CREWS ARE GETTING READY TO START
MAJOR CONSTRUCTION WORK IN THE
PROJECT TO EXPAND LEWIS AND
CLARK COUNTY’S DETENTION CENTER.
M-T-N’S JONATHON AMBARIAN HAS AN
UPDATE ON WHERE THE WORK STANDS,
AND HOW MUCH IT WILL COST.
{FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS,
CONTRACTORS HAVE BEEN AT WORK
INSIDE THE LEWIS AND CLARK
COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER IN
HELEN}
{DEMOLISHING THE FORMER POLICE
AND SHERIFF’S OFFICES}
{CG: JASON GRIMMIS, LEWIS
CLARK COUNTY UNDERSHERIF}
{"IT’S LOOKING VERY, VERY OPEN,
BUT IT DOESN’T LOOK MUCH BIGGER
THAN WHAT IT WAS.}
{CREWS ARE PARTWAY THROUGH THE
LONG PROCESS OF CONVERTING THE
ENTIRE BUILDING INTO AN EXPANDED
DETENTION CENTER}
{UNDERSHERIFF JASON GRIMMIS SAID
THEY ARE LIKELY LESS THAN A
MONTH AWAY FROM THE START OF
ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION}
{"THERE’S STILL SOME DEMO WORK
TO BE COMPLETED, THEY ARE LAYING
OUT MATERIALS FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION PREPARATION, AND
SUBCONTRACTORS ARE GETTING LINED
OUT FOR THE PROJECT, WHICH WOULD
INCLUDE MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL
AND PLUMBING, MASONRY, SO
THEY’RE ALL GETTING LINED OUT
FOR WHEN THEY STEP IN AND WHEN
THEIR TIME IS ON THE CLOCK.}
{LAST MONTH, THE LEWIS AND CLARK
COUNTY COMMISSION APPROVED AN
UPDATE TO SLETTEN CONSTRUCTION’S
CONTRACT FOR THE RENOVATION
PROJECT}
{IT SET OUT A "GUARANTEED
MAXIMUM PRICE" OF JUST OVER
6-POINT-8 MILLION DOLLARS FOR
THE CONSTRUCTIO}
{MEANING THE CONTRACTOR IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR FINISHING THE
WORK AT THAT PRICE OR LESS}
{WITH DESIGN AND OTHER COSTS,
THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT
WILL BE AROUND 8-POINT-4
MILLION}
{ONCE THE PROJECT IS FINISHED,
THE DETENTION CENTER WILL HAVE
ROOM FOR 156 INMATES}
{THE CURRENT JAIL SPACE WAS
DESIGNED FOR ABOUT 80}
{CONSTRUCTION ON THE LOWER FLOOR
IS EXPECTED TO BE FINISHED
AROUND JANUAR}
{AND THE MAIN FLOOR COULD BE
WRAPPED UP BY APRIL}
{AT THAT POINT, INMATES WILL BE
MOVED DOWNSTAIRS}
{"WE’RE GONNA HAVE TO ’SHUFFLE
IN PLACE,’ SO TO SPEAK, AND MOVE
PRISONERS OUT OF THE SECOND
FLOOR, SO THEY CAN COMPLETE THE
WORK THAT’S STILL REQUIRED ON
THE SECOND FLOOR AS PART OF THE
RENOVATION.}
{THE ENTIRE PROJECT IS SET TO BE
COMPLETED BY AUGUST 2020}
{"EVERYTHING IS MOVING AS
PLANNED.}
{IN HELENA, JONATHON AMBARIAN,
M-T-N NEWS}
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VOTERS IN LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY
APPROVED A 6-POINT-5 MILLION
DOLLAR BOND IN 2016 TO PAY FOR
THE JAIL RENOVATION.
COUNTY LEADERS SAY THEY FOUND
MONEY FROM OTHER SOURCES TO
COVER COST INCRE
