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Court approves $12,074 elevator change order, debates $100,000 tree-grate claim at courthouse project
Summary
Commissioners approved a $12,073.60 change order to add power supplies and a relay to meet elevator/fire-safety requirements and accepted a credit for the tree grate amid dispute over contractor pricing.
Aransas County commissioners voted unanimously to approve construction change requests tied to the county courthouse project, including a roughly $12,073.60 change order to add power supplies and a fire-alarm relay for the elevators and a credit related to a planned tree grate.
Aaron Wint, owner of Wint Electrical Services, told the court the elevator inspector required a power-supply/shunt‑trip arrangement so the fire alarm can trip the breaker and return elevators to the first floor in case of smoke detection. "They didn't show power supplies on the plans," Wint said,…
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