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Palm Beach County Jail Expansion Program
Location: Belle Glade, Florida
Client: Palm Beach County Facilities and Operations
Architect: HOK Architects, STH Architectural Group
As construction manager, Moss is currently under construction with phase I of this three phase expansion project. When complete in the fall of 2010, it will feature 1,458 inmate beds, an “Eagle Academy” to house 160 youth offenders, an impound building, vehicle maintenance building, fueling station, new FPL substation, central video visitation building, and Drug Farm Housing and Administration buildings.
Phase II and III, currently in preconstruction, will include demolishing and reconstructing the County's stockade, a 300,000 SF, 500 bed inmate upgrade and modernizing various locations consisting of their Main Detention Center and Courthouse in downtown West Palm Beach. All work under Phase I of this project is expected to be complete by January of 2011. A courthouse expansion of the first phase is still in design which may extend this timeframe.
Working under a negotiated contract, Moss provided extensive preconstruction planning services to ensure all budget, schedule and logistical items were addressed prior to commencing work in the field.
