DATE:
February 25, 2025
03
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
GENERAL SERVICES - AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE AND AWARD A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK CONTRACT FOR MAJOR SYSTEMS RENOVATION OF THE SAN DIEGO CENTRAL JAIL AND RELATED CEQA EXEMPTION (DISTRICT: 1)
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OVERVIEW
The San Diego Central Jail (SDCJ) located in downtown San Diego opened in 1998 and serves as the primary point of intake for incarcerated males in San Diego County. The facility is staffed by just over 200 sworn employees and nearly 200 professional staff members. The population at SDCJ is about 1,000 incarcerated persons, including newly booked incarcerated persons awaiting transfer to other facilities, and pre-arraignment incarcerated persons.
The proposed project is to renovate the SDCJ major systems, including mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems, kitchen and laundry facilities, and to modernize dormitory rooms and office spaces. Major systems within the jail have reached "end of life" and must be replaced.
Today's request is for the Board of Supervisors approval to authorize the Director, Department of Purchasing and Contracting to advertise and award a Construction Manager at Risk contract for the renovation of major systems at SDCJ. If approved, construction is expected to begin in the Fall of 2025 and complete in the Summer of 2027.
RECOMMENDATION(S)
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
1. Find that the proposed major systems renovation project at the San Diego Central Jail is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 and 15302.
2. Authorize the Director, Department of Purchasing and Contracting to take any action authorized by Article XXIII, Section 401, et seq. of the Administrative Code and Public Contract Code Section 20146 to advertise, award, and administer a single Construction Manager at Risk contract for the major systems renovation project at the San Diego Central Jail.
3. Designate the Direct...
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