Specifications include, but are not limited to: The project may be constructed on the site of the existing Union County Jail or another site yet to be determined. Current planning efforts have identified the need for a facility that may include a bed count of up to 600 beds and approximately 185,000 gross square feet. The facility will also include core jail operations and support spaces aligned with the bed count, as well as current and future program improvements. The non-housing components of the program may include sally port and intake areas, video and in-person visitation, laundry, kitchen and meal preparation, inmate health services, magistrate office functions, training and conference spaces, staff fitness room, staff offices and various storage components.; The design team will be responsible for the evaluation of the existing site and other sites as part of the initial planning and programming phase. This evaluation will examine the program adjacency requirements of the new facility with other Sheriff’s Office functions, constructability, environmental issues and concerns, site security and circulation, and cost efficiencies of each proposed site.; The initial planning phase is intended to include the verification and update of programming requirements identified during prior planning efforts, program massing and diagraming, site analysis and selection assistance, conceptual site layouts, building type analysis and project cost estimating. The County intends to immediately move from the initial planning design services to full building design with no pause or delay. The County may contract design services for each design phase separately. The design team may be required to design an early site package or other early trade packages that will allow the most effective overall project scheduling and completion.
