Committee approves expanded LaBella design work, adds testing to Spring Building contract
Oct 7, 2026
County staff told the committee LaBella's design contract grew beyond an initial ~$2,000,000 estimate and recommended modifying the contract; the committee also approved adding soils and materials testing for the Spring Building (to be subcontracted to Stantec) and moved forward on the countywide storage design contract.
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The Ways & Means Committee approved contract adjustments to reflect expanded project scope and accepted procurement changes for several county capital projects. Staff said the Maine Society project "initially, we thought it was gonna be a roughly $2,000,000 project, but since that time, it has expanded significantly," and recommended expanding LaBella's design contract to cover the enlarged scope and additional site work.
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