The Department of General Services Administration, Public Building Service has a requirement for HATTIESBURG MS – CMc Court Security Project.

The General Services Administration (GSA) intends to design and renovate the existing William M. Colmer Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse (Colmer FB-CT) to address known security deficiencies, aging building systems, and deteriorating building envelope. The planned project delivery approach is Construction Manager as Constructor (CMc).

The project site is located at 701 North Main Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39401. The Colmer FB-CT, constructed in 1974, is a three-story (plus basement) new formalist federal building, has approximately 60,000 usable square feet, and is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. The building serves the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services, U.S. Marshals Service, the Internal Revenue Service, among other tenants.

The project is currently in Pre-Design Phase targeting completion by December 2024 with the start of the Concept Design Phase in January 2025. The A/E contract was awarded to Duval Decker in April 2024 and the CMa contract was awarded to Construction Support Solutions, LLC in September 2024.

• The GSA intends to design and renovate the existing Colmer FB-CT to improve physical security as identified in the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts September 2020 Capital Security Program (CSP) Study, repair the deteriorating building envelope, and upgrade multiple building systems.   Specifically, the project will include but may not necessarily be limited to, the following:
• Improved physical security addressing security-related deficiencies.
• New secured judge’s parking garage
• New U.S. Marshals Service vehicle sallyport
• New detention grade prisoner elevator
• New courtroom holding cells.
• Improved circulation paths for the public, improved restricted circulation for judiciary, and improved secured circulation for prisoner movement and transport.
• Repurpose existing elevator as a dedicated secured Judge’s elevator
• Improved building security
• New primary Public Entrance screening station with ballistic enclosure.
• Upgraded perimeter Video Surveillance System (VSS)
• New Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
• New GSA Enterprise Physical Access Control System (E-PACS) system
• Fire and Life Safety Improvements
• Fire Alarm System
• Fire Protection System
• Renovation and Upgrade Building Systems
• Conversion of an existing elevator to secure Judges’ elevator.
• Addition of a detention grade prisoner movement elevator.
• Associated HVAC, electrical, and plumbing systems additions and upgrades.
• Demolition of hazardous materials and abatement as needed to support project objectives.
• Repair deteriorating building envelope including new energy efficient windows
• Interior finish upgrades including public restrooms
• Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards (ABAAS) upgrades