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Commission sets $20 million envelope for courthouse remodel and public safety center
Summary
After discussion about procurement strategies and soft costs, commissioners approved a $20 million budget envelope for courthouse remodeling and a new public-safety center to guide design and budgeting work.
Dunn County commissioners set a working budget envelope of $20,000,000 for combined courthouse remodeling and a Public Safety Center. Commissioners debated procurement methods and soft-cost exposure, with one member urging caution about contract management approaches that can increase project cost; others noted that historical guaranteed-maximum-price contracts often include contingency and that early budgeting is needed to preserve timelines and existing contract arrangements.
The motion to set the $20 million figure carried by roll call. Commissioners asked the building committee and staff to refine plans and explore options to reduce hard and soft costs while ensuring necessary programmatic space for the public-safety functions.
