Commission approves $15M DOC realignment planning funds after members reject conditional motion

Oct 28, 2025

The State Building Commission approved release of $15 million for planning of a Department of Corrections realignment project and a waiver to use a Construction Manager delivery method after a revised motion that would have tied the funds to specified expansions and a closure deadline failed.

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The State Building Commission approved the Department of Corrections’ request to release $15,000,000 in Building Trust Funds for preliminary planning and a Design Report for a DOC Realignment project on Oct. 28, 2025, and authorized use of an alternative Construction Manager delivery method consistent with Wis. Stat. §13.48(19)(a).

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