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Flintco project lead Josh Patterson said foundations and underground utilities are underway and that \"the first slab on grade will pour next Tuesday,\" with structural steel mobilizing in August and exterior framing starting in September. Patterson said the team is \"looking for structural top out here in the fourth quarter of this year,\" with permanent power expected in 2026 and a \"substantial completion\" target of Oct. 28, 2026 and final completion in December 2026.

Committee members asked how much of the schedule slip was weather-related and about contingency levels. Patterson said the project has incurred about a month of delay versus an original Sept. 30 substantial-completion target because of wet spring weather and soil conditions, and he repeated the Oct. 28 target. He told the committee the project contingency currently stands at about $300,000 on an approximately $44 million contract; when asked, he said that \"it feels a little light.\" (That figure contrasts with an earlier report that contingency had been effectively zero.)

Stacy (project staff) provided program-level finance figures attached to the agenda: $18.5 million in recent payouts, about $19 million expended on the new jail components so far, about $88 million expended on ARPA projects with roughly $60 million pending, and roughly $218 million in bond proceeds that have not yet been released. Stacy said the owner's representative for the ARPA portfolio and the BCC work is Bill White & Associates and described the firm's contract components as including federal-compliance oversight, design review, construction oversight and payment support; the owner's representative allocated fees to individual projects after the Board of County Commissioners approved the overall contract.

Committee members pressed Flintco on how much weather and soil issues had delayed work and whether the team expected further soil‑related costs as the project moves toward adjacent jail construction. Patterson said the jail structure will use pile foundations (piers) rather than the spread footings used at the BCC, and some stabilization work has already been priced into the jail estimate to support heavy cranes and precast erection.

Discussion-only items included the need for additional detail on contingency, and requests for the contractor and staff to return with more precise schedules and cost breakdowns. No formal procurement action or change order was approved during the meeting; committee members voted to continue oversight and to request further scope and cost detail in subsequent briefings.

The committee also had operational questions about systems that the future operator will select (for example, nurse-call systems and medical records) and confirmed those selections will be made by the operator and then installed by Flintco.

The update closed with committee direction to have staff and the contractor refine cost and schedule detail and return to the committee for follow-up.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","COAB Special Meeting 07/29/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Oversight Committee for the New Adult Detention Center and Behavioral Care Center heard an update on construction progress at the Behavioral Care Center on July 15, 2025.","taxTitle","Oklahoma County, Oklahoma","taxId",2676,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6150791,"Committee backs studying phased use of new jail bond funds; HOK proposes site-first approach",134,1623000,1757000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5506264-b3d856d97fe9e51a8527123370eb16d5&start=1623&end=1757","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5506264-b3d856d97fe9e51a8527123370eb16d5/thumbnail_1623000.jpg","/articles/6150791/Oklahoma-County/Oklahoma/Committee-backs-studying-phased-use-of-new-jail-bond-funds-HOK-proposes-site-first-approach","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6150791-7a28ea19df8e39afea63fda900b2b07e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770985998&Signature=MdQ7YRnpB-RHeAYX~CybVEzVVXcEgHa49SMXHeBFfuj6Z~b8VPoDlvL71NPQrB2BwT93SPc80x0~1fnC050DmVY1XBOPp4uthBPxFAkA5Kaoegfey5oagOqcfGiV8FgpcUzuaA2AGEvugKr7czQuWzP49OE2diUUgtdqP0VVdTEqMDrh1WkKAPDOU0mXpEHzBliHvxvJTe4D5hkD-hCOGJw5DTbaTjVv8VVny1m3jQIXSxdjTTPZESpYRwt6PHKSzyUgjZUtPGjR4uU2685JVhTWSR0Zu~kQwa9qyzd-m69t9xpglYDsuUTAV96I1icVxwJzmpBqHx37lnj3pHBxWg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oversight Committee reviewed a phased development plan for the new detention campus and expressed support for further study and contract amendments to refine scope and costs on July 15, 2025.

Kurt Pardee of HOK presented a site-phasing concept that places the Behavioral Care Center (already under construction) as Phase 1 and divides follow-on work into Phase 2a (site enabling work, utilities and initial road/retaining wall), Phase 2b (intake/booking/sally port, kitchen, warehouse, laundry, a central utility plant and one initial housing unit) and Phase 3 (major housing blocks, administration, courtrooms and support spaces). Pardee said Phase 2b's built area is about 155,000 square feet and that the planning target for Phase 2b/initial support facilities is under $200 million; the Phase 2b housing unit shown in the concept would add roughly 80 beds.

HOK and Flintco staff described Phase 2a as primarily site work (utilities mains, cut-and-fill, demolition and a retaining wall) and said roughly $13 million is being shaped as the available Phase 2a scope. Committee members noted that only about $10 million is currently on hand and that arbitrage rules constrain the use of some bond proceeds (staff mentioned a May 2026 deadline for at least $10 million of available funds).

