Columbia County Detention Facility

The project includes a new housing pod as an addition to the current Columbia County Detention Facility.  The Housing Pod will have a 25,547 square foot footprint with an additional 11,967 square feet on the second floor. The Housing Pod will house 256 inmates with the capability to house an additional 8 inmates in segregation cells. The Housing Pod will be constructed of a Pre-Engineered Metal Building system with a standing seam metal roof.  The individual cells will be constructed of precast concrete, interior walls of masonry, and associated appropriate finishes.  The site work includes over-excavating for the project building pad and installing new stabilized soil provided by the County, new holding ponds, relocating all required underground utilities, new concrete paving areas, stabilized subgrade for the fire road extension and security fencing.