Delaware County Engineer

50 Channing Street

Delaware, Ohio 43015

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CHRIS E. BAUSERMAN, PE, PS • DELAWARE COUNTY ENGINEER

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MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT

The Delaware County Maintenance Department is responsible for repairs and up-keep of 200 county vehicles and pieces of equipment. This includes cars, pickup trucks, a large hydraulic excavator, single and tandem-axle dump trucks, motor graders, skid steers and pumps.  In the Maintenance Department we complete about 800 work orders each year on the vehicles and equipment operated by the Delaware County Engineer’s Office. The estimated value of the vehicles and equipment is about $4.6 million.

The shop superintendent manages the daily maintenance operations, including budgeting, parts ordering, inventory of machine parts and construction supplies and writing specifications for new equipment to be purchased.  The Engineer’s Office stocks a supply of signs, pipe, gravel and other building materials needed for emergency repairs to roads or bridges, or to ensure that project schedules are not delayed by late deliveries by suppliers.  The County Auditor reviews this inventory on a yearly basis.

The Maintenance Department employees a staff of three auto technicians.  The three technicians are responsible for the work done on the county equipment and vehicles.  Technicians need to have a thorough understanding of hydraulic systems and electrical wiring, as well as general automotive and mechanical knowledge.  Some of the major work done by the auto technicians are engine rebuilds, rear-end rebuild and set-ups and transmission rebuilds.  Technicians also perform regular preventive maintenance on vehicles and equipment to extend the service life of the county’s fleet of vehicles and equipment.  Technicians weld and fabricate equipment to assist other Highway Department crews in their daily duties. Technicians work not only inside the shop but also out on the road to make repairs under any weather conditions, including winter storms.

The building maintenance technician handles the maintenance and repair of the County Engineer’s Office and salt sheds.  This person works on heating and cooling systems, electrical wiring, carpentry, plumbing and roofing.  This department also oversees the two County operated salt sheds in Delaware County; the main salt shed in Delaware on US 42 North and the salt shed at the Genoa Township maintenance building.  The US 42 shed can hold 6,000 tons of salt while the Genoa salt shed holds about 500 tons.