Project Overview
Plaquemines Parish previous 800-bed jail was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. This replacement project was funded by FEMA and features 16 male and 3 female housing units. Professional Systems Engineering, LLC (PSE) provided complete construction administration services, including shop drawing review, RFI response, punch list site visits, 11-month warranty walkthrough, and project coordination for this new $89 million facility. PSE’s scope included electronic security, perimeter security, fencing and gates, tele/data communications, CATV/audio/visual, and fire alarm. The 207,000 SF facility will have the capacity to house 871 adult inmates, and the entire building is elevated 19’ on columns to protect against flooding.
Services Provided
- PL door control systems
- IP video surveillance system
- Security intercom and paging systems
- Biometric card access
- Duress control
- Control stations
- Equipment rooms
- Elevator control
- Fencing
- Perimeter detection system
- Vehicle gates
- Pedestrian gates
- Site video surveillance
- Incoming services
- Equipment rooms
- Structured cabling system
- Tele/data outlets
- Emergency telephone
- Cable TV
- Video projection
- Distribution antenna system
- Telephone system
- Ethernet switches
- Correctional pull stations
- Smoke detection
- Notification devices
- Duct detectors
- Door hold open devices
- Fire alarm control panels
- Area of refuge remote rescue assistance panels
Skippack, Pennsylvania
