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Commissioners authorize $3.85 million transfer to advertise bids for sheriff support services building after county estimate shortfall
Summary
The board approved a $3,850,000 transfer from capital reserve to the Sheriff's Office Support Services Building project to allow the county to advertise a solicitation for construction bids after a third-party estimator identified additional site-development costs.
The Commissioners of St. Mary's County on Sept. 30 approved a $3,850,000 budget amendment transferring funds from the capital reserve to the Sheriff's Office Support Services Building project so staff can advertise construction bids. County public-works officials told the board a third-party estimator and subsequent project-development work identified about $3.8 million of site-development costs that were not captured in earlier estimates.
Deputy County Administrator David Yingling and Public Works and Transportation staff said the original headquarters and…
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