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Board approves SB 1022 jail expansion contract and pledges additional public protection impact fees

5905348 · October 8, 2025
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The Board awarded a construction contract to BMI Construction Group for $22,895,000 for the SB 1022 jail expansion and approved a resolution assuring funding sources; supervisors authorized an additional pledge of public protection impact fees to cover the budget gap.

The Madera County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 Tuesday to award a construction contract to BMI Construction Group Inc. for $22,895,000 for the county's SB 1022 jail expansion project and to adopt a resolution assuring funding sources for the project.

County administrative staff and project manager Ricky Arredondo of Kitchell reviewed the project's long history: the county applied for SB 1022 funding in 2013, received a conditional award, and later pursued a scope change from an above-grade expansion to an on-grade, value-engineered facility to reduce costs. The original estimates were…

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