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Justice building remains on schedule for early June; $24,000 interior seal increases use of contingency
Summary
A contractor representative told Kootenai County commissioners the new justice building is progressing on multiple floors and remains on track for early June occupancy, but an unanticipated $24,000 interior seal requirement will be paid from construction contingency funds.
David Mendez, a project representative with Turner and Council, told the Kootenai County Board of Commissioners on March 11 that work on the county’s new justice building is progressing and the project remains on schedule for an early June occupancy.
Mendez said crews are finishing painting and ceiling-grid work on the second and third floors, completing room-by-room ceiling inspections on the third floor and that tile and painting work is underway on the first floor. He reported exterior finish concrete work is expected to resume around April 1, weather permitting.
The update included a cost change: a required sealant along interior perimeter joints originally estimated at about $15,000 is now $24,000. “I’ve got the final numbers in now and it’s $24,000 so I’m right on my limit of authorization so I’m planning to go forward with that,” Mendez said. Commissioner Leslie Duncan asked, “What contingency bucket is that going to come out of?” Mendez replied it will be paid from the construction contingency.
County staff told commissioners the construction contingency still has roughly 50% remaining and the design contingency about 23% remaining. Commissioners discussed why the work was not anticipated, with staff explaining the requirement stems from vapor-barrier and interior finish sequencing that left a roughly 2-foot gap at some floor transitions that required an additional sealant strip to meet requirements.
No formal action was taken on the report; the board moved on to the next agenda item after questions.
The county did not identify any change to the project’s occupancy target date beyond the staff report.
