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<strong>New</strong> <strong>Mexico</strong> <strong>Top</strong> <strong>Projects</strong><br />

8. Lea County<br />

Detention Facility<br />

Construction Cost: $22 million<br />

Start Date: Nov. 2003<br />

Completion Date: Dec. 2004<br />

Owner: Lea County<br />

Program Manager: White<br />

Construction Company<br />

Architect: Hellmuth, Obata +<br />

Kassabaum LP; DCSW Architects Inc.<br />

Prime Contractors: Reid and Gary<br />

Strickland Co.; ISI Detention Systems;<br />

Century Fire Systems; Rhoads<br />

Company; Bowers Electric<br />

Subcontractors: Moyer Masonry;<br />

Concrete Structures, Inc.; Gate<br />

Concrete; Armstrong Construction<br />

Summary: The Lovington, N.M.<br />

located facility will provide housing for<br />

400 adult inmates and 32 juvenile<br />

inmates, with future expansion to 500<br />

inmates possible. We have a combination<br />

of direct and indirect supervision<br />

PHOTO COURTESY WHITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY<br />

pods with a strong emphasis on programs<br />

and treatment components. The<br />

design allows natural light to flood dayrooms<br />

and deliver filtered light to cells<br />

and other locations in the facility. The<br />

project also includes an exterior<br />

mechanical access perimeter, a large<br />

community room, a medical unit and a<br />

classification unit. The juvenile unit<br />

will include a classroom, open air recreation<br />

and office space for the probation<br />

department.

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