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Liberty County reviews site, phased design and rough $107M estimate for proposed new jail
Summary
Architects presented a phased plan that begins with a 408-bed core and support facilities, expandable to 600'+ beds; rough construction estimates ranged about $263,000'$272,000 per bed, with a 12'14 month design period and ~30 months construction after procurement.
Liberty County commissioners discussed early-stage programming and conceptual design for a proposed new county jail to be sited behind the existing sheriff's office and annex. The meeting focused on layout options, a phased construction approach and preliminary cost and schedule assumptions rather than a final procurement decision.
The project team described the site as roughly 70 acres and proposed building a full set of support functions (kitchen, laundry, visitation, intake/booking, medical) once so housing capacity can be added in phases. The core starter plan the design team showed — the "orange" phase — would provide 408 beds with about 83,000…
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