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Council reviews contract increase for police headquarters and 911 center; staff says shortfall will require internal realignment
Summary
The council considered an amendment to Samsung Construction's guaranteed maximum price for the police headquarters and Dodge County 911 call center that raises package costs to a combined roughly $19 million; staff said the increase stems from FF&E and unforeseen site conditions and that the shortfall will be managed by reallocating funds from other projects.
Public Works Director Angelus presented an amendment to Samsung Construction's guaranteed maximum price (GMP) for the police headquarters and Dodge County 911 call center. The new bid for the second package was presented as roughly $19,000,009.96 when combined with the prior package approved in October.
Angelus explained the increase reflects added FF&E (furniture, fixtures and equipment) and unforeseen site conditions encountered during construction. "So there's a shortfall in the budget, which we'll have to compensate for by either realigning funds from other projects that we can find, or other methods," Angelus said. Staff noted the increase was within approximately 1–1.5% of anticipated budget for the items added.
Councilman Horner moved to approve the contract amendment and Councilman Vaughn seconded. The transcript records the motion and second; no roll-call tally appears in the printed transcript. Staff will identify internal budget adjustments or alternative funding to cover the shortfall and return with final accounting as the project proceeds.
