County approves $2.01 million amendment for owner's representative on new detention center project

Oklahoma County commissioners approved a $2,007,300 amendment to the contract with William White & Associates to extend the firm's role as the owner's representative for the first phase of the county's new detention center.

County staff told commissioners the amendment secures a multidisciplinary team of roughly nine employees to provide structural, fire, mechanical and electrical expertise on the project. Staff said the amendment represents about 1% of the detention-center project's total cost and called the contractor a "high-quality team" that offers good value for the county.

The motion to approve the amendment passed by voice vote during the meeting. County staff did not specify a contract number on the record. The agenda described the work as part of the county's ARPA-funded projects and identified William White & Associates as the county's owner's representative for early phases of the detention-center program.

The contract amendment will extend William White & Associates' responsibilities on design-review and construction-phase oversight for the first phase of the facility. County staff recommended approval, citing the firm's experience across the relevant technical areas. Commissioners approved the measure by voice vote.

Staff noted no additional departmental appropriation was discussed on the record; the amendment was presented as part of the project-management budget. The county did not provide a timeline for the team's work in the meeting record.