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Commission questions steep bids, code costs for jail remodel and county maintenance building
Summary
Commissioners expressed concern about rising bids to renovate a former jail for maintenance use, citing shortfalls between initial $350,000 estimates and current million‑dollar bids and state code requirements that increased engineering costs.
Cheatham County commissioners spent significant time at the March 10 workshop reviewing plans, bids and code-related cost increases for a former jail renovation and a separate county maintenance building project.
Commissioners and staff said an earlier estimate of roughly $350,000 for converting parts of the old jail structure into usable maintenance space has grown substantially. One commissioner said prior bids were “over a million dollars,” and attendees attributed part of the rise to state code requirements, architect-specified changes and an unexpected need for stamped engineered…
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