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Commissioners press county staff on who will pay to run new behavioral health care center as construction costs rise
Summary
Commissioners heard a construction update showing nearly all contingency consumed by escalation on the $44.4M CMAR contract and pressed staff about an unfunded plan for day‑to‑day operations; one commissioner said, “I'm opposed to bankrupting the county.”
Oklahoma County commissioners on Friday received a progress report on the new behavioral health care center that highlighted rising construction costs and left key questions about who will pay for day‑to‑day operations unanswered.
Stacy, the county project lead, told commissioners the project originally negotiated under a construction manager at risk (CMAR) contract totaled $44,400,000 with an expected 10% contingency (~$4 million). After bid results and continued price escalation the contingency has largely been consumed, leaving roughly $59,000 remaining against escalation that “ate up nearly $4,000,000,” Stacy said. She added that about 21 change orders have been submitted to date — roughly…
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