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Douglas County approves guaranteed maximum price and related contracts for new Justice Center; annexes site into Minden
Summary
Commissioners approved a package of construction contracts for the new Douglas County Justice Center — including a CMAR GMP of $47.923 million, a materials-testing contract, and a supplemental architectural fee — and adopted an ordinance annexing the Buckeye Road site into the Town of Minden.
Douglas County commissioners on June 19 approved a suite of contracts and land-use steps to move forward on the new Justice Center sited at 1280 Buckeye Road in Minden.
Key approvals included: - A construction manager-at-risk (CMAR) contract with Core Construction for GMP 2 totaling $47,923,417 (guaranteed maximum price). - A professional services contract with Construction Materials Engineers, Inc. (CME) for materials testing not to exceed $355,570. - A supplemental design fee with TSK Architects for $350,000 to cover additional design services completed during the project buildup. - Adoption of Ordinance 2025-16-57 to amend the Minden town boundary and annex the Justice Center parcel into the Town of Minden, a legal prerequisite because District Court must be located in the county seat.
Why it matters: The approvals move the Justice Center from design into large-scale construction. The board and project staff emphasized the…
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