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Commissioners approve jail change order and add $500,000 from fund balance for remaining work
Summary
The board approved change order 16 for the Nash County detention facility ($53,634.10) and approved a project‑ordinance amendment to provide $500,000 from general fund balance to cover anticipated additional change orders and life‑safety enhancements needed to complete work and obtain required certificates of occupancy.
The Nash County Board of Commissioners on March 10 approved a $53,634.10 change order (change order 16) to the detention facility addition and renovation contract to cover security camera enhancements and replacement of two smoke‑evacuation fans, increasing the amended contract price to $18,992,103.62.
Deputy County Manager Jonathan Boone told the board the change order addresses four items, the largest of which was security camera enhancements and integration with the project camera system and replacement of two smoke‑evacuation fans in dorms 4 and 5. Boone said the broader project has incurred multiple change orders to date but remained below 10% of the original contract…
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