State, GDC and project managers map out dozens of capital projects including modular beds and lock-control upgrades

Officials from the state’s project-management office (GISFIC) and GDC presented a consolidated status of capital projects funded in the amended FY25 and FY26 budgets, focusing on modular bed units, lock and locking-control work, and other major maintenance.

GISFIC said 32 projects are active under its oversight and that the portfolio can be delivered within existing appropriations if contingency and procurement steps proceed as planned. Modcor modular units are in production and being staged; the program’s initial deliveries are scheduled for completion in a phased sequence beginning late 2025 and continuing into early 2026. Site development, fencing, underground utilities and sales-tax/bond fees added costs beyond the initial modular-unit price, and GISFIC said it used a combination of the amended FY25 contingency and department capital contingency to cover those items.

Lock projects were divided into two types: “lock swaps” (replacement of existing detention hardware) and new locking-control system projects (design and electronic control). Teams reported that custom hardware measurements and limited manufacturer capacity required door‑by‑door surveys and would drive staggered installation schedules; the first lock‑swap installations are slated to begin in early 2026 with other installations scheduled later in the year once bed‑space and security constraints are managed.

Other capital work under way includes a new prison in Washington County (foundation/vertical work underway), an Autry State Prison renovation phased for 2026 turnover, CCTV and fire-alarm replacements designed for occupied-facility phased construction, and targeted kitchen and roof replacements. GDC said it has adapted construction phasing so many projects can proceed with occupied dorms while minimizing bed‑space impacts.

Project managers said they will provide monthly dashboards to the committee that show committed cost, spent-to-date, percent complete and schedule milestones.