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After reviewing inspection reports, there occurred a general discussion of the project. It was agreed that there are numerous conditions present that will complicate the project and add to its costs. These items are: 1) The jail operation cannot be shut down. Prisoners must be held at all times. All work will have to be coordinated by the Sheriff's Department and contractors, subcontractors, and all workers will be subject to extreme restrictions, poor working conditions, and numerous coordination problems. 2) The renovation work will be concentrated to three main areas: a) Heating, ventilation and A/C. b) Electrical work. c) Plumbing. It is probable to assume that it will be virtually impossible to prepare a specification to include a complete list of renovation items, even after inspecting the jail. The condition of these three areas is not totally assessable and decisions will have to be made! daily once work begins. Change Orders will probably be numerous, if not daily. Electrically, the jail has been pieced together through the years. Major changes are necessary. It would probably be more practical to undertake individual tasks one at a time so that large contracts are not involved for work which is not easy to define. Based on these conditions, it is estimated that the cost of a complete renovation will exceed the $100,000 to $150,000 originally proposed nd bid by Nitro, I G. nd Lindsell Construction, Inc., in May, 1981. These former bids eft much work undefiineg. On October 15, 1981, a visual inspection of the jail.was conducted by those attending the October 13th meeting along with David Greene, Assistant County Administrator and C.B. Hardin, Assistant to the County Administrator. The entire facility was generally inspected. The County staff and architect agreed to consider the following items in the first stage of renovation: 1) Ventilation, heating and necessary electrical 2) Construction of a secure sally port 3) Construction of a secondary egress fire escape at the north of the building to serve the second floor 4) Construction of security fencing in vicinity of the Records and Administrative area roof 5) Installation of internal lighting fixtures 6) Convert original cell on 1st floor from Administration area back to a cell The cost of these improvements including architectural fees is estimated at $50,000 to $70,000, however, this does not include item 6 above. An estimate of . item 6 has not yet been prepared. After these items are completed, we will proceed with other major cost items on the inspection reports. Minor cost items will be performed in house by maintenance crews. Administrator Nelson noted that the Board had asked him to come back with a list of priorities, and he felt approximately $70,000 would take care of some of the critical problems as listed in the memo. Engineer Jim Davis- reported- that he had reviewed the inspection reports of the State Fire Marshall, the local fire district, and the Department of Correction, to determine what is necessary to get us in compliance. Some of the items he was able to put in a maintenance category, but there are other items that they feel an architect or engineer should look at, such as the ventilation, heat and A/C. These are major items that need to be addressed as soon as possible. OCT 211991 39 BOOK 47 PAGE00-,Z