Staff and HOK emphasized sequencing trade-offs: building a central utility plant and support facilities early improves future construction efficiency but commits funds up front. Committee members repeatedly raised operational and staffing concerns about moving intake and some detention functions to a new site while the downtown jail remains in operation. Commissioners and staff said they would continue discussions with jail operators about transport, staffing and safety before finalizing scope.

Two committee motions were proposed: one to express support for further investigation of Phases 2a and 2b and to request more detailed scope and cost estimates; and a second to amend HOK's contract to pay for additional design and evaluation work needed to produce those details. Committee members seconded the motions and directed staff and HOK to return with defined scopes, line-item cost breakdowns and timing so the Board of County Commissioners can consider releasing additional bond proceeds. The transcript records the motions and seconds and shows the committee moving to vote; a formal tally is not recorded in the transcript excerpt. Staff flagged the need to move quickly to spend constrained funds within arbitrage timelines.

Committee direction is procedural: staff should refine Phase 2a and 2b scopes, provide a written cost package for the approximately $13 million Phase 2a proposal and return with more detail (including options such as phasing kitchen outfitting or adding another housing pod). No final bond release or contract authorization was recorded in the meeting minutes; HOK was asked to prepare the additional design/evaluation work and staff will pursue an amendment to HOK's contract to fund that work.","HOK presented a phased plan (Phase 2a/2b/Phase 3) for using bond proceeds to advance site work, intake facility and initial housing. The committee expressed general support and asked staff to amend HOK's contract to produce detailed scope and cost breakdowns for the next briefing; some bond proceeds face a May 2026 arbitrage deadline.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6150796,"Committee readies RFP for behavioral care operator; National Commission on Correctional Health Care to review",41,1339000,1380000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5506264-b3d856d97fe9e51a8527123370eb16d5&start=1339&end=1380","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5506264-b3d856d97fe9e51a8527123370eb16d5/thumbnail_1339000.jpg","/articles/6150796/Oklahoma-County/Oklahoma/Committee-readies-RFP-for-behavioral-care-operator-National-Commission-on-Correctional-Health-Care-to-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6150796-0486df92b5ae6bd3f58f393324217afa/orig.mp4?Expires=1770985998&Signature=XaadTEX5UEzjPTbYwl2h0qrphDKOcgaM-QauEaJ2ezpCXCnIO55NbBiI5GduBjY7LJUmjLOj3YcTrOMuuIhSVtGVPOzq6ZCrFb7CfbugY9swdKt3yidAX0vAkFIh8DrGWLeY35DhsYSMffPYwKh-LqYNqEgLoJYaL-VIMr3Sad-6yyFNVVa-b0GwWD4NdJV4Wo8mOBN1t3Jtp9RXZB-CHO9-ssmZQWznUvcY18zuaKIH9KFa28JBWZSugQTj302kuBttpLYC05SoKwSKDULn1Td5M5DPOKbbZeT~y9rtdax1BLFQ24k1QMTmJwxR4GjJoS7MEfwUrwlam8kZ3Cj3eQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oversight Committee received an update on the Request for Proposals (RFP) for operator services for the Behavioral Care Center on July 15, 2025.

Stacy, project staff, said the RFP is \"in pretty good shape\" and that the team expects to publish it in early August, allow roughly 60 days for proposals, then shortlist and conduct interviews in the fall. Stacy said the county needs the operator on board and working with Flintco by the end of 2025 to stay on schedule.

Joanne Davis (committee participant) described plans for a two-step selection: initial evaluation using a scoring matrix, then face-to-face interviews of the top three to five proposers. Davis said she has consulted with the National Commission on Correctional Health Care, which reviews correctional health standards nationwide and offers accreditation and technical review. She said the commission will examine the RFP for items often missed in locally drafted solicitations and warned of potential \"scope creep and mission creep\" if operational details are not tightly defined.

Stacy said some systems (for example, nurse-call stations and medical-records systems) must be selected by the operator and then installed by the contractor; that is part of the rationale for bringing an operator on board before construction finishes.

The committee discussed who will form the interview panel; commissioners will appoint a committee for interviews, and staff indicated some cost for the National Commission review but described it as likely worth the expense. No formal procurement award was made at the meeting; the committee directed staff to publish the RFP, conduct evaluations and return with a recommended shortlist for interviews in the fall.","Staff said an RFP for a behavioral care operator will be issued in early August with about a 60-day response window; the committee plans to shortlist and interview finalists and asked the National Commission on Correctional Health Care to review the RFP for clinical/operational gaps.","actionData","errors"]

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