Post by Logan on Feb 23, 2016 6:11:03 GMT -6
A crime lab in Eastern Montana that officials had hoped to open by January still isn’t up and running, but progress is being made.
Contracts and construction costs are the cause of the delay, said Mike Milburn, deputy chief of staff to Attorney General Tim Fox. The state is placing the lab for testing and identifying drugs at Billings Clinic, which has to do some construction to accommodate the facility.
“We’re trying to wrap up some of the loose ends,” Milburn said Monday.
Some of the work to make the lab secure, such as adding special doors and locks, as well as moving some entrances, will cost more than expected. Milburn added that because Billings Clinic is new to state leases, it’s taken more time to negotiate the contract than expected.
Read more: helenair.com/news/politics/state/state-making-progress-on-eastern-montana-crime-lab/article_7b5d51d4-a182-501f-80eb-49ae9ed65465.html
Contracts and construction costs are the cause of the delay, said Mike Milburn, deputy chief of staff to Attorney General Tim Fox. The state is placing the lab for testing and identifying drugs at Billings Clinic, which has to do some construction to accommodate the facility.
“We’re trying to wrap up some of the loose ends,” Milburn said Monday.
Some of the work to make the lab secure, such as adding special doors and locks, as well as moving some entrances, will cost more than expected. Milburn added that because Billings Clinic is new to state leases, it’s taken more time to negotiate the contract than expected.
Read more: helenair.com/news/politics/state/state-making-progress-on-eastern-montana-crime-lab/article_7b5d51d4-a182-501f-80eb-49ae9ed65465.html