The ongoing saga of Guilford County’s new Law Enforcement Administration Building – the Sheriff’s Office’s coming headquarters – isn’t over yet.
On Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, the Guilford County Board of Commissioners is expected to approve yet another change order for the long-delayed project – this time adding about $300,000 in new costs.
In February 2024, commissioners awarded Blum-WC Joint Venture a guaranteed maximum price of $26,672,433 to complete construction. That figure included a 1 percent owner contingency for unforeseen issues. Those funds have now been fully spent, and, as the building nears completion, Sheriff’s Office officials have requested the commissioners allow further upgrades…