Added savings for jail

An accounting error on a jail expansion change order has benefited the county, saving about an additional $7,500 on the project.

Jeff Badders of SchenkelShultz informed members of the Jay County Building Corporation this morning that a savings figure he quoted to the Jay County Commissioners was incorrect.

"We made a math error," Badders said. "Instead of a $1,000 deduct it's a $9,000 deduct."

On Monday, Badders said a change order that took into account some "value engineering," changes made from the original designs that could save money without drastically altering performance or quality, would save $1,830.79. That number is actually $9,431.57.

In other business, Badders said that construction is continuing to move along although the recent snow has caused some complications.

"It's going good," he said. "We got slowed down by the weather. ... But we're on schedule."

Badders said a manufacturer outside Atlanta has completed several of the cells that will be used in the jail. Those are being held until they are ready to be installed, at which point they will be rolled into the building and locked into position.

"Down in Georgia, the cells are being made," he said. "There's about $300,000 of cells that are built that are being stored elsewhere.

The building corporation also approved claims of $659,134.40, with about $638,000 of that being paid to general contractor Weigand Construction.[[In-content Ad]]