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Finney County selects McCownGordon as construction manager at risk for new detention center

Finney County Board of Commissioners · April 21, 2026

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Summary

The board authorized staff to negotiate a preconstruction services agreement with McCownGordon Construction after a multi‑firm procurement for a proposed $55 million Finney County detention center. Commissioners praised the selection process and noted funding via voter‑approved sales tax bonds.

Finney County commissioners voted to select McCownGordon Construction as the construction manager at risk (CMAR) for a planned 56,575-square-foot jail and detention center that would include approximately 200 beds, program space and ancillary facilities.

Derek Ramos explained the two-step procurement: firms submitted qualifications, were interviewed, and provided fee proposals. The selection committee compared subtotals for fee plus general conditions to ensure an apples-to-apples comparison across proposals that varied in cost structure. The committee scored firms on qualifications (40 points), fee proposal (40 points) and a 20-point discretionary category; McCownGordon received the top score.

The four firms and their submitted fee-plus-general-conditions subtotals were presented in the record (KBS Construction $3,242,774; Hunt Construction $3,836,302; Crossland Construction $4,150,491; McCownGordon $4,292,275). McCownGordon's overall compensation for construction-manager services was cited as $4,318,720, including a proposed management fee of 1.95%, general conditions and a construction contingency estimated at approximately $1,078,431 (about 22%). The project planning assumed an estimated construction value of about $55,000,000. Funding sources identified included voter-approved sales tax and sales tax bonds authorized in November 2025 (bonds authorized up to $87,500,000 for jail and law-enforcement facilities).

Commissioners described the evaluation as thorough and praised the committee's inclusion of county, city and design-team representation. The motion approved selection of McCownGordon and authorized the administrator to negotiate and execute a preconstruction services agreement; the vote was taken by voice and carried.