Comal county The Commissioners Court approved a change order on May 21 for $74,376 for the new Comal County Jail, which is near completion.

The funds will be provided by the county’s contingency to modify 72 bathroom privacy shields that would interfere with the HVAC system.

As the jail nears completion, $908,522 of the county’s $2,471,535 contingency has been used to address change orders, leaving $1,563,013 in reserve. The contractor’s contingency of $1,741,172 has been depleted.

Including all approved change orders, the construction contract is now valued at $64,359,494.

Architecture firm HDR designed the facility, and the Yates-Sundt joint venture team are the contractors.