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Macon County commissioners approve contract amendments to advance Franklin High School project amid split votes
Summary
On May 28, 2024, the Macon County Board of Commissioners approved three contract amendments to advance Franklin High School and Highlands School work, authorizing limited construction and architect amendments while several commissioners protested a $137.6 million project ceiling and called for more review.
The Macon County Board of Commissioners on May 28 approved a series of contract amendments to allow immediate planning and summer work on Franklin High School (FHS) and Highlands School projects, despite split votes and objections from two commissioners who said they had not seen sufficient project plans.
County Manager Derek Roland told the board costs have risen since February—about $10 million for FHS and $2.5 million for Highlands—putting the current project totals at roughly $137,624,444 for FHS and $8,575,068 for Highlands. Roland said the county intends to transfer $20 million from the General Fund to a Capital Reserve Fund and still expects to retain about a 40% fund balance; he said the county plans to finance about $75.6 million of the FHS project and will not finance the Highlands project.
The board voted 3-2 to approve a guaranteed-maximum-price (GMP) amendment-related contract with Carroll Daniel Construction for $411,644 to allow…
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