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Muscatine County Jail
Muscatine County Jail

Municipal & Government

Fairfield Public Library
George Daily Community Auditorium
Herbert Hoover Presidential Museum & Library
Iowa Medical and Classification Center
Iowa State Penitentiary
Johnson County Joint Emergency Communications Center
Muscatine County Jail
New Iowa Civic Center
Pella Opera House
United State Post Office

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Muscatine County Jail, Muscatine
This project involved the construction of a steel, concrete and masonry structure capable of holding up to 120 inmates. We handled all of the mechanical work including a complex smoke evacuation system, electrical and security work. We worked with the county to value engineer the project within their budget which enabled the project to remain within the original schedule. We completed a second project at the jail, which involved an addition and remodel with new paint and new doors in the existing space and construction of a new kitchen, dormitories, dayrooms, cells, restrooms, exercise areas, dry and freezer storage and a loading dock. The new portion of the project is CMU block and precast walls with a rubber membrane roof and provides 136 more beds for the facility.

Architect- Stanley Consultants

Gross Square Feet – 44,000/26,000
 
Start Date – August 1994/October 2009

Completion Date – December 1995/February 2011

Client- Muscatine County, 405 East 4th Street, Muscatine, IA 52761

Contact- Ron Dusenberry,
(319) 263-6055