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County approves final completion, closes out courthouse renovation; contract finished about $268,000 over original price
Summary
Columbia County commissioners on Aug. 27 authorized a certificate of final completion and directed the chair to sign closeout documents allowing final payment to contractor Kirby Nagelhout for the old courthouse renovation.
Columbia County commissioners on Aug. 27 authorized a certificate of final completion and directed the chair to sign the closeout documents for the old courthouse renovation, allowing final payment to contractor Kirby Nagelhout. Riley Baker, identified in the meeting as the county's general services director, presented the closeout packet and requested approval.
Why it matters: final acceptance closes the county's construction obligation for the courthouse bell tower and elevator work and allows payment from last year’s budget, avoiding an amended current-year budget, county staff said.
Baker told commissioners the original contract with Kirby Nagelhout was $2,009,754 and the finished…
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