Site work and new construction of a detention facility in Atlanta, Georgia. Completed plans call for the construction of a 800,000-square-foot detention facility; and for site work for a detention facility.

The Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission (GSFIC), as Owner, on behalf the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) is seeking firms interested in providing construction management at risk services for a project known as Project No. GDC-169, New State Prison.. September 4, 2025 2:00 PM Deadline for written questions The Georgia Department of Corrections protects and serves the public by managing offenders and helping to provide a safe and secure environment for the state's residents. GDC is one of the largest prison systems in the U.S., supervising nearly 52,000 offenders in multiple facilities statewide. This includes 34 state prisons and 36 other detention and correctional support facilities. A number of these prison facilities are reaching the end of their useful life and the GDC is interested in replacing some of the existing aging facilities with a new state prison. The new Intake Facility is envisioned as a modern facility with the capacity to house 2,100 beds including general diagnostic population, supportive, infirmary, and other specialty housing in a high efficiency sophisticated state owned and operated prison capable of meeting the changing needs within the correctional environment for the next 20 years. The facility is envisioned to be designed and constructed specifically to meet the needs for Georgia Department of Corrections and to provide all prison services to include housing, administration, programming spaces, general education, vocational educational, medical, intake, laundry, kitchen, etc. The facility will also include a firing range and a helicopter pad. While the determination of the physical location of the new prison is still being finalized, it is envisioned the project site will be located within a 100 radius of the city of Atlanta. The facility is planned to include development of a new project site of approximately 300 acres to include utility infrastructure, central plant, maintenance facility, warehousing, etc. required to support the operation of the new prison. The GDC is currently having an in-depth facility programming conducted. The program is intended to address space needs related to current and future capacity for housing offenders taking into consideration the number and types of beds needed based upon inmate security classification, ancillary inmate support services, food service, medical/mental health services, administrative space, security, technology, along with staff safety and working environment. This will focus on the overall operational requirements of the new facility while ensuring consistency with industry best practices, trends, and standards. The current initial programmed square footage is in the range of 700,000 - 800,000 SF. Depending upon the final location of the new prison and ultimately the needs of the Owner, the CM/GC's scope of services could be expanded to include demolition, renovation, expansion of an existing facility(s).