California Code of Regulations
Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections
Division 1 - Board of State and Community Corrections
Chapter 1 - Board of State and Community Corrections
Subchapter 2 - County Correctional Facility Capital Expenditure and Youth Facility Fund
Article 3 - Application for Funds and Grant Awards
Section 549 - Construction Cost Norms
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
Prior to entering into a contract with a county, the Board shall determine whether a county project complies with construction cost norms developed by the Board. This determination will be based on the range of the costs associated with recently constructed facilities in California.
(a) County shall submit space allocations and related cost data to the Board for review, in a format prescribed by the Board, at the following stages of the project.
(b) At a minimum, the Board will review the facilities by:
(c) The Board shall compile and review the submitted data to determine the cost ranges associated with the proposed facility based on the following:
(d) Construction cost indexes relating to labor and location will be applied and a range of cost norms for recently constructed facilities will be determined for the categories in (c) above.
(e) The construction cost norms shall be periodically updated to reflect changes in construction costs in California.
1. New section filed 9-28-87; operative 9-28-87 (Register 87, No. 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 4483, 4489 and 6029.1, Penal Code; and Chapter 1519, Statutes of 1986, Section 7(b). Reference: Section 6029.1, Penal Code; and Chapter 1519, Statutes of 1986, Section 7(b).
