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Harney County schedules special session to finalize jail design‑build contract
Summary
County judge said a final jail design‑build contract (approx. $8.0 million) is expected and the court agreed to a brief special session the next day to sign the agreement; attorneys' scheduling and an IGA for $3 million in court‑related funds delayed the process.
Harney County Court discussed finalizing a design‑build contract for a new jail and agreed to schedule a brief special session to execute the document.
The judge told the court that attorneys had been working to finalize contract language and that an intergovernmental agreement tied to $3,000,000 in court‑related funds had slowed the process. The judge said the total contract amount was roughly $8,000,200 (the precise figure was not in front of him at the meeting) and that execution will require county court approval.
To avoid further delay, the judge proposed a special session the following morning around 11 a.m. to sign the contract. Commissioners indicated likely availability for a short meeting to complete the signature and allow preplanning and design work to proceed. No formal counsel of action was taken beyond scheduling the special session; the court expects attorneys and staff to deliver a final contract for signature at that session.
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