State Correctional Institute at Somerset
Project Details
ROLE
Design-Build Contractor
CONTRACT AMOUNT
$103 Million
OWNER
Somerset County General Authority
LOCATION
Somerset, PA
ARCHITECT
L.D. Astorino & Associates
SIZE
550,000 Square Feet
COMPLETION
1993
Project Description
The 13-building complex includes precast modular prison cells consisting of six 128-cell medium security housing units, a 96-cell maximum security housing unit, a 48-cell minimum security housing unit and a pre-release center. Two single-story pre-engineered support buildings are 500 feet long and contain health services, gymnasium, vocational training, maintenance shop, warehousing and industries. The 60-acre site is completely enclosed with a double, 14-foot-high perimeter fence. The site required approximately 900,000 cubic yards of material to be excavated.