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Dunn County approves $22.86 million guaranteed maximum price for Public Safety Center; 1 commissioner votes no
Summary
The Dunn County Board approved a $22,861,387 guaranteed maximum price (GMP) for a new Public Safety Center and courthouse remodel, voting 4–1. Construction is slated to begin May 2026 with completion targeted for September 2027; the Public Safety Center will be built first.
The Dunn County Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 22 approved a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) proposal of $22,861,387 for construction of a new Public Safety Center and subsequent remodeling of the courthouse. The board voted 4–1, with Commissioner Kleemann casting the lone no vote.
Ryan Anderson, with JE Dunn, presented the GMP and said the figure assumes all contingencies would be spent; the company has plans to reduce costs but recommended approving the contract to keep the project schedule on track. Anderson told commissioners the project would begin in May 2026 and reach substantial completion in September 2027, with the Public Safety Center built first and the courtroom remodel following.
The contract award moves the project from planning into construction procurement, allowing JE Dunn to finalize preconstruction work and schedule subcontractor buy-ins. Commissioners who supported the motion said approving the GMP was necessary to maintain the proposed timeline; Commissioner Kleemann voted no but did not elaborate in the recorded summary why he opposed the motion.
The board’s action follows routine capital-project review and does not itself change funding sources or bond authorizations in the record presented at the meeting. The next procedural steps noted by county staff are contract execution and mobilization planning by the contractor.
The county will proceed with contract signing and preconstruction coordination in the weeks ahead.
