Fayette County Sheriff’s Office and Jail Detail Report

 

Component

Current Status

Recommendations

Cost

General Exterior

The Sheriff’s Office, built in 1907 is 13,062 square feet,

 (P1). The building’s basement is the old jail, and the upper part of the building is used by the Sheriff’s office.

 

 

 

Exterior Walls

The exterior walls have evidence of efflorescence.  No cracks were noticed.

 

Clean, re-point and seal the brick.

$30,000

Roof

The roof is flat with a rubber membrane.  The roof is leaking, (P2).

 

Replace the two flat roof areas.

$25,000

Windows and Doors

The windows are single glazed wood windows.  The caulking around the windows and doors is old or missing.  The doors are aluminum/glass and wood.

 

The windows should be replaced with period appropriate energy efficient windows. 

$20,000

ADA Compliant

The Sheriff’s office shares the handicap parking space with the courthouse.  There is no accessible bathroom in the building.

 

Install a unisex accessible bathroom on the accessible floor of the sheriff’s office.

 

 

$10,000

Fire Safety

The jail and sheriff’s office does have detectors and the annunicator panel is located in the jail (P3, P4).

 

 

 

Structure

 

There was no foundation settlement or structural problems found.

 

 

 

Security

The Sheriff’s office did not appear to have security cameras and alarmed doors. 

Install CCTV cameras in building and around perimeter.

 

$12,000

Electrical

The electrical service appears to be adequate, (P5).

 

 

 

Mechanical

There are multiple heating and cooling units, which appear to be adequate, (P6, P7, P8, P9).

 

 

 

Work Safety

No asbestos or mold noted. 

 

 

 

Space requirements

The jail is no longer used except for short term holding cells.  The additional space could be renovated as storage for the county.

 

Renovate the unused jail area for storage.

$262,000

Subtotal Cost

 

 

$359,000

Soft Costs

Professional fees, permits, surveys, and studies

20% of total

$71,800

Total Cost

 

 

$430,800

 

 

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