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Whitley County names construction manager for jail expansion and approves architect contract with legal contingencies
Summary
The court awarded the construction-manager RFP for the proposed county detention center expansion to Codell Construction and approved an architect agreement with DLZ Kentucky Inc., contingent on changes recommended by County Attorney Bob Hammons (dispute resolution by court, county as certificate holder/additional insured, and project-approval contingency).
The Whitley County Fiscal Court voted to award the construction-manager contract for a proposed detention-center expansion to Codell Construction and to approve an architect services agreement with DLZ Kentucky Inc., subject to specified legal changes recommended by the county attorney.
During discussion, some magistrates asked that the construction-manager award be made subject to formal project approval; the court recorded the award to Codell Construction and approved the motion by roll call. County Attorney Bob Hammons reviewed the DLZ AIA contract and recommended three specific changes: (1) remove mandatory binding…
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