhanced teleconferencing capacity for local courtrooms.
The Bartholomew County commissioners accepted a bid of $158,420 from the locally-based CIM Technology Solutions to provide and install the equipment in all courtrooms except Bartholomew Circuit Court. New equipment for Judge Kelly Benjamin’s courtroom was already part of the extensive renovation now underway in that courtroom, county IT director Scott Mayes said.
While the county originally estimated the new equipment would cost $200,000, the bid from CIM Technology came in under that at $155,420, Mayes said. In addition, the county has purchased a one-year managed services agreement for $3,000 that will ensure local courts will have the shortest possible repair time if needed, he said.
County selects local firm to install new courtroom audio/visual systems
COLUMBUS, Ind. County officials have chosen a local company to provide an install new audio/visual systems with enhanced teleconferencing capacity for local courtrooms.
The Bartholomew County commissioners accepted a bid of $158,420 from the locally-based CIM Technology Solutions to provide and install the equipment in all courtrooms except Bartholomew Circuit Court. New equipment for Judge Kelly Benjamin’s courtroom was already part of the extensive renovation now underway in that courtroom, county IT director Scott Mayes said.
While the county originally estimated the new equipment would cost $200,000, the bid from CIM Technology came in under that – at $155,420, Mayes said. In addition, the county has purchased a one-year managed services agreement for $3,000 that will ensure local courts will have the shortest possible repair time if needed, he said.
Renovations underway for Circuit courtroom
Bartholomew County Courthouse maintenance worker John Maley builds the frame for the new judge s bench in the Bartholomew Circuit courtroom at the Bartholomew County Courthouse in Columbus, Ind., Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. Mike Wolanin | The Republic
The jury box may be the only part of the Bartholomew Circuit courtroom that won’t undergo a total transformation in the next five weeks.
The renovation is believed to be the most elaborate upgrade inside the courthouse since substantial improvements were completed in the county clerk’s office in March 2019.
In terms of basic remodeling, the second-floor upgrade in Judge Kelly Benjamin’s courtroom should cost no more than $15,000, county maintenance director Rick Trimpe said. The lower cost is largely made possible by having county employees handling the labor, instead of contractors, has made several projects more affordable.
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