Fiscal court approves scoreboards, prequalifies convention‑center contractor and signs multiple change orders and resolutions

The McCracken County Fiscal Court approved several procurements, contract actions and budgetary distributions during its July 28 meeting, including purchase of scoreboards for the Paducah Sportsplex, prequalification of a design‑build contractor for the convention center project, contract time extensions related to sports‑park work and a modification to acceptance testing for the county’s 800 megahertz radio project.

Scoreboards and sports park: the court ordered that Varsity Scoreboards be awarded the quote for 18 scoreboards at the Paducah Sportsplex for $222,222, authorized the judge executive to sign the contract, and authorized payment of invoices. Court discussion confirmed the 18 scoreboards cover nine fields (two per field) and that the championship field scoreboard was not included in this award. The procurement used cooperative purchasing and multiple quotes were…