Culpepper Construction selected as construction manager for Weems Hospital renovations

                Culpepper Construction out of Thomasville, Georgia was selected this week to serve as Franklin County’s construction manager at risk for the upcoming renovations to Weems Memorial Hospital.

The project will include renovations to patient rooms as well as a 19 thousand square foot addition to the hospital to provide space for additional lab and outpatient services.

The renovations will be funded through a 10 and a half million dollar construction loan through the USDA Rural development Community Facilities Direct and Guaranteed Loans Program.

Three companies were being considered for the work – county commissioners interviewed all three companies on Tuesday.

Commissioners said they felt all three of the companies could do the job – but they could choose only one.

The decision to rank Culpepper as the top firm was approved 4 to 1; District 1 commissioner Rick Watson opposed the motion.

County attorney Michael Shuler said he will now begin working on a contract with Culpepper.

If the two cannot reach an agreement then he will start negotiations with the second ranked firm which is Ajax Building Company of Midway.

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