By COLE REIF
Great Bend Post
With a $9 million project, there tends to be plenty of things to get just right. As the Great Bend Police Department went through months of delays getting into the new Justice Center constructed at the intersection of 12th Street and Baker Avenue, more concrete work is ongoing.
City Administrator Brandon Anderson said there have been issues with water standing on the north parking stalls and the slopes for the ADA sidewalks.
"Also, on the east side of the building, there are a couple sidewalks that are noncompliant with ADA slope," said Anderson. "There are also areas where the curb line is higher than the actual sidewalk. We're having ponding on that sidewalk. A few little wrap-up headaches with a project like that."
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McCownGordon Construction decided to take out the sidewalk and parking area and redo the troubled areas. Anderson said contractors will work for the next couple of weeks to raise the sidewalk and get the water to the street.
"We're still waiting on a few areas on ingress and egress and the curb lines," said Anderson. "We have yet to receive a design or drawing from them on that. We think that will wrap up that total project."
Anderson noted the fixes should not be an additional cost to the city as the contractors are fixing tasks not compliant with the needs. Originally scheduled to open last August, the police department waited until December to move in due to construction and material delays and drainage issues.