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Platte County approves third‑party testing for courthouse renovation and accepts roofing quotes
Summary
County officials approved a third‑party testing agreement for Phase 2 of the courthouse renovation and voted to accept Fisher Roofing quotes for repairs to the Coleman and library buildings; the record alternately references JV Engineers and GPE Engineering as the testing firm and a quoted testing price in the transcript is unclear.
County meeting participants approved two construction‑related actions: (1) a motion to accept a third‑party testing proposal for Phase 2 of the courthouse renovation and (2) a motion to accept Fisher Roofing and Restoration’s quote for roof repairs to the Coleman and library buildings.
County clerk and budget officer Malcolm Mervin described the testing scope as including masonry and reinforced‑steel evaluation, concrete observation, adhesion and moisture testing, and structural steel bolting. "Obviously, Samsung can't test their own work," he said, arguing the county needs an independent tester for the contractor’s work.
Mervin told the meeting that three companies were contacted for testing quotes: Terracon (which did Phase 1) declined to perform Phase 2 testing and another contacted engineering firm said it lacked time, leaving a single firm willing to undertake the work. The transcript records a quoted testing contract amount as "$13.02 30"; the number as spoken in the record is garbled and the county clerk did not restate a clear dollar amount on the record.
The commission moved and voted to approve the third‑party testing proposal. The transcript alternately refers to the testing firm as "JV Engineers" and later as "GPE Engineering" during the motion; the motion was carried by voice vote. Commissioners emphasized the importance of the tester being independent of the contractor so results would not be compromised.
Separately, a motion to approve Fisher Roofing and Restoration’s quote for roof repairs at the library and the Coleman Building was moved and seconded; commissioners approved the motion by voice vote. The quote date in the record appeared as 06/17/26; the transcript did not read a final dollar amount into the motion record.
Meeting participants noted that if JB Engineers (another engineering firm referenced earlier in the meeting) is approved on other work, about $580,000 would remain to be applied toward the courthouse project; staff clarified how unobligated interest and existing contracts relate to the remaining budget.
