Raleigh County Judicial Annex Detail Report

 

Component

Current Status

Recommendations

Cost

General Exterior

The judicial annex is a 17,170 square foot, two story building.  The foundation is concrete and there is no evidence of settlement.  The exterior walls are a mixture of brick and concrete, and there is no evidence of water damage.  The exterior entrances are in poor condition.  The downspouts are rusted and leaking, (P116, P123).  The rear perimeter of the building is uneven with missing asphalt and concrete, (P125).

Replace downspouts on exterior walls of the building.

 

Repair perimeter of building and repair holes in asphalt.

$  2,000

 

$  5,000

Exterior Walls

The exterior walls are made of brick and concrete.  There is moss and mold on the exterior of the building and some broken bricks, (P118). 

 

Clean the exterior walls of the Judicial Annex and repair any cracks in mortar or damaged brick.

$50,000

Roof

The building has a flat roof with downspouts on the exterior of the building.  There is evidence of water damage on the interior, however the roof could not be inspected, (P112).

 

 Replace roof due to evidence of leaks and water damage on the interior.

$15,000

Windows and Doors

The windows are aluminum, single pane and original.  There are some windows with broken glass, (P120).  The doors are aluminum and steel with glass and wood.  The exterior doors are in poor condition, (P123, P126, P128). 

 

Replace original windows with energy efficient ones.

 

Replace exterior doors with steel doors and hardware.

$20,000

 

$10,000

Fire Safety

The building has a sprinkler system, emergency lighting and exit lights.  There is also a fire alarm system in the building, (P109).  There are two means of egress from every floor.  There are two exits from each room that holds 50 or more people.  The stairways are enclosed by fire rated walls, but not doors, (P101). 

 

Install smoke and heat detectors, horns and strobes.

 

Install fire rated doors on the stairwells.

 

 

$10,000

 

$  6,000

 

Structure

 

The foundation is made from concrete.  There is no evidence of settlement or structural damage.  There is no noticeable structural damage to the floor system of the building. 

 

 

 

Security

The building is not equipped with a security system.  There is a metal detector at the front entrance to the building.  The building is equipped with a closed circuit television system.  The judge’s benches are not protected by ballistic material.  The judge’s benches do have a panic button.

This facility should have entry-level screening with an X-ray machine.

 

Install a security console system, panic alarms and duress alarms for courthouse.

 

The judge’s desks should have ballistic protection on all sides with public exposure.

 

$35,000

 

 

$45,000

 

 

$  4,500

 

Electrical

The electrical service for the judicial annex enters the building from overhead.  The building’s electrical service is in good condition.  The wiring and panels are labeled and in flexible conduit.  The lighting is fluorescent and appears to be adequate.

 

 

 

 

Mechanical

The building has a forced air heating and air conditioning system, (P110, P113, P114)  The system is in good working condition.

 

 

ADA

A handicap parking space is shared with the courthouse.  There is no proper ADA signage throughout the building.  The doors in the public access do not have lever handles.  The restroom does not meet ADA requirements, (P106, P107).

Install proper signage throughout building

 

Install lever handles on public access doors.

 

Upgrade the restrooms to be ADA compliant.

$      1,000

 

$      1,500

 

$    10,000

 

Work Safety

There are no work safety problems noted.

 

 

 

Space requirements

The jail is currently being used for storage space but cannot be renovated to offices at this time due to the high level of lead paint. 

 

Remove the lead paint from the jail section and renovate for office and storage space as needed by the county.

$  880,000

Subtotal

 

 

$1,095,000

Soft Costs

Professional fees, permits, surveys and studies

20%

219,000

Total

 

 

$1,314,000

 

 

 

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