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Commission approves construction change directive for Justice Center; commissioners ask for contract attorney report
Summary
The commission approved Construction Change Directive No. 2 for the Justice Center and several commissioners pressed for the county's contract attorney to provide a report on change-order oversight and contractor accountability.
Hamblen County commissioners approved Construction Change Directive No. 2 for the county—s Justice Center project during the April 24 meeting, but several members pressed for clearer oversight and repeated requests for the county—s contract attorney to report on change-order procedures.
The motion to approve the change directive was made in the Justice Center Public Safety Committee portion of the agenda and passed after discussion. Commissioners said they are tired of recurring change orders that increase the project cost; Commissioner Edna Green explicitly requested a report from the county—s contract attorney to clarify legal exposure and whether prior oversight was adequate. County leaders said the attorney had already reviewed portions of the contract and staff would provide a report as requested.
Commissioners also raised traffic and school-bus routing concerns near the Justice Center site and urged the project team to consider traffic impacts during construction.
The commission recorded the vote as passing and instructed staff to arrange the attorney—s report and to report back to the commission about cost implications and any recommended contract modifications or approval steps for additional change orders.
