Summary
Electricians have been hired by Jasper County to install an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) that will make it so the sheriff’s office, jail and dispatch do not have to experience any downtime in case a storm or other event causes a blackout.
Jasper County Maintenance Director Adam Sparks presented quotes from three electrical contractors during the Sept. 3 board of supervisors meeting.
He said the UPS feeds in between the transition of the generator from regular power to generator power.
Sparks said he had other companies look at doing an external transfer switch, but the expensive price tag made the county opt out.
Kline Electric submitted an $8,546 bid and Gritters Electric, Inc. submitted an $8,887 bid.