Plans for the Northwest Louisiana State Office Building budget have changed

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) – For the past week, officials with the Northwest Louisiana State Office Building project have been meeting about the budget for the new site construction in downtown Shreveport.

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Roger Husser, director of facility planning and control, told KSLA about the overall budget for the project.

“The overall budget for the project has not fluctuated since design efforts began. However, the current projections of cost exceed the original target budget that the project was intended to be designed within,” he explained.

The budget has been an ongoing discussion, and the plans for the building design also have changed, with a new architectural drawing being made.

“The architect, construction manager, and the state have undergone an extensive value management exercise to understand which reductions in scope and design would be required to bring the project back within the original target budget,” Husser said.

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