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County’s owner’s‑rep outlines progressive design‑build schedule for jail and behavioral‑care project
Summary
STV, the county’s owner’s‑representative, told the task force it has secured Project Review Committee approval for progressive design‑build procurement, issued a qualifications request and plans a staged schedule through programming, validation and selection of a design‑builder in mid‑2025 before detailed design begins.
STV, the owner’s‑representative for Whatcom County’s jail and behavioral‑care capital project, told the Incarceration Prevention Reduction Task Force on April 21 that the county has approval to pursue progressive design‑build procurement and that the team expects to shortlist design‑build teams and issue a request for proposals over the coming months.
Ashley McLaren, STV communications and strategic management lead, and Adam Johnson, STV project lead, described their early work to organize stakeholders, prepare a communications plan and set a procurement schedule. “We are in the first phase right now…we’ve been on board for about not quite three…
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