Public & Civic Qualifications

California Department of Mental Health

Coalinga, CA

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New Building 1,200,000 SF

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AlfaTech provided mechanical and electrical engineering design, including construction administration services for this new 1,500 bed, 1,000,000 SF Acute Care Psychiatric Hospital. The facility provides housing and treatment for 1,500 patients – with over 40 buildings. This new detention and court complex included education, treatment, housing, administration, food service, laundry, hearing room, and visiting areas. This new detention and court complex included education, treatment, housing, administration, food service, laundry, hearing room, and visiting areas. This project represented a new paradigm in the design of a public mental health facility (the largest new facility of its kind in the U.S.). It represented “best practices” for a treatment environment and incorporated the concepts of “Evidence - Based” and “Humanistic” design as a platform.

Construction budget of $314M.