Our posts on construction cost data per square foot for various project types are so popular, that I will continue updating them more frequently as this is fairly time sensitive data. Please note the date on the blog posts so you know that you are viewing the most current information. Also, click HERE for other construction cost topics, or you can always search by keyword from the search bar on the upper right hand corner of this page.
Please note that all of this information is made available from the industry experts in construction cost estimating, RSMeans, and is our basis for estimating conceptual project costs during the initial programming phase here at EVstudio. Please note that these are great numbers to ballpark initial budget goals and expectations, however, more accurate pricing can only be developed after full programming of the project and initial schematic designs can be developed with some understanding of size, scale, scope, construction type and level of finish.
For more information about RSMeans Square Foot Cost Guide and RSMeans Construction Cost Index, which indexes square foot costs for cities in the US and Canada, visit the RSMeans Online bookstore and click on cost data publications.
And of course, feel free to contact any of us here at EVstudio about your project and we would be happy to help get you started on your pro forma as well as assist in any or all of the design phases or disciplines that will help you realize your vision. We have professionals that can help with the process as early on as entitlements as well as full Architecture and all of the Engineering disciplines, all of which help to inform your project budget and goals.
2 thoughts on “Construction Cost Per Square Foot for Jails”
Hi Byron – While we don’t have 2018 numbers from RSMeans, you could apply an index to the older data to get fairly close. I don’t know where your location is, but you can search the internet for “construction cost index” for your area and multiply the cost per square foot numbers by the ratio of this year and the previous year to adjust for current numbers. You could also try RSMeans directly to see if they have up to date construction cost data for jail cells in your geographic location. Hope that helps!
Dean
DO YOU HAVE 2018 SF COSTS FOR JAIL CELLS… EXCLUSIVE OF MASTER CONTROL, FOOD SERVICE, INTAKE.
I’M ADDING 24 BED DORM ( 6 DOUBLE BEDS PER FLR, BI-LEVEL WITH 16′-8″ CLG.) AND 10 CELLS (5 CELLS PER LEVEL,BI-LEVEL WITH DAYROOM).
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