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Springfield, MO
General contractor: J.E. Dunn Construction Group Inc. and DeWitt & Associates Inc.
Size: 330,000 square feet
Estimated cost: $127 million
Estimated completion: 2022
Project description: The new Greene County Sheriff’s Office and Jail will be able to house 1,244 inmates, up from 709 at the current jail. Officials say the new facility will also relocate most of the sheriff’s office operations to one campus. The project was designed by nForm Architecture LLC, and engineering work is by Mettemeyer Engineering LLC, structural; TreanorHL Inc. (Lawrence, Kansas), civil; and Imeg Corp., mechanical, electrical and plumbing.
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