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Jefferson County commissioners approve contracts, home buyouts and correct tax‑abatement dates
Summary
The Jefferson County Commissioners Court approved multiple purchasing contracts and contract amendments (including airport work), authorized several electronic disbursements and GLO home buyouts, approved two Precinct 6 hires, and amended a tax‑abatement agreement to correct construction‑start timing before adjourning to closed session.
Jefferson County Commissioners Court members voted Thursday to approve a series of purchasing contracts, electronic disbursements, personnel hires and a ministerial correction to a tax‑abatement agreement.
The court approved a package of purchasing actions that included an Invitation for Proposal for renovations at the Jefferson County Diversion Center (line item awards listed in the agenda) and amendments tied to construction work at Jack Brooks Regional Airport. County staff said the airport contractor exceeded the project schedule, so the county is extending construction‑administration services for roughly 109 days and increasing the Garver LLC contract by $70,000, from $317,400 to $387,400. A separate amendment adds on‑site resident project representative services and raises that line from $374,000 to $474,032; staff said those costs will be covered by liquidated damages assessed against the project contractor, Bristow LLC. "We did assess…
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