We asked Jackson County Commission Chairman Steve Shotwell about the American 1 Events Center project.
As previously reported, there was some construction cost overruns, but Shotwell said that they’re covered. “We have an overage of about $420,000. That’s the maximum overage that we can have. I know anyone who’s built a home has had some of those unintended expenses that come along on a project.” With the overage, a little bonus headroom is coming the building’s way. “We’ll get the building built and we’re going to get a little bit more building than we originally thought. We’re going to have an extra 4,000 square feet, it’ll be a 34,000 square foot building instead of 30,000.”
Thankfully, this overage is the final additional expense for the building project, according to Chairman Shotwell. “This will be the maximum expense. After this, the contractor eats the difference,” Shotwell said.
