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Jail construction hits cell‑installation milestone; project on track, county says
Summary
Contractor and county staff reported modular cell delivery and installation, roof and exterior panel completion and progress on mechanical and control-room work at the Okeechobee jail project.
County staff and the contractor reported substantial progress on the Okeechobee Jail project at the commission meeting: the pre‑engineered metal building roof and exterior panels are installed and modular cells have begun arriving and being set inside the structure.
Justin Nelson, the county’s project lead, said modular cell delivery began the day before the meeting and that 26 cells had been set with more scheduled. Paul Fernandez of Ajax Builders and Joe Murat of SecureTech (the firm supplying cells and security systems) described rapid…
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