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Potter County approves Burns Architect contract for detention center after RFQ motion fails
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Potter County Commissioners Court approved a revised contract with Burns Architect LLC for the Potter County Detention Center and authorized the county judge to sign it. A separate motion to issue an RFQ for an independent jail consultant failed for lack of a second.
Potter County Commissioners Court approved a revised contract with Burns Architect LLC for architectural services on the Potter County Detention Center and authorized the county judge to execute the agreement during its June 23 meeting. A separate motion to solicit consultant proposals by request for qualifications failed for lack of a second.
Court members debated whether to hire an outside consultant to study jail population trends, operations and long‑term capacity needs before committing to design work. Judge Griffith of GMJ Consultants joined the meeting by phone to describe his firm’s approach and experience working with Texas counties on jail studies and construction oversight.
Judge Griffith said the county’s jail population and community population trends did not align: “your population is stagnant or actually losing population in the…
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