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City of Santa Ana <br />REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS <br />FOR <br />SANTA ANA JAIL REUSE, ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION, AND JAIL CONDITION <br />EVALUATION <br />Introduction <br />The City of Santa Ana is seeking submittals of Request for Qualifications from qualified <br />firms or consultants of professional planning, engineering, and environmental consulting <br />backgrounds to complete a reuse assessment of the Santa Ana City Jail. The primary <br />goal of this study is to provide the City and future developers with preliminary <br />information to help guide appropriate and efficient reuse strategies. The selected firm <br />will be able to successfully engage the community throughout the process to ensure <br />stakeholders' participation in identifying feasible reuse strategies for the jail. <br />The City is interested in selecting a firm or consultant that can provide expertise in each <br />of the three following areas: jail facility reuse, alternatives to detention models for <br />federal immigration detainees, and evaluation of existing jail conditions. The re -use of <br />the jail may include reuse of the entire jail or a partial re-use'-option. The selected <br />consultant should further evaluate re -entry services for state and county inmates <br />returning to Orange County. <br />SANTA ANA JAIL FACTS <br />• Type II facility, - opened january 1997 <br />• 512 -bed capacity <br />• Average daily population as of,201.6:. <br />337 -Total Jail P.opulati, <br />"6 - I.C:E: Detainees <br />125,= U.S. Marshal Service <br />16 — Bureau of Prisons <br />• Federal;agencies provide 98.8 percent of total population <br />COMMUNITY <br />The City of Santa Ah#'is a 27- square mile, ethnically diverse city located 35 miles south <br />of Los Angeles and roughly 10 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean. With a total <br />population of over 342,000, Santa Ana is Orange County's second largest city and <br />serves as the county seat. <br />Incorporated in 1886, Santa Ana has long been Orange County's government <br />powerbase. Santa Ana's centralized location places the City less than 30 minutes from <br />most Southern California destinations, including four airports. Its density and mass <br />transit infrastructure enables residents and employees to embrace a sustainable <br />65A -6 2 <br />