Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Oversight board hears schedule pressure, new pharmacy cost on Oklahoma County jail and behavioral care projects
Summary
At its regular meeting the Citizens Bond Oversight Advisory Board received updates that the Behavioral Care Center faces new change-order costs including a $161,303 pharmacy requirement and schedule pressure; the separate jail phase 1 received favorable bids and high local subcontractor participation.
The Citizens Bond Oversight Advisory Board heard construction and budget updates on the new Oklahoma County Adult Detention Center and the Behavioral Care Center, including a newly required on-site pharmacy and efforts by the contractor to recover roughly 35 days of schedule delay.
The board met in regular session and approved minutes from its Jan. 20, 2026 meeting before taking the project reports. County project staff member Stacy (last name not specified in the transcript) summarized recent change orders for the behavioral care center and said the project’s contingency is limited because subcontractor bids consumed much of the allowance. "We actually issued change orders for about 24,000 of that, and Flintco took responsibility for $58,000 of that," Stacy said, adding that an additional $240,000 was put into a unilateral change order while responsibility for that amount is still to be determined.
Why it matters: the…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
