Commissioners accept value-engineering changes to courthouse project; one commissioner dissents on finish reductions
The board approved two value-engineering options for the courthouse project — eliminating the warden’s restroom (estimated savings $33,790) and reducing finishes with bid alternates (estimated savings $1,394,000). Commissioner Alice Yoder voted no on the finishes reduction, saying she preferred retaining items in the base bid and pursuing further savings during bidding.
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Lancaster County Commissioners approved two value-engineering measures for a courthouse construction project on June 17. The board voted to eliminate the warden’s restroom, saving an estimated $33,790, and to reduce the project’s finishes budget while including alternates in the bid documents that together were estimated to save $1,394,000.
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