Request for Qualifications for Professional Architectural Services

The Gaston County Jail, located at 425 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Gastonia North Carolina, was designed and built in the late 1990’s. The 182,514 sf Jail serves as the primary detention facility for the County’s law enforcement agencies. Currently, Gaston County's jail has a capacity of 664 beds between the main jail and jail annex. The goal of the PROJECT is to provide the County and Sheriff’s Office with a comprehensive understanding as to future facility needs, detention capacity needs and provide recommendations in response to projected growth and service demands. Facility maintenance needs and a growing population underscore the importance of developing comprehensive maintenance and expansion plans that meet the needs of the inmate population and supervision requirements of the Sheriff’s Office. This PROJECT will ensure space optimization, and result in a cost-effective investment for the County for the next 25 years. The PROJECT will be funded with local funds.