Commission approves up-to-$30,000 feasibility study for courthouse; contract edits requested
Commissioners approved a contract (cost quoted up to $30,000) for a courthouse feasibility/architect study after staff recommended edits to change litigation venue and limit overtime usage; the motion passed in a recorded aye vote.
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The board reviewed an architect feasibility/proposal for the courthouse the presenter said would cost no more than $30,000 to complete. County counsel raised two concerns: the contract originally listed Kansas City as a litigation venue and allowed unspecified overtime; staff requested those be changed so litigation would be handled in Bismarck or Fargo and any overtime would require client approval. The consultant accepted those edits, and staff presented a signature page for the commission to authorize the work promptly.
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