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Commissioners accept value-engineering changes to courthouse project; one commissioner dissents on finish reductions
Summary
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.
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.
Commissioner Alice Yoder recorded a dissent on the finishes reduction. "I voted no because I preferred to retain these items in the base bid and continue the value engineering process through bidding," the minutes report. She said the project team had already found cost reductions and she expects further savings as bidding progresses. The minutes show the finishes-reduction motion passed with Commissioners D’Agostino and Parsons voting yes and Commissioner Yoder voting no.
Why it matters: the choices change the project’s base scope and could affect final construction outcomes and occupant amenities. The board recorded the votes in the minutes and noted estimated savings for both line items.
