Months after the previous construction company abandoned a renovation project on the Ross County Law Complex, a new company, known as Elford, has been selected to complete the job.
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Palmetto Construction quit the Ross County Jail renovation project came about four months after the project's original due date and two months after it submitted a proposal with $3.2 million in changes the commissioners rejected.
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Ross County Sheriff George Lavender, who says the law no longer requires the "low bid" being taken on some government projects, in order to make sure safety and security is not compromised in a construction project.
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The county has taken legal action again the original construction company, after they walked away from the job.
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