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Pitkin County plans jail remodel and upgraded evidence-room fire suppression after bids show higher costs
Summary
County staff asked commissioners for supplemental capital funds to add holding cells, four general-population beds and a built-in commercial laundry at the jail and to increase the budget for a higher-standard fire suppression system in the sheriff’s evidence room.
Pitkin County staff told commissioners on June 10 that two facility projects require supplemental capital funding: an upgraded fire suppression system for the sheriff’s evidence room and a remodel of parts of the county jail to add holding capacity and reduce reliance on outsourced services.
GR Fielding, construction and asset director (sitting in for Jody), said bids and technical advice indicated the evidence-room job should be…
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