Overages in audio and visual equipment in the municipal building and an evidence outbuilding for the Buda Police Department led city leaders to amend the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for its new city hall, library and public safety building.
The amendment, approved by a unanimous vote, brings the GMP for the new facility to approximately $23 million. Ray Cresswell, Buda project manager, and Mark Christopher, with J.E. Dunn Construction, assured Buda City Council members the GMP didn’t exceed the original bond amount of $24.5 million for Propositions 1 and 2.
Buda’s amendment was necessary after officials became aware of a $36,000-plus dollar overage for the audio and visual equipment, along with the outbuilding, which is used to process evidence.
