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Kootenai County says autopsy lab design exceeds budget by about $297,000; staff propose value engineering and a temporary lab
Summary
County facilities director and the coroner told commissioners the autopsy lab GMP exceeded the allocated funds; staff identified roughly $256,000 in potential savings, propose accepting about $245,000 of them, and asked the board to consider covering a $296,910 shortfall from either the five‑year facilities plan or fund balance; staff will present a formal GMP for approval later the same day.
Kootenai County staff told commissioners at a Jan. 6 status meeting that the proposed coroner autopsy lab design has come in over the amount the county had allocated and that staff were recommending a set of value‑engineering changes while retaining several key items.
Jeff Vohler, the county’s director of buildings and grounds, said the initial guaranteed maximum price (GMP) based on the design exceeded the earlier budget estimate and that designers and the construction manager at risk had identified options to reduce costs. “We would propose we take $245,000 of those savings,” Vohler said, summarizing recommended value‑engineering decisions.
Vohler said the initial concept‑level budget used for planning (from an earlier LTA estimate) had been lower, and that the GMP initially came in roughly $600,000 over that concept estimate. After reviewing and accepting a number of…
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