RD395 - Board of Corrections Summary of Approved Projects - 2015


Executive Summary:
Six projects have been approved by the Board of Corrections during 2015. They are as follows:

1. An upgrade of the security control system at the Hampton Roads Regional Jail. The approved cost is $3,519,560, of which up to 50% or $1,759,780 would be eligible for reimbursement.

2. A revised expansion of the Chesapeake City Jail to include additional offices, search areas, showers, lockers, connecting corridor, loading dock, and a 10,000 square foot maintenance building. The revised approved cost of $27,443,544, of which 25% or $6,860,886 would be eligible for state reimbursement. (A 192-bed expansion was originally approved by the Board of Corrections in 2013 with an approved cost of $20,522,691).

3. A renovation of the existing first floor intake area at the Newport News Public Safety Building. The approved cost is $2,437,018, of which 25% or $609,255 would be eligible for state reimbursement.

4. A renovation and addition to the intake area at the Piedmont Regional Jail. The approved cost is $4,278,928, of which up to 50% or $2,139,464 would be eligible for reimbursement.

5. A new kitchen/dining building at the Southampton Jail Farm. The approved cost is $339,312, of which up to 25% or $84,828 would be eligible for reimbursement.

6. The addition of emergency power and upgrade of the security control system at the Martinsville City Jail. The approved cost is $289,598, of which up to 25% or $72,400 would be eligible for reimbursement.

Total approved cost of the projects is $38,307,960 of which $11,526,613 is the eligible reimbursement cost to the Commonwealth.