Sundt has been selected by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) to expand its Red Rock Correctional Center in Eloy, Ariz., to accommodate up to 1,000 additional prisoners. The facility currently houses 1,600 inmates. Last year, CCA was granted permission from the State of Arizona to provide 500 additional beds, expandable to 1,000, for medium-security prisoners starting in January 2014.
“CCA had an existing facility that required significant modification and expansion – in a very short timeframe – in order to meet the State of Arizona’s need,” said Wayne Einbinder, Sundt vice president. “Sundt’s extensive experience in the criminal justice-criminal detention construction market is a perfect match for this type of challenge.”
With Sundt leading the design-build effort, plans call for construction of a 4,500-square-foot addition to the admissions and administration building; a new 32,200-square-foot dining room and occupation training space, a remodeled full-service kitchen and a 16,782-square-foot maintenance and warehouse storage building, among other upgrades.
Additionally, housing units will be modified to receive more natural light and power upgrades, and exterior inmate recreation and exercise areas will receive equipment and lighting improvements. The project is expected to be complete by December 2013. The project team includes DLR Group architects and Atherton Engineering Inc., both of Phoenix.