By SALINA POST
Two jail-related items are among those on the Saline County Commission agenda for Tuesday.
About the meeting
Saline County Commission is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday in room 107 of the City-County Building, 300 W. Ash Street. The meetings also can be viewed on Saline County’s YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwwZp_cTSJ3Nepp_5rOGevA.
To participate in the meetings, citizens will need to use the Zoom link. Use the following link and put in the Meeting ID and passcode:
https://zoom.us/j/96835819901?pwd=bUEvaExUb2ppMEFaUnd6cUd6MmNMUT09
Meeting ID: 968 3581 9901
Passcode: 144636
For further information, contact the County Commission’s Office at (785) 309-5825.
Agenda items
During their meeting Tuesday, commissioners are scheduled to consider authorizing the Guaranteed Maximum Price No. 1 contract amendment and groundbreaking for the new Saline County Jail.
"Traditionally, in a Construction Manager at Risk delivery method, the entire project is guaranteed to be delivered at one fixed price (the Guaranteed Maximum Price). However, because of the complexity of the jail/Sheriff's Office project and the long lead times for delivery of certain materials in the current construction environment, this project will actually consist of two separate Guaranteed Maximum Price contract amendments," County Administrator Phillip Smith-Hanes explained in commission meeting packet information.
The first Guaranteed Maximum Price contract amendment that the commission is scheduled to consider Tuesday includes earthwork, utilities, building concrete, pre-cast cells, pre-cast concrete panels, detention equipment, and structural steel.
If the first contract amendment is approved Tuesday by the commission, construction on the new jail is scheduled to begin on Nov. 17 and be completed on Sept. 25, 2021.
According to information from Turner Construction, the company hired by the county for construction manager at risk services for the jail project, the total of the Guaranteed Maximum Price No. 1 contract amendment would be $25,035,500.
"Creating the GMP took months of planning and preparation through meetings, project document reviews, multiple estimates and special studies reviewed by the team of Turner, TreanorHL, Saline County and Sheriff’s Office. We also included many local and regional vendors, suppliers, and subcontractors in the process," Dave Dudzik, of Turner Construction, wrote in a letter to commissioners that accompanies the proposed contract amendment.
During Tuesday's meeting, commissioners also are scheduled to hear a presentation about the Stepping Up Initiative, a national program to reduce the number of people with mental illnesses who are in jail.
Other items on the county commission agenda for Tuesday include the following.
●Hear a pre-trial stats update from Andrew Pellant, community corrections pre-trial program coordinator.
●Hear an emergency management update from Michelle Barkley, emergency management director.
●Hear an update from Justin Mader, county engineer.
●Hear an update from Smith-Hanes.
Additionally, commissioners are scheduled to meet in executive session for a non-elected personnel matter.
To see the commission meeting packet for Tuesday (56-page pdf), click here.