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Seneca County committee to send $13,630 payment request for OFA/security renovation to full board after contractor delays
Summary
After months of contractor delays on the Office for the Aging and security renovation, county staff and the architect outlined causes of overruns. Committee approved moving a $13,630.61 payment to the full board and directed follow-up including a tentative executive session on potential litigation.
Seneca County supervisors in the Public Works Committee voted to advance a $13,630.61 payment request to John Snyder Architects to the full Board of Supervisors, after hearing that the Office for the Aging (OFA) and security renovation ran past the architect's original budget because of subcontractor delays.
The action moves the payment out of committee for a final decision by the full board. During committee, John Snyder, representing John Snyder Architects, said contractor management issues and long lead times for specified exterior doors were major causes of the delay: “They didn't install those doors until the second week in September,” Snyder said, adding that finishing tile and securing entrances could not occur until the doors were installed.
Committee members and staff described steps already taken to motivate contractors, including…
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