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Faulkner County officials say new jail design targets 256 beds; 100% plans expected by July
Summary
County administrator and jail project team reported a detailed 60% plan review, confirmed a 256-bed design target, and said final plans should be ready by July to allow bidding and an anticipated construction start around mid-September.
Faulkner County officials told the Quorum Court that the county’s jail project is proceeding through design and is expected to reach 100% plans by July, a milestone that will allow the county to put the work out to bid.
County Administrator Mister Higgins said the county held a 60% plan review with architects, engineers and the construction manager that included county stakeholders and that the facility is being finalized at a 256-bed design. “We did Zoom call on it. The architects president, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, the construction manager… and we went page by page through about 82 or 83 pages of plans to make suggestions, adjustments, tweaks,”…
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