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Reno County officials weigh $700,000+ anchoring work for historic courthouse after insurer denies full coverage
Summary
County engineers and commissioners debated whether to pursue a large anchoring change order after contractors found corroded ties behind exterior limestone; insurance has denied full coverage and staff said a partial shortfall could be hundreds of thousands of dollars.
County staff and outside engineers briefed the Reno County Commission on May 31 about additional change orders needed to anchor exterior limestone on the historic courthouse, after contractors discovered corroded steel ties when crews removed the dome.
Commission staff said an insurer's review declined to cover the full anchoring cost. Harlan, the project engineer who spoke with the commission, said some of the original steel ties had corroded or were missing and recommended installing new anchors to preserve the building over the long term. Harlan said the contractor submitted a proposal to anchor stones from the third floor up and that a contractor quote for anchoring the façade was about…
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