Fayette County
Sheriff’s Office and Jail Detail Report
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Component |
Current Status |
Recommendations |
Cost |
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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. |
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Exterior Walls |
The exterior walls have evidence of efflorescence. No cracks were noticed. |
Clean, re-point and seal the brick. |
$30,000 |
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Roof |
The roof is flat with a rubber membrane. The roof is leaking, (P2). |
Replace the two flat roof areas. |
$25,000 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Fire Safety |
The jail and sheriff’s office does have detectors and the annunicator panel is located in the jail (P3, P4). |
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Structure
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There was no foundation settlement or structural problems found. |
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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 |
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Electrical |
The electrical service appears to be adequate, (P5). |
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Mechanical |
There are multiple heating and cooling units, which appear to be adequate, (P6, P7, P8, P9). |
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Work Safety |
No asbestos or mold noted. |
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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 |
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Subtotal Cost |
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$359,000 |
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Soft Costs |
Professional fees, permits, surveys, and studies |
20% of total |
$71,800 |
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Total Cost |
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$430,800 |