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County approves courthouse 11th-floor stairwell night work and contract amendment
Summary
The county approved two change orders for the courthouse eleventh-floor stairwell project: $33,877 to allow night work for security reasons and a $19,507 amendment for a switchback stair design after measurement errors were found.
Oklahoma County commissioners approved two contract changes for the courthouse eleventh-floor stairwell project, including an added cost to permit night work and a design-related amendment.
County staff explained the first change order addressed security concerns raised by the sheriff’s department and allowed the contractor to perform specified work at night rather than during the day. The change order added $33,877 to the contract to compensate for the night work, which was not part of the original bid. A motion to approve that change order was made, seconded and approved by voice vote with commissioners answering “Aye.”
A second amendment resulted from errors in the original stairwell measurements after the job went to bid. Staff said the project required a different, switchback stair design, and the amendment increased the contract by $19,507. Commissioners voted to approve the amendment by voice vote.
Staff said the stairwell work is intended to improve inmate egress in case of fire for the eleventh floor and that Camp and Kimbrough had met with county representatives on scheduling concerns. The meeting record did not include a revised overall contract total; the transcript recorded the two change-order amounts and approval votes.
