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County staff authorized to increase detention-center materials-testing contract by $70,000

3322429 · April 6, 2025
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Pueblo County staff reported a requested $70,000 increase to a materials-testing contract for the county detention center; managers said the extra testing stays within the project's budget and staff were cleared to proceed while a budget amendment is prepared.

Pueblo County officials said staff may proceed with an increase to a materials-testing contract for the new county detention center, and that a budget amendment will be backdated and presented later.

County Manager Bena Genesio introduced the item, saying the request was to increase an existing third‑party materials‑testing contract for the detention center. Jail manager Dave Zupan told commissioners the testing covers soils compaction, concrete and asphalt quality, welding and structural steel inspections and that the work is done by an independent contractor to avoid biased…

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