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Page County jail project shows $841,691 overage; board approves most contractor awards with exclusions
Summary
County project manager reported an $841,691 overrun (including $478,000 contingency) on the new jail; supervisors approved awards for several bid categories while excluding one category and discussed options to reduce costs.
Project representatives reported that the Page County jail construction budget is showing an overage of about $841,691, including a contingency line of $478,000. County and contractor representatives described options to reduce the overage and discussed whether to proceed with awarding contracts.
The project representative said a previously discussed potential credit on a natural-gas line (about $150,000) remains under review and that the team has exhausted routine value-engineering options with contractors. Two possible near-term reductions were identified: removing the food-and-laundry-service equipment item (estimated savings…
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