240 permanent jobs with annual salaries of $18 million.
1000 on site construction (direct) and off site (indirect) jobs during a 30 month project period.
378 cells to be constructed with a total provincial cell count of 2400. The new cells double the capacity of correctional facilities in the interior.
Leased land for 60 years with prepaid lease of $10 million to OIB – with a further 20 years if needed.
First prison, provincial or federal built on Indian Reserve.
Quick Facts:
* Seven teams responded to the Request for Qualifications.
* RFP submissions are due by fall 2013, and the selection of the
successful bidding team and the signing of a fixed-price, performance-
based project agreement is expected by early 2014.
* Construction is expected to commence immediately afterwards, with the
new OCC ready to open in the south Okanagan by 2016.
* The OCC will more than double corrections capacity in the Interior
and contribute to an overall increase of almost 800 new cells on the
Lower Mainland and in B.C.’s Interior and North since 2008.
* The 378-cell, high-security facility is the centrepiece of BC
Corrections’ second-phase capital expansion plan, and follows the $185-
million first phase – the largest capital expansion in BC Corrections’
history. The first phase includes:
o A 20-cell expansion for women at Prince George Regional Correctional
Centre (opened in December 2010).
o 104 cells at Alouette Correctional Centre for Women (opened in
October 2012).
o 216 cells at Surrey Pretrial Services Centre (scheduled to open in
fiscal 2013-14).
* The facility will be designed to achieve Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification.
Learn more:
To learn more about the RFP for the Okanagan Correctional Centre,
please visit: www.partnershipsbc.ca/files-4/
To find out more about BC Corrections, please visit:
www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/