Bureau County Law Enforcement Center
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Alpena County Justice Center
Mason, MI
The new $9.7M Sheriff’s Office and Jail facility is located on a county-owned site east of the Alpena County Airport. Pre-design services were completed by another team – unfortunately, they were local and did not have experience in planning or constructing a Sheriff’s Office and Jail.
Client: Alpena County, MI
Type: GOVERNMENT, justice center
Size: 35,000 SF
“I think they will be surprised when they get to see [the jail]. It really is impressive, and we’re all excited to get it done and get moved in.
Steve Kieliszewski
County SherifF, Alpena County Jail
Published in The Alpena News
Unfortunately for the county, the construction cost was 40% lower than comparable costs in Michigan, and there was an error in their space program spreadsheet, showing but not calculating required dayroom spaces for all the housing units. The county passed a bond referendum unknowingly with bad information. Our task was to maximize their budget and deliver a great facility that met the requirements they described to the voters.
The 108-bed jail includes a new Sheriff’s Office, booking center with a drive-through sallyport, a men’s direct supervision housing unit for 43, women’s intermittent supervision housing unit for 30, Maximum Security / Special Housing for 27 people, Trustee dormitories for 8 people, kitchen, laundry, and Sheriff’s Vehicle and Bulk Storage Facility.
