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Board discusses incentives to speed contractor completion; details deferred
Summary
Committee members asked whether the county could include incentives in contracts to encourage early completion; the project team said contract terms had not yet been finalized and such incentives would be discussed later.
Committee member asked whether there are incentives the county can place in construction contracts to encourage teams to finish early. "Do we have any incentives on the builders to get them to finish early?" the committee member asked, noting time savings would reduce operating costs associated with the old jail.
Project staff said the county had not yet decided on specific incentive mechanisms and that those provisions would be considered later in contract discussions. The exchange emphasized tradeoffs between paying premiums for earlier completion versus accepting the baseline schedule, with staff noting those are options to discuss and decide at a later stage.
