South Woods State Prison

Project Details

ROLE
Design-Build Contractor

CONTRACT AMOUNT
$204 Million

OWNER
State of New Jersey, Division of Building and Construction

LOCATION
Bridgeton, NJ

ARCHITECT
L. Robert Kimball and Associates

SIZE
1.3 Million Square Feet

COMPLETION
1998

Project Description

Set on an 84-acre site, the 25-building complex is comprised of 3,000 new beds in six, 240-cell medium security general housing units, a maximum security detention unit, a 264-cell minimum security "dormitory" style housing unit and an inpatient/extended care unit. This phased design-build project interconnects the housing pods with common general areas including a new central power plant, administration building, intake facility, warehouse facility, maintenance and support facility, and a 246,000-square-foot industries building housing food processing and warehousing facility. 

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