Site work and new construction of a municipal facility in Seaside, California. Working plans call for the construction of a 83,000-square-foot, seven-room municipal facility; and for site work for a municipal facility.

As of May 2024, a construction management team has been selected and is in the site acquisition phase. This project is currently in the acquisition phase and construction is anticipated to begin in in March of 2026 and be completed in July of 2028. he New Fort Ord Courthouse will replace the 5-courtroom Monterey Courthouse and consolidate 1 court department from the Marina Courthouse and 1 court calendar from the Salinas Courthouse. The Monterey Courthouse is overcrowded with more judicial officers than courtrooms. The lack of courtroom space limits the court’s scheduling options and results in operational inefficiencies and delayed access to justice. The building has many deficiencies, its systems are aging, and its seismic safety rating is in the very high-risk category. The project will relieve the current space shortfall, improve security, accessibility, and safety, and allow the court to collocate functions for operational efficiency. The New Fort Ord Courthouse will accomplish the following immediately needed improvements to the superior court and enhance its ability to serve the public: Enhance the public’s access to justice by consolidating family law and civil operations and juvenile dependency calendar in one location, relieving the current space shortfall, increasing security, and replacing inadequate and obsolete facilities. Provide a safe and efficient branch courthouse that will provide service countywide and become the second largest and busiest court facility. Provide a new courthouse that is compliant with regulatory safety, seismic, accessibility codes, and Judicial Council space standards. Relocate seven court departments from existing unsafe, substandard, and overcrowded facilities. Improve operational efficiencies by consolidating case types. Replace the Monterey Courthouse, which is rated as a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) P-154 Very-High-Risk, seismically deficient building. Avoid over $7 million in future deferred maintenance expenditures. Optimize use of existing court facilities including: Repurposing space in the Salinas Courthouse vacated by juvenile dependency (moved to the new courthouse) for consolidating annex offices and self-help services. Repurposing space in the Marina Courthouse vacated by child support (moved to the new courthouse) for consolidating juvenile delinquency calendar/operations. Vacate 3 non-state-owned facilities: terminating 2 county joint occupancy agreements and 1 private entity lease.