County Central Services Campus (corrections center and Sheriff's offices)
Cuyahoga County
Description
The county is setting the guaranteed maximum price with Gilbane for the new 875,000-square-foot jail campus and sheriff's offices, with about 1,886 rated beds and core facilities expandable to 2,400. Construction would start with site excavation and foundations after bond closing.
Impact summary
This is the biggest single construction project in the county's plan — the financing closes in May and dirt starts moving shortly after.
Applicant
- Name
- Cuyahoga County Department of Public Works / Gilbane Building Company
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Last discussed Apr 20, 2026.
Meeting timeline (1)
Related issues (2)
New county corrections center financing ($984.5M bonds)
The county is spending big on justice facilities: $2.4 million for testing/inspection on the new Corrections Services Campus and $6.7 million for design-build of the Juvenile Court Community Correctional Facility.
Gilbane design-build contract amendment for Central Services Campus
Council locked in the guaranteed maximum price for the county's new corrections center and sheriff's offices — a total contract value of about $807 million. This is the county's largest construction project and will define county finances and the justice system for years.
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