Rockwall County approves multiple change orders, AV scope and annex finish work; NemoQ texting limit set at 10,000 texts/month

Rockwall County Commissioners on July 22 approved a string of construction change orders, audiovisual upgrades and project management contracts tied to the courthouse third-floor renovation and the new county annex, and set an interim texting allowance for the county tax assessor'collector's NemoQ customer-notification system.

The court approved proposed change orders for the courthouse Third Floor project with Hill & Wilkinson Construction Group that included both credits and additions tied to unforeseen site conditions and equipment relocations. Commissioners voted 5-0 to approve proposed change order number 3 (credit related to existing elevator shaft conditions), change order number 4 (relocation of a fire panel) and change order number 5 (an additive change to include the courtroom AV scope in the construction contract). A court motion recorded during the meeting said the AV scope would be funded from money the county had set aside for that purpose.

Annex project status and contingency

Project staff reported the Rockwall County Annex project was…