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Potter County approves Phase 2 District Courthouse contract with Tri State General Contractors
Summary
The commissioner’s court approved the Phase 2 financial log and awarded the general‑contract contract to Tri State General Contractors, adopting a revised cost schedule and authorizing change‑order tracking.
Potter County Commissioners Court on May 12 approved the financial log for the District Courthouse Phase 2 and accepted a negotiated contract with Tri State General Contractors.
Why it matters: The decision moves a large downtown courthouse renovation and expansion project from planning toward construction. County staff and the selected contractor cited rising material costs and negotiated a change order to capture recent price movements before construction begins.
County project staff presented the formal financial log showing a current known project cost of $3,344,414 and explained that a 10% owner contingency had been retained for unknowns. Commissioners were told the county still had approximately $3.77 million remaining in the project allocation to proceed with Phase 2. The court approved making the presented document the official tracking ledger for project expenditures.
On contract approval, staff said negotiations had been completed and that AIA (A101/A201) contract forms and insurance/bond exhibits had been reviewed by county counsel and staff. The court approved entering into the contract with Tri State General Contractors and authorized staff to proceed with execution and the notice to proceed; the court also directed that change orders be logged and reported in future project updates.
Formal votes: The court approved the financial log and the Phase 2 contract with recorded votes showing passage by the court (recorded as 4–0). County staff said the official project start date was anticipated in June and that the calendar duration for work will be roughly 300 days for that work package.
Ending: County staff scheduled a preconstruction meeting for all subcontractors and said they will provide the court with periodic change‑order reports and pay‑application updates as the project advances.
