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Board authorizes $84,915 preliminary engineering assessment for old courthouse remodel; library option remains uncertain
Summary
The board unpaused an $84,915 preliminary engineering contract (to be covered by insurance funds) to assess options for rehabilitating the old courthouse after a fire; staff said the first floor alone would not meet current library-grant requirements and full reuse could cost far more.
The San Benito County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 27 authorized staff to resume a paused $84,915 preliminary-engineering contract to assess repair and reuse options for the old county courthouse, which was damaged by fire. The work will be paid from insurance proceeds set aside for the project and is intended to produce conceptual options, cost estimates and a path forward for reconstruction.
CEO and public works staff said the county previously paused a larger design contract…
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