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Committee approves $750,000 site‑evaluation study for Jacksonville Justice Center
Summary
Council approved a contract (20260144) to fund a site evaluation and needs assessment for the Jacksonville Justice Center. Staff said seven firms competed and the selected firm’s $750,000 bid was mid-range; the study will identify population, operational and site needs and recommend three candidate sites.
The Neighborhoods Committee approved bill 20260144 to fund a site-evaluation study for the Jacksonville Justice Center, voting 7–0 after staff said the procurement attracted seven firms and the selected firm’s $750,000 proposal was in the middle of the range (roughly $400,000–$1.6 million among submissions).
Nina Sickler of Public Works told the committee the study will identify population and operational needs, infrastructure requirements (parking, pump stations) and produce room-by-room needs to determine square footage and three feasible sites that could accommodate the identified facility size. She emphasized the study is a site evaluation and will not itself make a construction decision; committee members said the work the council’s prior special committee completed reduced the study’s scope and cost.
Several council members urged robust stakeholder engagement, including incorporating findings from a prior special committee and town-hall meetings as sites are evaluated. The committee approved the appropriation and selection 7–0.
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