Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Forensic Center Project topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Commissioners say forensic center contingencies of $765,444 will be returned to county; CT scanner purchase possible
Summary
In other business, commissioners were told change directives on the forensic center will return a total of $765,444 (construction contingency $351,776; design contingency $13,668; buyout $400,000), enabling purchase of a CT scanner estimated at $350,000–$400,000 and an anticipated facility opening around November.
During other business at the May 28 meeting, commissioners were informed that a change directive for the Rutherford County forensic center will return contingency funds to the county totaling $765,444.
The amounts presented were a design contingency of $13,668, a buyout of $400,000 and a construction contingency that was listed in the transcript with missing digits. The meeting record gave the total returned funds as $765,444; using that total, the construction contingency computes to $351,776 and is reported here as the corrected value based on the itemized total given during the meeting. Commissioners said the returned funds would allow the county to purchase a CT scanner (the transcript quoted an estimate of about $350,000–$400,000) and that the forensic center project is going well, with an anticipated opening around November.
Commissioners thanked project staff and members who participated in the oversight meetings; staff said additional buyouts and tariff refunds are expected to further reduce project cost. No formal vote was required or recorded on this announcement during the purchasing meeting.
