Photo courtesy Turner Construction Over 700 new cells are being added on 103 acres adjacent to the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla.

Project description: The Washington State Penitentiary North Close Custody Facility expansion, phase 1, is a 326,000-square-foot design-build, fast-track, lump-sum project. It is being built on 103 acres adjacent to the existing penitentiary. The project consists of four new housing units containing 528 close-custody cells and 198 intensive management unit cells with related site development, support buildings and utilities. The support buildings include: an administration building; visitation building; multipurpose core building including food service, wellness and education; and a motor pool and automotive vocational training building. Address: 1415 N. 13th Ave., Walla Walla Cost: $105 million (design and construction) Type of contract: Design-build Start of construction: March 2005 Expected completion date: March 2007 Design-builder: HDR/Turner, 1415 N. 13th Drive, Walla Walla, WA 99362, (509) 526-4553 Owner: Washington State Department of Corrections Project participants: Clanton & Associates (lighting) — Conley Engineering (telecommunications) — Crosby Group (structural) — Engineered Control Systems (security electronics) — HDR (landscape/civil/LEED) — Lea Electric/DC Engineering (electrical design-build) — Oldcastle Modular Precast Group (modular precast cells) — Romano/Gatland (food service) — Shannon and Wilson (geotechnical) — Southern Folger (hardware) — Turner Logistics (mechanical and electrical equipment) — YMC Inc./Engineering Inc. (mechanical design-build) Copyright ©2006 Seattle Daily Journal and DJC.COM. Comments? Questions? Contact us.