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Lake County says sheriff’s office/jail nearing enclosure; project remains on schedule and on budget
Summary
County administrator told commissioners the new sheriff's office and jail is roughly 99% enclosed, the contract with Gilbane has built‑in weather days (23 of 28 used), and substantial completion remains about a year away; a resident praised project management and an owner’s rep was credited with major cost‑savings.
County Administrator provided an extended update on the Lake County sheriff’s office and jail construction, saying the building is nearly enclosed and that major interior work is progressing on schedule.
The administrator said the county’s contract with Gilbane includes 28 weather days and the project has used 23 of those. "The building is, I think, 99 percent enclosed," the administrator reported, adding that concrete pours, masonry and interior mechanicals are advancing and that the county remains "on time, still on budget for a substantial completion around the end of March, so about a year from now." He described the facility’s central control design and noted upcoming trips by sheriff’s staff to inspect off‑site steel cell fabrication and control room mockups.
During public comment, resident Frank Williamsville praised the project team and said owner’s representative Ellis Katz had saved the county about $20,000,000 through his oversight; that figure was presented as a citizen assertion and was not independently documented during the meeting. Commissioners and the administrator thanked construction crews and union labor for working through winter weather to keep the project on schedule.
Next steps County staff said they expect to finish pouring the basement slab next month, begin masonry work in spring, and continue interior build‑out. The board received the update and acknowledged ongoing coordination between the sheriff’s office and contractor.
