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Board approves $4.755M increase to Medical Examiner replacement project to cover equipment, utilities and change orders
Summary
Supervisors approved a $4,755,150 increase in appropriations for the Medical Examiner/Morgue replacement project to cover a CT scanner purchase, PG&E utility work, furniture and contingencies; funds will come from county facilities fees and capital outlay reserves.
San Joaquin County supervisors on March 25 approved a $4,755,150 increase to the Public Improvements budget for the Medical Examiner (morgue) facility replacement project to cover equipment, utility work and project contingencies.
General Services Director Dan Wertz told the board the single‑story, 18,292‑square‑foot replacement facility is under construction and substantial completion is currently estimated for October 2025 with occupancy before the end of the calendar year. The project was awarded under a design‑build contract; since construction began the team identified several unanticipated costs, including required PG&E upgrades for new gas and electrical service and a planned CT scanner that was not in the original construction budget.
Wertz described the requested increase as a combination of a new project contingency ($1.6M), a CT scanner procurement ($750,000), increased soft costs and furniture/fixtures/equipment. The board approved using $1.6M from the county facilities fee fund and $3.15515M from the unprogrammed capital outlay fund; staff said the appropriation will not affect the general fund.
Supervisors asked staff what the project had taught them; Wertz said the county will apply lessons about estimating and contingency planning to future capital projects. The motion to appropriate the additional funds passed on a unanimous vote; staff will proceed with outstanding purchase orders and project close‑out activities and return as required for final acceptance.
