Warren County reviews $22,000 jail flashing and $40,660 exterior flashing change-order requests

County staff told the Warren County Board of Commissioners that two contractor change-order requests have been submitted to address flashing and water-intrusion concerns at county facilities. The requests were presented during the board’s regular meeting.

The first request seeks $22,000 to install additional metal flashing at the jail’s roof edge. Staff said the flashing is intended to prevent repeat water intrusion that previously damaged the front of the building; that event led to the replacement of about 600 bricks. The county described the jail flashing as a targeted repair intended to stop a recurring source of water damage.

A second proposal concerns additional flashing for a recent exterior rehabilitation project. County staff said the contractor proposed $40,660 in extra work. According to staff, the project architect advised that the additional flashing would be an upgrade beyond the original specification rather than a code-mandated correction; the architect characterized it as optional and estimated the existing work should remain serviceable for another 10 to 15 years if maintained.

Commissioners discussed timing and cost. One commissioner said the board’s earlier intent was to "do it right" when undertaking the rehab, while others questioned whether to approve an immediate change order or defer the upgrade until future maintenance is necessary. Staff said formal change-order paperwork was available for one of the items and that a signature could be retained for processing; a second change-order document remained to be finalized.

Next steps: staff will finalize paperwork and bring formal change-order documents for commissioner signatures. No formal vote on either change order was recorded in the transcript.

Clarifying details extracted from the meeting: the jail flashing request was $22,000; the exterior project change order was $40,660; staff reported replacement of about 600 bricks after prior water intrusion; the architect advised that the additional exterior flashing is an upgrade, not required work.

The board did not take a recorded vote on the items during the session covered by the transcript.