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Commission approves Justice Center change order; runway task order presented with FAA funding
Summary
Commissioners approved a change order tied to the Justice Center parking conversion and heard a request to approve a Precision Approach Engineering task order for a runway project funded largely by the FAA and a state match; staff noted a discovered basement may increase costs and delegated authority to a commissioner to review final change‑order details.
The Crook County Commission on Wednesday approved a change order related to conversion of a recently acquired property into a parking lot for the Justice Center and reviewed a separate task order for runway construction work at the county airport.
Staff described the Justice Center change order as covering hazardous‑materials abatements, demolition, site preparation and parking‑lot construction. The packet noted a figure described in staff remarks as "$394,000 and change," but during the motion the change order was identified as number 250 and an amount spoken in the motion was stated as $951,000. A motion "to approve change order number 250" was moved and seconded and commissioners voted in favor in open session. Later in the meeting staff reported the discovery of a basement at the site and the construction team presented an updated contract amount to the commission; commissioners delegated authority to Commissioner Barney (unnamed in the transcript) to review the updated change order and, if satisfactory, approve it under that delegated authority.
Separately, airport staff presented task order number 1 under a five‑year master contract with Precision Approach Engineering for phase‑2 runway construction. Staff reported FAA approval of the funds and described the full construction budget as roughly $4.3 million with the county or airport share around $152,500 to satisfy matching requirements; staff said the task order can be placed on the consent agenda or scheduled for discussion next week.
The commission approved the Justice Center change‑order motion during the meeting and directed staff to forward updated documents and proceed with delegated review due to the newly discovered basement. No additional airport funding was authorized at the meeting beyond the presentation; staff said they would return a recommended consent item for approval.
