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DOC budget hearing: A&E procurement for new prison terminated; agency, lawmakers push phased design
Summary
At a June 17, 2025 public hearing on Bill 44‑38 COR, Guam Department of Corrections officials said negotiations for architecture and engineering (A&E) services for a new prison were terminated after a $16 million proposal and that the agency favors a phased design using the legislature's $5 million set‑aside.
The Committee on Finance and Government Operations held a public hearing June 17 on Bill 44‑38 COR, the governor's FY2026 appropriations bill, and Department of Corrections Director Fred E. Bordalli Jr. told senators the department must restart planning for a new prison after negotiations for A&E services were terminated.
Director Bordalli said a design proposal came back at about $16 million for the architect and engineering work, a figure the department did not have available to commit when negotiations began. "We were just advised by the DPW to terminate negotiations, and we'll probably have to restart all over again," Bordalli said. Major Anton (DOC administrative division)…
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