County approves contingency increase, several change orders for courthouse roof project

Mar 25, 2026

Commissioners approved a $150,000 contingency addition to the courthouse roofing project (from SPLOST) and multiple change orders including exterior window recaulking (CO #8) and brick repairs; staff said the contingency avoids markup, overhead and profit on smaller change orders.

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County staff and the project representative reviewed multiple change orders for the courthouse and annex roofing projects. The board heard that earlier accounting reduced the contract amount by $25,000 but left contingency skewed; staff proposed adding $150,000 to the construction contingency funded from SPLOST to avoid markup and overhead charges on expected additional change orders.

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