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4 <br />SHERIFF ADMINISTRATIVE <br />In addition to Jail space, the Sheriff has expressed a <br />critical need for an additional 3,500 -5,000 square feet of <br />administrative space. A portion of his space needs will be <br />met when the Board of Elections is relocated following the <br />completion of the Government Services Building. There will <br />apparently still be a need to add 2,000 -3,000 square feet <br />however. <br />In order to accommodate this expansion several options were <br />explored. For example: <br />..Should we vacate the existing building and <br />relocate the Sheriff's offices as an addition to the Jail? <br />Our conclusion was that to replace the existing offices our <br />costs would likely be in the neighborhood of $1,056,000 <br />(based on 12,000 s.f. @$80 /s.f. plus 10% design fees). It is <br />highly unlikely that any portion of the Federal Marshall's <br />grant funds could be used for this purpose, thereby <br />necessitating the use of County funds. Since pay -as- you -go <br />funds are not available to support this project, it would be <br />a likely target for a bond issue. <br />An additional complication for the relocation of <br />the administrative offices to the Jail involves the site <br />itself. The site is not suitable for the massive new <br />construction that would need to be placed there, particularly <br />if the Jail's plan is to build an .additional 30 -40 beds for <br />detention purposes. <br />Considering all of these factors, it appears that <br />relocation of all administrative offices for the Sheriff as <br />well as an addition of detention space on this site is not <br />possible. <br />If new space for the Sheriff's administrative function is <br />needed, an alternative would be the addition of 2,000 -3,000 <br />s.f. on the existing building. The design of an addition to <br />the Sheriff's building should reflect flexibility in its <br />interior design in order to make upfitting for any future use <br />easier. <br />Assuming $80 /s.f. construction cost and a l0% design fee, <br />this addition could be constructed for approximately <br />$176,000- $264,000. <br />1991 , CIP INFORMATION <br />PAGE 3 <br />