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Rutherford County approves bundled change orders to complete site work for forensic center and future buildings
Summary
The Rutherford County purchasing committee approved three change orders, bundled for mayoral signature, to complete site utilities and grading for the forensic center and adjacent future buildings; the package drew one dissenting vote and prompted discussion about oversight and previously removed contract items.
Rutherford County—s purchasing committee voted to approve bundled change orders to add site work, testing and related construction-phase services back into the forensic center package and to prepare the broader site for future buildings.
The items approved include site grading and utilities work, a small excavation/hydro‑excavation contract to determine utility depths and a credit reducing hauled fill in some future areas. County attorneys and project staff said the net effect of packaging the three change orders together reduces the previously presented amount by roughly $11,000 compared with approving the largest change order alone.
The committee—s discussion focused on why some services were not included in earlier scopes. County staff said portions of construction‑phase services were…
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