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Commissioners defend Leon Street annex spending, approve $600,000 budget amendment to cover construction costs
Summary
After a detailed update on change orders and the guaranteed maximum price for the Leon Street annex and jail expansion, the court approved budget amendment No. 6 to move $600,000 into the capital improvements fund to pay outstanding construction bills.
The Coryell County Commissioners Court spent an extended portion of Thursday's meeting addressing cost increases and change orders for the Leon Street annex and the jail expansion, then approved a budget amendment to cover contractor invoices tied to those projects.
Judge Roger Miller and several commissioners reviewed the project's guaranteed maximum price (GMP), change orders and additional charges the court said were not fully accounted for in the year’s operating budget. Commissioners described a mix of client-directed adjustments, necessary site work and items rolled into non-construction cost lines such as architecture and furniture, fixtures and equipment.
Why it matters: the court said the county has the funds to…
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