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Component |
Current Status |
Recommendations |
Cost |
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General Exterior |
Pendleton County Courthouse is a historic Greek Revival
style structure that is on the historic register (P1).
It has a large entry portico and brick exterior. The building is in good repair having a new
roof and other recent renovations.
There were two major upgrades to the building in 1995, including the
addition of an elevator, |
This courthouse is in good repair, but there is still need for additional space. |
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Exterior Walls |
The exterior of the courthouse is brick with quoins on the corners (P2, P3, P4, P5, P6). The brick is in excellent condition. No major cracking was found and the mortar was in good repair. |
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Roof |
The roof is red clay tile and was repaired during the summer of 2002. |
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Windows and Doors |
The windows and doors are in good repair. |
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The building does not have sprinklers but it does have fire hoses (P49, P55), fire alarms (P51), exit signs, and emergency lights. The courthouse has two new exit towers: one on the rear and the other on the left side rear the Jail (P6). There is an accessible ramp and an elevator. The toilets
in the basement conform to |
Sprinkler system not required. Lever handle hardware |
$7,500 $1,000 |
Structure
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There was no significant cracking or apparent over loading of the structure. |
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Security |
The courthouse uses a metal detector at the courtroom door but not on the main entrance. There is not a separate entrance for the Judge and one of the magistrate’s courtrooms does not have a second exit. |
This facility should have an entry-level screening using a walk-through metal detector and an x-ray machine. All perimeter doors not being used for entry-level screening should be used for emergency exits only. These doors should also be secured by installing an audible alarm, magnetic contacts, and a crash bar. Duress alarms should be installed beneath the judge’s desk, secretary’s desk, judge’s bench in the courtroom, hearing table in the jury room, and the clerk’s desk. The Family Court Judge should be provided with a duress alarm. The adult and juvenile probation officers should have duress alarms installed at their desks and at the receptionist’s desk. Duress alarms should be installed beneath the prosecuting attorney’s desk, beneath the receptionist’s desk, and beneath the table in the conference room. Two duress alarms should be installed, one beneath the front counter and one beneath an office desk. Duress alarms should be installed beneath the magistrates’ desks magistrates’ assistants’ desks, and the bench in the courtroom. The judge’s bench and clerk’s desk should be protected on the front and sides that have public exposure with ballistic material. All light switches should be replaced with key-controlled switches, and breaker boxes should be locked. . |
$35,000 $7,500 $3,600 $1,500 $600 $10,000 $3,000 |
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Electrical |
The building is served by a 800 amp 120/240 main panel. The service is adequate to serve the needs of the building. |
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Mechanical |
An oil-fired boiler heats the building (P40, P41). The system is in good condition and serves the needs of the building. Eleven American Standard air conditioning units (P64) and one Mitsubishi Split system in the commissioner’s office handle cooling. |
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Work Safety |
No safety problems noted |
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Space requirements |
The county has a study by Sean G. Simon, AIA Architect dated October 15, 2002, recommending the Jail adjacent to the courthouse be razed and a new 4,200 square foot annex be built in its place. The new building could be attached to the existing building. |
Build a new annex 4,200 SF |
$890,000 |
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Subtotal |
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$959,700 |
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Soft Costs |
Professional fees, permits, surveys and studies |
20% |
191,940 |
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Total |
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$1,151,640 |
