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Seven cities build jail for half the price
By MARC STILES Journal Staff Reporter

The public entry of the SCORE jail has a large, glass-lined lobby. THE LARGE REGIONAL jail that is rising under the flight path of Sea-Tac Airport is generating a lot of buzz among correctional officials from across the country. The reason is cost. At about $61,500 per bed, the construction cost is half of what it is for other jails planned in the Northwest, according to DLR Group, which designed the 802-bed facility in Des Moines. As the recession further stretches governmental budgets, per-bed figures like this will focus a lot of attention on the South Correctional Entity, or SCORE jail. "I think you are going to see this design used again and again," says Hans Hansen of Lydig Construction, the jail's general contractor. The attention is already happening, even though construction began only last month and won't be done until the summer of 2011. Entities, both regionally and beyond, are contacting SCORE to find out "how we have been able to pull this together," says SCORE Interim Director Penny Bartley. The total cost of the 164,000-square-foot project is $91 million, according to Bartley, with construction totaling about $49.3 million, excluding sales tax. >> Read full article

Design-Assist Experience with SCOPE Type and Related Projects
CML encourages early involvement and as much written and face-to-face communication as it takes to have an early set of documents, thus giving ample time to refine the final product. We welcome meetings with the contractor, architect, and owners along the way. Early design means early delivery. CML supports and prefers accelerated schedules.

Design-Assist Plan to Achieve Design Intent and Budget
CML always works closely with architects, owners, and builders, using innovative ways to achieve design intent of the highest quality for the best price, while continually analyzing budget and monitoring costs as design progresses.

Central Utah Correctional Facility - Gunnison, UT
192 Bed Maximum Security Double Bunked Housing Unit Expansion
In 2006, the Utah State Legislature approved an expansion of the Central Utah Correctional Facility to alleviate overcrowding. Gunnison CUCF N-4 192 Bed Addition respresents the completion of the North Compound portion of the current CUCF Master-plan, or in other words, the final phase of build-out for the housing development of the north site.
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Technical Design Process Article for DLR
By William Buursma, DLR Group Principal

"Seven cities opt for a new kind of regional jail in terms of ownership, supervision modes, and technology." The SCORE jail outside Seattle breaks some new jail design ground with a combination of efficient staffing and low construction costs.
>> Forming a jointly operated regional jail entity
>> Stretching the governmental budget
>> Two interchangeable supervision staffing modes
>> A direct relationship between the security system operator and the housing environment
>> Applying new construction technologies
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