IOLA, KANSAS
OFFICE OF THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK
February 14, 2002
IThe Allen County Board of Commissioners met in special
session at 8:00 a.m. with Chairperson Walt Regehr,
Jr., Commissioner Dick Works, Commissioner Kent Thompson, and
Sherrie L. Riebel, County Clerk present. They recessed to go to Kansas
City to discuss plans with the jail architect, Shaugnessy, Fickel and
Scott Architects, Inc. They reconvened at 10:20 a.m.
Mike Fickel, Mike Christener, and Hugh Lester were
present to review and discuss plans. Hugh reviewed options 1, 2, 3, 4,
& 5. These included Sheriff Offices, Iola Police Department, Dispatch,
remodeling of the existing jail for offices, elevator, and 58 inmate beds.
The cost ranged from 8.5 million to 5.5 million.
Hugh also reviewed options A, B, C & D, which were
plans for jail facilities only with 42 inmate beds. Discussion and
questions followed concerning public entrance, office space for the
sheriff, connections to the existing courthouse, beds, sidewalks, and the
future demand for jail space. The commissioners requested an estimated
cost of the option D including Sheriff’s Offices and expansion of inmate
beds to range 50 to 58. Mr. Fickel stated that without a construction
manager to provide actual figures he could only estimate a possible $2.9
million cost. He emphasized that this was only a rough estimate.
Discussion then followed on a construction manager. Items like security
issues, electrical systems, medical area, juvenile holding cell, and multi
purpose rooms will be further discussed once the construction manager is
decided upon.
The original contract with Shaughnessy Fickel and Scott Architects Inc
included a four-step planning. Step one: the planning. Step two:
Architectural Services, which include schematic designs, actual cost,
estimate, final design, bid documents. Step three: Construction
Administration Phase. Step Four: ??? The commissioners must approve each
step before the next step is taken. Commissioners took no action to
approve step two at this time.
Construction will be a bid when the time comes. State statutes will be
reviewed for legal aspects of the bid process.
No action was taken at this meeting.
With no further business to come before the board, the meeting was
adjourned until February 19, 2002 at 8:30 a.m. in the Commission room of
the courthouse.
