Special approval from the Board of Supervisors is needed to continue repair work at the county’s jail.
A contract between the county and Mosely Architects exceeds a 25% overrun threshold that now totals $901,372 for three phases of repairs to a modular jail in Manassas. The Prince William County Board of Supervisors must approve the total modifications to an original $694,755 contract that has crept up in cost over years.
A 2009 report showed the modular jail, a temporary facility built in 1990, had exceeded it’s intended life. Improvements to the building out of concern for the health of 33 inmates housed there, upgrades to security systems, and fixing water drainage issues in a crawlspace at the jail were all needed, according to the report in county documents.
Phase I and II repairs, having to do with health and water drainage are complete. Repairs for Phase III entail replacing the roof, subfloor, electronic security and CCTV systems and are slated to be completed this month.
This latest contract modification will cost $35,920. The Board of Supervisors must approve this measure because $2,991 of that money puts the contract over the 25% overrun threshold, according to county documents.
The Board is expected to take up the matter on its consent agenda on October 6.
