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Carroll County keeps program manager, advances $75 million sheriff's office and jail modernization
Summary
The Board of Commissioners authorized retaining CPS and Eric Johnson as program manager and approved project documents for a $75 million sheriff's office replacement and jail modernization, including plans for 150 female beds and a 66-bed mental-health/medical unit.
Carroll County commissioners voted Jan. 6 to keep CPS and Eric Johnson as the program manager and to approve project documents for the county's sheriff's office replacement and jail modernization project.
Sheriff Terry Langley told the board the total project is "$75,000,000" and described plans to add "150 female beds" and "66 beds in the mental health and the medical" units to address growth in the female and mentally ill jail populations. Langley said the project will modernize the men's jail, expand office and evidence storage space and provide updated facilities for staff and inmate services.
Langley asked the commission to retain Eric Johnson and CPS, noting Johnson was hired in March to provide planning services and has expertise in jail construction and owner representation. "He's professional," Langley said, adding that Johnson would "keep us within budget and make sure that it's built right." Langley said Johnson would be available during construction and that commissioners had previously met with him.
Vice Chairman Bailey and other commissioners described reviewing the owner's representation qualifications and RFP documents. Bailey said Johnson had negotiated a reduced fee and would handle additional owner-rep responsibilities such as furniture, fixtures and equipment coordination that can sometimes be folded into construction contracts. Commissioners said they had reviewed the RFPs for the architect and for the construction-manager-at-risk (the transcript reads "Centimeters at risk") and intended to approve bid documents and hiring authority as part of the same vote.
The motion to approve the program manager agreement, RFPs and other project actions passed unanimously, 7-0.
The county budgeted for potential pay adjustments tied to this project and earlier SPLOST-authorized work; Langley noted the SPLOST vote that approved funding for projects of this type passed at about "70%" in the countywide referendum. The board did not take additional funding actions at the meeting beyond approval of the project documents and program-manager retention.
The next steps identified were to post RFPs and proceed with the procurement process under the approved documents. The board or staff did not set construction start dates at this meeting.
