Probation Department Building
The Board of Supervisors has approved moving forward with a new Probation Department Building project. The new building will replace the Probation Department’s main office in San Luis Obispo on Bishop Street, referred to as Casa Loma. The Casa Loma facility was built in 1940, is in need of constant repair, short on space and ill-suited for today’s Probation Department needs. The new facility will be a state-of-the-art facility that will meet the Probation Department’s needs for decades to come.
Description
This project will design and construct a new two-story, 34,000 sf building that will be tailored to meet operational needs, accommodate future departmental growth, provide state of the art technology and infrastructure and improve convenience and access for public clients. The intent is to build a user friendly, accessible, safe, secure, and healthy environment for the Probation staff and the public.
Location/Conceptual Design
The new building will be sited on a portion of the twenty-one-acre County parcel located north of the Johnson Ave. and Bishop St. intersection in the City of San Luis Obispo. The site is currently occupied by several existing Health Agency facilities which shall remain occupied during the construction. The new Probation Department building shall be located behind the existing facilities, on an undeveloped portion of the parcel and will take access from Bishop St.
Project Contacts
For questions or additional information, please contact Shelly Cone at scone@co.slo.ca.us
Project Timeline
Receive Site Grading Permit: May 2024
Begin Site Development: June 2024
Submit Building Plans for Permitting: April 2024
Receive Building Permit: October 2024
Complete Construction: January 2026 (estimated)
Construction Progress Update
Completed Work
• Storm drain line, perforated pipe, and fine line installation
• Slab curb formwork removal and clean up
• Survey for stairs footings at northwest side of building
Ongoing Work
• Lower driveway buildup and compaction
• Underground line installation in lower and upper parking lots for electric vehicle charging stations
• Formwork installation for final section of northeast building wall and adjacent retaining wall
• Moisture control installation of northeast wall with prefabricated drainage system
• Backfill of northeast wall
Upcoming Work
• Concrete placement for final section of northeast building wall and adjacent retaining wall
• Formwork, steel reinforcement and concrete placement for stair footings
• Main and lateral gas line installation and connection to meter
• Structural steel erection
• Steel stairs installation
Construction Progress Photos
First of 3 lifts of waterproofing system consisting of drainage textile adhered to waterproof sheets at northeast building wall.
Completion of first lift of waterproofing system and compaction of dirt prior to installation of second lift of waterproofing system.
Adhesive application for drainage textile of second lift of waterproofing system at northeast building wall.
Formwork layout and construction for final section of northeast building wall and adjacent retaining wall.
Project Updates
June 3, 2024
Construction work commences.
May 23,2024
Grading Permit received from County Building Department.
April 2, 2024
Building Plans submitted to County Building for permitting.
December 8, 2023
Site Plans were submitted to the Building Department for plan check review to receive a Grading Permit.
March 10, 2023
The official 'Notice to Proceed' was issued to F&H Construction to commence the work for the final design and construction of the Probation Department Building.
January 24, 2023
The County Board of Supervisors approved the award of the Design-Build contract for the final design and construction of the New Probation Department Building to F&H Construction.
October 18, 2022
The County concluded the evaluation process for the Proposals received from the short-listed Design-Build Entities and issued the Notice of intent to Award the Design-Build contract to F&H Construction from Lodi, CA.
June 7, 2022
The County released the Request for Proposals to the three pre-qualified Design-Build Entities shortlisted through the County’s Request for Statement of Qualifications process, and who are interested in designing and constructing the County’s New Probation Department Building. The County will receive Proposals on September 15th, 2022 and will be Scoring and Qualifying firms to get to the top-ranked Proposal and Design-Build Team by mid-November.
