El Dorado Correctional Facility - Reception and Diagnostic Unit
LSA provided the mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems design for the new Reception and Diagnostic unit at the El Dorado Correctional Facility. The project included (2) inmate housing units, each have 128 double-bunked cells; (4) day hall spaces; staff offices; a control center; and toilet and shower facilities. Site utilities were extended to each of the housing units. Site utilities were also configured to support (4) additional housing units. Steam and steam condensate systems were extended from the existing main power plant to each of the housing units via a shallow concrete trench that was designed as a part of the project and constructed by facility staff using inmate labor.