Late last week, the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) released the Senate Bill 844 Request for Proposal (RFP) for the acquisition, design and construction of adult local criminal justice facilities in California. The RFP contains $150 million for small counties, $30 million for medium-sized counties, and $70 million for large-sized counties, and monies will be targeted to counties that have received either no previous funding or partial funding to support their local detention facility needs.
In November 2016, RCRC submitted a letter to the BCSS urging support of the Executive Steering Committee’s RFP recommendations for local jail construction funding.
RFPs must be submitted to the BSCC by 5:00 p.m., February 28, 2017. Additional information and the complete RFP application packet can be accessed here.
Additionally, the BSCC will hold a SB 844 Bidders Conference on January 25, 2017 from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. to allow counties and other interested parties an opportunity to ask questions regarding the RFP process.