Land Acquisition & Development

5901 Andover Drive, Allen TX 75002 ■ 214-663-3015 ■ cgcotant@outlook.com

Description

Provide due diligence on national properties from technical, financial, and schedule perspectives, determining property feasibility for developing correctional facilities. Provide recommendations to executive level regarding potential purchase of properties. Upon feasibility approval of a site, manage creation of onsite and offsite development drawings, costs and timeframes for specific Bureau Of Prisons or State Requests for Proposal.

Schedule

Initial property analyses range from two to six months; Generation of development/proposal drawings, costs and schedules range from one to three months

Budget

Property costs range from “no cost” (property provided by a city/community) to several million dollars. Typical offsite development costs range from “no cost” (utilities and access provided by city/community) to ~ $2M. Onsite development costs depend upon the inmate occupancy type (dorm vs. cell) and inmate count, and can reach upwards of $250M with a full build-out supporting 4,000 inhabitants

Statistics

• Detailed analyses consider such factors as Site (zoning, environmental, etc.), Utilities (water, wastewater, etc), Proximity (hospitals, airports, etc), Community (acceptance, approvals, etc.), Costs (entitlement, onsite/offsite construction, etc.), and Schedule (land purchase, entitlement, design, etc.)
• Approximately 30 acres of property is required for every 1,000 inmates
• Each total campus build-out can accommodate between 3,000 and 4,000 inmates total
• Each inmate requires ~ 250 SF of building space, including housing and support structures
• Key utilities include water, waste water, electrical, natural gas and voice/data
• A full campus build-out of 4,000 inmates may consume up to 450,000 gallons of water/day

Selected Achievements

• Conducted preliminary physical reviews and analyses for over 20 property locations in six states
• Directed and completed detailed cost and schedule analylses of over five properties in four states
• Managed generation of overall development drawings, costs and schedules for over 15 Federal and State proposals, with two successful contract awards to date (several awards pending outcome)