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Clarke commissioners make last payment to contractor for courthouse annex work The Clarke County Commission voted Tuesday to pay the contractor the final $74,824 bill for the construction of the new courthouse annex. The approval was given pending a final walk-through by the commissioners and provided that everything is to their satisfaction. Construction of the annex cost approximately $3.56 million. Final inspection is not due until June 2008. The building is under warranty with general contractor J.C. Dukes and Associates of Mobile until June 19, 2008, said County Administrator Annie Lois Morris. "It's 99.5 percent complete," said Tank Wilson, a maintenance employee with the county. However, he told the commission that sub-contractor Alabama Mechanical had not performed proper maintenance on the annex air conditioning system. "I have a problem with paying these folks until we have the final inspection, and we have certified that everything is up to par," said Commissioner Rhondel Rhone. The "punch list" has been done, Wilson said. A problem with the air conditioning system and a faulty smoke detector has also been corrected.
The county is making bond payments on $3.17 million through 2034 to pay for the project. Commissioners borrowed about $400,000 over the initial loan for the project but is repaying it through
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