Board hears request to boost Bella Vista detention-basin contingency amid construction overruns

Feb 5, 2026

County staff told supervisors the Bella Vista detention basin construction is running over budget; staff requested a $551,000 increase in contingency (to roughly $827,000) citing material and installation issues; engineers described bid and expected end costs.

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County engineering staff told the Cochise County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 5 that construction of the Bella Vista Detention Basin is running over its original estimates and requested an increase to the project contingency.

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