The 120,000 square feet complex would consolidate all county offices aside from courtrooms to the east of the current county campus and will be built in two stages. The bids have not been issued by the commission yet, with the design still subjected to revisions.
Plans include a facility comprising two adjacent buildings with the first one spanning over 22,000-square-foot. The existing evidence building will be demolished to house the four-storey administration building with an area of 97,000-square-foot after the completion of the first structure which is expected around 2012 end.
The first floor will include 911 centre, in addition to the commission meeting space whereas the second floor will feature the main entrance and a wide corridor dividing the level in two parts. Spaces to house equalization and planning with the auditor will be featured in the left segment while treasurer and register of deeds offices will be on the right segment.
The building’s right side will consist of a third floor with the public defender’s office while the left side will feature state’s attorney’s office and a meeting pace for grand juries. The structure’s exterior walls will comprise a masonry facade as well as large blocks of windows.
Construction of the new building is expected to be over by 2014. The county took out $38 million in low-interest bonds in 2010 to pay for county campus construction, which is part of an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act program.
