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Jacksonville officials outline 11‑month plan to identify sites for new Duval County jail
Summary
City and JSO officials said consultants will complete a needs assessment, population projections and three candidate site layouts over roughly 11 months for a consulting engagement budgeted at about $750,000; the work will not include design, financing or construction decisions.
City officials and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office briefed the City Council on March 10 on an early planning phase for a proposed new Duval County jail, saying consultants will complete a needs assessment, operational requirements and three candidate site layouts within roughly a year.
Director Kevin G of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and a procurement representative, Mr. Weinstein, told the council that consultant CGL will deliver seven discrete action items, including a project roadmap, a 30‑year population projection in five‑year increments, a detailed operational space program and a final recommendations report. Weinstein said the consultant engagement was competitively procured: “we got…
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