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County employees make their way into the Knox County Service Center, 117 E. High St., Wednesday morning. The parking lot came in over budget due to sponge-like soils that had to be be filled with extra limestone.
The service center parking lot, by far the largest of the three, required change orders of $10,277, and $51,077. County Administrator Jason Booth said changes were necessary due to a water issue. Once the old asphalt was removed, a sponge-like subsurface appeared, requiring more limestone fill and tiles before new asphalt was applied. The change orders increased the cost of the Service Center parking lot project from about $450,000 to $516,198.
The ADA-compliant parking lot, at $138,200, had a final cost that was nearly $12,000 under budget, Booth said. This is because the project did not need as much aggregate fill as anticipated. The final scheduled payment on the project, completing all costs for the ADA lot, was approved in the amount of $13,181. Two change orders to the sheriff’s office parking lot, totaling $38,922, were necessary due to drainage installation determined to be necessary under the new asphalt.
In other action, commissioners:
•Approved a payment of $25,000 to Bennett and Williams Environmental Consultants, Inc., for one of two twice-yearly payments involving post-closure care at the county’s former landfill site on Thayer Road. The closure costs include underground water testing.
•Approved a certificate of title involving Knox Area Transit’s purchase of a 2019 Dodge Braun Van from Myers Equipment in the amount of $36,384. The van will be converted to be ADA-compliant.
