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Facilities committee prioritizes ARPA spending for jail, Bennett work and courthouse design; several bids and change orders approved
Summary
The committee recommended directing roughly $3 million in remaining ARPA funds toward top-priority facilities work — finishing Pope jail work, completing Bennett Building projects, starting courthouse design — and approved multiple bids and change orders including a Pope jail roof bid and Bennett change orders.
Champaign County's facilities committee on Tuesday recommended prioritizing roughly $3 million in remaining American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for capital projects and approved several procurement actions to move those projects forward.
Committee members said their first priorities are finishing the Pope jail construction, completing outstanding work at the Bennett Building and moving forward with courthouse design. Facilities staff reported there is about $3,000,000 currently available in the ARPA facilities bucket and about $1,900,000 left to spend on the ongoing Pope jail project.
The committee approved sending the Pope jail roof replacement and related bracket repair out for bid after hearing that the roof and precast panels have…
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