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Spencer County approves payments to complete purchase of two pre‑engineered buildings
Summary
Spencer County board approved paying $110,827 as a partial draw on Invoice 8 and authorized a $291,000 wire to Elder Construction (to be sent to ACI Buildings) to complete payments for two pre‑engineered buildings, contingent on successful transfer and confirmation from ACI.
Spencer County’s board returned to open session and voted to move forward with payments tied to Invoice 8 for a project that includes two pre‑engineered buildings. The board approved a partial payment of $110,827 intended to cover site‑work elements of Invoice 8 and then approved wiring an additional $291,000 to Elder Construction — to be routed to ACI Buildings — to complete payment for both structures, contingent on a successful wire transfer and receipt of supporting documentation from ACI.
The board’s presiding official put both motions on the floor and members voted; each motion passed with one member recorded as opposed. During discussion, the contractor on site, Michael Barry of Barry Construction, explained that the $33,795.28 line item on a change order corresponds to foundation/footer concrete and said he needs to reconcile schedule‑value line items to explain how invoice line items map to work completed. Barry said the foundations for Building 1 are essentially complete—"95% of the footer and foundation wall"—and that he was preparing documentation to match invoices to schedule values so the board could track percent complete and remaining funds.
Board members said they would not release the final balance payment until ACI provided proof that the supplier had been paid and the buildings were scheduled for shipment; county representatives and the contractor discussed expected delivery windows, with the first building described as due around the 20th and the second around the 27th of the month, contingent on receipt of funds. The board emphasized a desire for supporting documentation from ACI showing the vendor had been paid before funds cleared.
Why it matters: The payments clear the way for delivery and installation of two county buildings and shift responsibility for ensuring vendor payment and delivery onto staff and the contractor. The spending decisions also trigger subsequent review of work completed and pending change orders, which board members asked to see in schedule‑value detail.
What’s next: The board directed staff and the contractor to provide the requested schedule‑value reconciliations and ACI payment documentation; additional discussion about remaining site work and Building 2 remediation was deferred to a Monday follow‑up meeting.
