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Amendment updates Cocke County jail and courts project scope and raises construction estimates to $55.6M–$66.25M

Cocke County Government · February 1, 2026
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Summary

An April 27, 2025 AIA amendment updates the owner–architect team for Cocke County’s planned jail and courts facility, lowers the projected inmate bed count to 216–240, reduces building area estimates, and revises the construction cost range to roughly $55.6M–$66.25M; MBI Companies is listed as the design lead.

An April 27, 2025 amendment to the county’s owner–architect agreement updates the design team and project assumptions for a new Cocke County Jail, Sheriff's Department and Courts facility.

The original AIA B101 agreement (dated Aug. 8, 2016) between Cocke County and Michael Brady, Inc. set a preliminary planning range—280–350 inmate beds and construction cost estimates between $20.5M and $27M depending on final scope. The April 2025 G802 amendment replaces the architectural firm…

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