Project Overview
Professional System Engineering, LLC provided bridging documents and consulting services for security, communications, audio/visual systems for this public-private partnership (P3) project. The new, $175M facility is replacing the 175-year-old Thomas Dorey Building, which no longer meets the county’s standards or needs. The new facility is an upgrade that not only enhance public safety but the overall building security. It is a fully selfcontained and designed to be a state-of-the-art courthouse that is approximately 238,000 SF and includes eight courtrooms, three hearing rooms, and a parking garage for 682 cars. The courthouse also includes office space for Howard County State’s Attorney, Howard County Sheriff, Howard County Bar Associates, Maryland Public Defender, Clerk of Courts, and Register of Wills.
The project won multiple awards from P3 Bulletin including Best Social Infrastructure Project, Best Financial Structure, and Government Agency of the Year. The court will be the largest capital project in Howard County’s history and will be LEED Gold certified upon completion.
Services Provided
- Access control
- Security intercom
- Video surveillance
- Paging
- Duress alarms
- Door Control/Monitoring for secure holding cells
- Monitoring and Control Stations
- Tele/Data Communications Horizontal Cabling System
- Distribution Backbone Design
- Incoming Network Services
- Telephone outlets
- Data outlets
- Equipment racks
- Courtroom technology
- A/V presentation system for Conference Rooms and Training Rooms
- Digital Signage
Ellicott City, MD
