Building project contingency strained after higher-than-expected security bid and unforeseen remediation costs
Washington County staff told the Building Project Committee that the projects contingency has dwindled to about $60,000 after accepted change orders, asbestos abatement and contaminated-soil remediation; they said a separately bid security system returned a $483,000 bid and staff will seek roughly $445,000 more from CIP funds pending county-board approval.
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Washington County staff told the Building Project Committee that the building projects contingency has been largely consumed by change orders, environmental remediation and a much larger-than-anticipated security-system bill, and they proposed moving funds within the countys capital improvement program (CIP) to cover the shortfall.
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