Contractor, county disagree on Camino Real Workforce Center handover; keys and blinds remain outstanding

Summary

Contractor Sandoval said the Camino Real Workforce Center has had a certificate of occupancy since Aug. 21 and said keys would be delivered; county leadership said they did not have interior keys and that some blinds had been ordered incorrectly, delaying an open-house. Commissioners and contractor agreed to verify punch-list completion and blind specifications.

Contractor Sandoval told the Frio County Commissioners Court that the Camino Real Workforce Center has been ready for occupancy and that a lockbox with exterior keys had been available after the certificate of occupancy was issued Aug. 21. Sandoval said the contractor had shipped blinds but two shipments were the wrong color and that the correct blinds were expected Jan. 8; he also said keys were being delivered to the courthouse the morning of the meeting.

County officials disputed whether the county had received interior keys that open office doors and said repeated blind-order problems and incomplete punch-list items had repeatedly delayed planned open-house events. The judge and staff said they had sent maintenance and road-and-bridge staff to check the building and still lacked interior-access keys. The contractor said documentation was emailed offering keys and that remaining punch-list items had been completed; county staff said they would recheck the blind specifications and the key delivery.

The court did not take additional formal action beyond directing staff to verify the blind specifications and coordinate key transfer and occupancy procedures.