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Courthouse expansion nears roof and lobby milestones; tower-crane removal planned, budget tracking on schedule
Summary
Facilities staff and the project team gave a monthly construction update on the Deschutes County courthouse expansion, reporting structural topping, interior MEP progress, upcoming lobby foundation work and a planned tower-crane removal with a short street closure; project spending and recent state grants for FF&E were summarized.
Lee Randall, the county's facilities director, and Eric Nielsen, capital management manager, gave the board a monthly update on the courthouse expansion project on Monday.
Staff said the expansion has topped out structurally and crews completed the roof deck and are now installing parapet framing, mechanical penthouse preparations and exterior metal stud framing. Inside the expansion team reported masonry, plumbing rough-in and continued MEP installation on lower floors as shoring is removed.
Nielsen said crews had started excavation and foundation work for the single-story lobby that will connect the new expansion to the 1977 building, and that the main lobby foundations were being…
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