MARSHALL — Lyon County and the city of Marshall’s shared Law Enforcement Center is in need of a new roof, and this week county commissioners learned more about the possible scope of the work that would need to be done.

On Tuesday, commissioners heard a presentation from the Garland Company on re-roofing the LEC in Marshall. They voted to have Garland do design work for the project.

In his presentation, Brian Murrell of Garland said there were signs that the LEC needed a new roof, including areas where the current roof membrane had shrunk, leaks in the stone coping around the edges of the roof, and wet insulation found in one portion of the roof.

Murrell said the existing LEC roof used a single-ply system, which needs to be replaced more frequently than a multi-ply roofing system.

“The system we’re looking at is a multi-ply,” he said.

The budget to replace the LEC roof would be around $850,000 to $900,000, although depending on some of the current roof conditions the cost could be higher, Murrell said.

The main section of the roof might need to have insulation added in order to bring it up to code. If that happens, it would add about $50,000 to the project cost.

“What’s important to remember is these roofs will last twice as long,” Murrell said.

If the existing insulation on the roof is dry and in good condition, it could be recycled, Murrell said.

Murrell also said Garland Roofing worked directly with contractors, which would reduce the number of third parties involved in the project, and reduce risk to the county.

In discussion of the proposal, Lyon County Administrator Loren Stomberg noted that the city of Marshall would normally help pay a portion of the cost for work on the shared LEC. Murrell said he could help work out the percentages for cost sharing.

Commissioner Rick Anderson said the roof replacement was a project that the county could potentially use American Rescue Plan Act funding for.

Commissioner Gary Crowley said it also might not make sense to wait to re-roof the LEC.

“We know the cost isn’t going to get any cheaper,” he said.