#4. WCCW Special Needs Unit

Project cost: $24.8 million

Project address:
9601 Bujacich Road N.W., Gig Harbor

Start of construction:
April 17, 2000

Expected completion date:
Dec. 31, 2001

Owner:
State of Washington Department of Corrections

GC/CM contractor:
M.A. Mortenson Co.bb , 14719 N.E. 29th Place, Bellevue, WA 98007,
(425) 895-9000

Architect:
Integrus Architecture
, 720 Third Ave., Suite 2300, Seattle, WA 98104,
(206) 628-3137

Description
The Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) is the primary institution for incarceration of females in Washington state, currently housing about 800 inmates.

The new Special Needs Unit at the Washington Corrections Center for Women will consist of a 52-bed residential mental health unit, a 56-bed reception/discharge unit, and a 40-bed segregation unit. The building is two stories with living quarters, dayrooms, and a line-of-sight central security station on the ground floor, and mezzanine living quarters on the upper level. Total building area is approximately 55,500 square feet.

The building has been designed and is being built in accordance with the American Corrections Association accreditation requirements. A commissioning agent (Casault Engineering of Seattle) has been selected for the project to participate in design, review of construction documents, and commissioning of HVAC and low-voltage systems. A Registered Communications Distribution Designer (Conley Engineering of Yakima) has been selected to provide oversight of the telecommunications design and construction.

PROJECT PARTICIPANTS
Rosewater Engineering;
MW Consulting Engineering;
Applied Professional Services;
Hemley's Handy Kans
William Dickson;
Intermountain Electrical;
Universal Security Products;
Texas Commercial Fencing;
Active Construction;
Powers West;
Pacific Erectors;
Puget Sound Steel;
ACE Surveyors;
Kitsap Ready Mix;
All Metals Fabricators;
Sturges & Associates;
Emerald City Weatherproofers;
The Fall Guy;
Fairway Mechanical;
Central Pre-Mix;
Stering Allstate Elevator;
AMEC Earth & Environmental

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