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AUG 2 2 1984 BOOK 90 The total expense, including the conservative renovation cost and excluding furnishings and recording equipment, comes to approximately $800,000 or $94 per square foot. Alternative C - Using 1983 construction costs supplied by.Frizzell Architects and allowing for a l0 per cent increase in costs for inflation, it is estimated that two, 1500 square foot courtrooms similar to the existing County Courtroom, along with 9,100.square.feet of admini- strative and office space, could be constructed for bet- ween $850,000 and $900,000 at the new jail site, or on other available County land. This equates to approxi- mately $74 per square foot and does not include site development, furnishings and recording equipment. The total size of the building may be reduced after further study. It should be noted that all costs are staff estimates. It may be necessary to have an architect prepare more current esti- mates before the Commission makes any decision. Not included in this analysis is the need to provide addi- tional space for the Health Department. Dr. Tucker's department currently occupies a 6,000 square foot building and according to HRS analysis, he needs 11,000 square feet of space immediately. The local Health Department is one of several departments throughout the state competing for $5 million in earmarked money specifically for building construction. The alternatives in this memorandum are by no means all inclusive. The County has been informally approached by at least two property owners in the Courthouse -Administration Build- ing area offering to sell their buildings and/or property. 'How- ever, the offers are preliminary and need further refinement prior to action being taken by the Commission. Commissioner Bird wondered if we start moving court facilities away from the Courthouse, whether we are going to open a Pandora's box and cause a shifting of many other court related facilities. Administrator Wright felt that we are going to have to move one day in any event. There are only 60 days before award of the bids, and he suggested that the Board take 30 days prior to awarding the bid and decide what direction we are going to take. Commissioner Lyons noted that the Jail Committee recognized that we are running out of space and felt that the Jail Complex eventually would be the place for the courtrooms. Short of that, to relieve the situation, it was pretty well agreed that County Court could be split away with a minimum of disruption; the Clerk's operation seems to gear itself to that. 54 M