NYC Awards $7B for Replacement Jails With 2027 Deadline to Close Rikers Looming
Contractors have been chosen for two jail replacement projects located in Queens and the Bronx.
Source: enr.com
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NYC announces $7 billion design and construction contracts for two borough-based jails
The New York City Department of Design and Construction has issued two new contracts for what will become the first two facilities in the citys progressive borough-based jails system. The bids from Leon D. DeMatteis Construction Corp. for the $3.9 billion new Queens jail and Transformative Reform...
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Source: archinect.com
As replacement costs for Rikers climbs, key NYC commission looking for answers
The request for a review comes amid growing concern that the Adams administration is nowhere hear the legally mandated 2027 deadline for shutting down the jails on Rikers Island and building four new ones in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens.
Source: nydailynews.com
Inside the Bronx fight to pass the New York City borough-based jails plan and close Rikers Island
Community members and local politicians were against it, but the Bronx plans to begin construction next year because of givebacks from the city
Source: crainsnewyork.com
6 JVs shortlisted for NYC jail projects worth at least $6B
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Source: constructiondive.com