Project Owner City of Chesapeake |
Contract Value $20,824,917 |
Architect/Engineer Moseley Architects |
Project Location 424 Albemarle Dr. Chesapeake, VA 23322 |
Project Duration Sept. 2016 – Nov. 2018 |
Discipline New Construction Correctional |
City of Chesapeake Jail Expansion
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Project Description
Jail Expansion – this building consists of 192 bed dormitory split into 4 dayrooms each containing 48 bunks, 8 CMU special housing cells, loading dock, warm up kitchen with equipment, laundry room with equipment, barber shop, classroom, administration/ office area. The building structure is predominantly precast concrete, including insulated and un-insulated wall panels, hollow-core plank, concrete tees and solid core planks. The interior walls are predominantly CMU. The foundation is reinforced concrete grade beams on piles supporting the slab on grade. A covered connection corridor to the existing jail is included. Maintenance Building – this building consists of a large open space for 15 parked work trailers, office space, inmate and staff rest rooms, secure tool storage rooms, mechanical and electrical rooms. The structure is an insulated pre-engineered metal building. The foundation is reinforced concrete grade on piles, supporting the slab on grade. The project buildings totaled 57,815 SF includes electrical, plumbing, security, detention and mechanical systems as well as site work and paving for roads and parking.