NM: Remodel costs of Bernalillo County's new headquarters balloons to $54 million

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- The remodeling cost of the Alvarado Square building, at Silver and 5th Street, are starting to add up. Bernalillo County purchased the building for less than $3 million dollars. In 2017, the county estimated the cost of construction would be $33 million.

However, a contract was awarded for $49.3 million. After changes and additions, the cost went up to $50.7 million. KOB 4 learned the cost could go up again— to nearly $54 million.The Bernalillo County Commission will consider the $3.1 million increase next week.

The money would go toward:

A seventh-floor rooftop patio for county employees ($450,000)
New stucco ($2 million)
Redesigned parking lot ($258,000)
Audio Video equipment ($160,000)
The county claims all the changes are needed to ensure the new headquarters is high-quality.

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