Collapse of courthouse deal will cost Pima County $12.5 million extra

Voters approved $76 million in bonds for the courthouse, but the cost swelled to $143 million. / Mike Christy :/ Arizona Daily Star
Voters approved $76 million in bonds for the courthouse, but the cost swelled to $143 million. / Mike Christy :/ Arizona Daily Star

By Darren DaRonco | Arizona Daily Star

A new downtown courthouse is going to cost the county an extra $12.5 million.

County officials blame the added expense on the city for waiting nearly a decade before pulling out of the project.

They say the city’s abandonment of the project resulted in the county’s picking up the tab on about $6 million of architect and engineering fees, as well as about $2.7 million in excessive or unnecessary additions, plus around $3 million in interest on those items.

They say if they had known the city’s plans sooner, they could have adjusted and avoided the additional costs.

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