A coastal Georgia counting is awaiting bids by companies seeking to build a new 610-bed jail while being asked to stick to a tight budget.
Glynn County officials want to spend no more than $27.4 million for the new county jail, and their chief architect crafted his design around that figure.
The Florida Times-Union reports architect Jim Ingram says he'll "be nervous" when bids are due July 17.
Past county officials have said the new Glynn County jail could cost as much as $40 million. But Ingram says he's used his past experience in the building of 200 detention centers to help keep costs for the new jail as low as possible.
Glynn County awaiting bids to build new $27M jail
Published On: Jun 21 2012 11:21:53 AM EDT
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