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Commissioners grant $10,000 change-order authority and receive progress updates on jail, HVAC and lab projects
Summary
Director of Building and Grounds Jeff Fuller updated commissioners on jail pod assembly, HVAC projects, coroner's autopsy lab design, and a county generator order; commissioners authorized Fuller to approve change orders up to $10,000 and asked for contingency pacing updates.
Jeff Fuller, director of building and grounds, briefed the Kootenai County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 12 about the status of multiple facility projects and requested guidance on change-order approval authority.
On the jail pod buildout, Fuller said metal cells on the first floor are fully assembled and crews are pouring slabs for second-floor cells. He told commissioners he had a small change order on the afternoon agenda—"around $3,500"—and anticipated additional modest items, including a roughly $7,000 fire-line relocation that would be offset by a $3,000 credit for an unneeded door.
Fuller asked whether the board wanted every change order brought to the business meeting or whether the director could be given a threshold for approval. Commissioners agreed that a…
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