Officials in Santa Clara, Calif., voted Oct. 18 to seek a consultant to “refresh” the requirements for construction of a replacement county jail and to conduct community engagement rather than starting construction with the lone shortlisted contractor, JE Dunn Construction Co.
The Santa Clara Board of Supervisors initially approved a program to replace the county’s aging Main Jail North in 2016. Dunn was the only firm to submit a final proposal in response to a 2020 RFP to build a replacement jail.