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Kootenai County project rep reports minor construction changes, asks whether to accommodate five-justice bench
Summary
Turner & Townsend representative David Mendez reported several small construction changes to the Kootenai County justice building—two covered by project contingency and one he plans to approve—and asked commissioners whether to pursue a larger modification to allow a five-justice bench in a Superior Court courtroom.
David Mendez with Turner and Townsend updated the Kootenai County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 21 on recent construction adjustments to the county's justice building and asked whether the county wants to pursue a modification to accommodate a five-justice bench.
Mendez said some changes fell within the project's design or construction contingencies and that he intended to approve a contractor proposal for an elevator wiring change. “That’s an $11,323 change and I'm intending to approve that,” he said, adding he had verified the work against the plans and specifications. He explained the change was required because one elevator had been designated to run on battery backup in the drawings while the building has a standby generator; the elevator must be moved to run on the generator so it…
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