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Brazos County approves $10 million amendment to add fourth floor to 101 North Texas Avenue project
Summary
Commissioners approved a contract amendment to add a fourth floor and expand parking at the 101 North Texas Avenue project, committing about $10 million and preserving the option to seek reimbursement debt in the spring.
Brazos County Commissioners on Tuesday approved an amendment to contracts for the 101 North Texas Avenue project that adds a fourth floor and expands the parking garage, a change county staff estimated will cost approximately $10,000,000.
The change was part of agenda item 3, which commissioners debated for more than an hour before taking a roll-call vote. Commissioner Watson moved approval of the contract amendments; the motion was seconded and ultimately passed with a 4–1 vote (Commissioner Nettles, Commissioner Kondrala, Commissioner Watson and the judge voting yes; Commissioner Brown voting no).
County staff and the court’s construction manager told commissioners that design work for the project is nearly complete and that the current construction contract is written for a three‑story facility. “That project is being designed currently as only a 3‑story facility,” a county staff…
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