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Board approves $300,000 contingency increase for William Blount CTE renovation project
Summary
The board approved a request to add $300,000 to the contingency fund for the William Blount CTE renovation project after district maintenance described unforeseen site and owner-requested changes that consumed most of the prior contingency.
The Blount County Board of Education on a roll-call vote approved a request to increase the contingency for the William Blount CTE renovation project by $300,000.
Maintenance and project staff said the project is transitioning from phase 1 to phase 2 and that change orders and owner requests have reduced the previously authorized contingency to about $44,000. Maintenance director (referred to in the meeting as Mr. Dukes) told the board the $300,000 request is to ensure work can continue through June 30 if additional change orders arise.
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