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Commissioners approve additional funding and construction award for St. Clements Island Museum
Summary
Facing bid-price increases, the board approved a budget amendment transferring capital reserve funds to cover a roughly $1.9 million shortfall and authorized award of the construction contract to a local firm.
The Commissioners of Saint Mary’s County approved July 22 a budget amendment to fund construction of the new St. Clements Island Museum and authorized the procurement officer to award the construction contract.
Public works staff told commissioners the lowest reliable construction estimate after competitive bidding rose from an earlier budgeted figure of roughly $4.4 million to about $6.3 million, driven largely by higher-than-anticipated mechanical,…
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