By MELINDA J. OVERSTREET
for Glasgow News 1
In a meeting that took less than six minutes Wednesday, the project development board for the future Barren County justice center heard a couple of brief updates and approved a payout.
Adam Gillett, one of the architects, had said previously that the construction documents had been sent to the Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts and to Alliance Corp., which is handling construction management for the project. He reported Wednesday that the plan review would be happening “locally” in Louisville, and the appropriate documents had been sent for that to occur.
Gillett said he thought that might make the review process go a bit faster.
Tommy Gumm, CEO of Alliance Corp., said the company is working on the budget for the final project plans and anticipated that would be finished by the end of next week.
“Other than that, we’re just looking forward to some better weather and [to] get back started on the site,” he said.
Larry Glass Construction Co., owned by Larry T. Glass, is the primary contractor for the preconstruction/site development work at the location along West Main Street in Glasgow. Glass died earlier this month.
“Of course we all know about Mr. Glass and that situation,” Gumm continued, explaining that that company had already subcontracted for the stormwater management work to be done by the same company that handled relocation of some segments of sewer lines and installation of four new manholes related to that. He said that company did a great job.
“So that’s just kind of a good thing, that, under the circumstances and everything, that that contractor …,” Gumm said.
“Was already set in place,” Judge-Executive Jamie Bewley Byrd said, anticipating the end of his sentence.
“Yes, ma’am,” Gumm responded.
Byrd, who chairs the board, asked how much preconstruction work is left to do.
“We think the site is about 70 percent to grade, so naturally we need some weather to get the soil brought in and compacted, so, getting real close,” Gumm said. “I really think four to six weeks, we ought to be wrapping up.”
“That’s great,” Byrd said.
With Circuit Judge John T. Alexander absent due to a trial in his court, the other five attending in person or virtually unanimously approved a disbursement request for $33,941.29, which Gumm said later was for the sewer line work that was added later in the process.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for noon March 12, but Byrd said she would speak with the key parties ahead of that to know whether it was needed or could be cancelled if no pressing business is at hand. That is what happened with the Feb. 12 meeting that was cancelled.
“Everything’s moving, though. That’s always good,” she said before the board members voted to adjourn.
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