TULARE COUNTY PROBATION OFFICES

VISALIA, CA

The Tulare County Probation offices are located at the Visalia Marketplace in the city of Visalia. This project involved remodeling a vacant K-Mart building to provide a new home for the County of Tulare probation department. The project included providing various interior plan studies for the county of Tulare that required multiple iterations to the interior layout in order meet the demands of the probation department.

The project included various facade improvements to the existing K-Mart entry tower to provide a new look for the building. Interior improvements included new offices, conference rooms, breakrooms, lactation rooms, utility rooms, IT rooms and various rooms to meet the probation department’s needs. New building lighting, interior lighting, and HVAC units we installed as well to provide energy efficient building performance. This project brought added activity to the Visalia Marketplace. The office building includes an outdoor patio area for the county employees along with private and secure parking for the probation officers.

PROJECT DURATION

Summer 2019 - Summer 2020

RELATIONSHIP

Architect of Record

REFERENCES

Paynter Realty - Owner

Dave Paynter & Jim Sanders (714) 731-8892

DESIGN SERVICES FOR CITY OF PORTERVILLE, CA

Firm Responsibilities

Responsibilities included: Survey of Existing Building, assisting the county of Tulare with schematic interior floor plan layouts, attending meetings with county and developer, preparation of construction documents, coordination with Civil, Landscape, Structural and MEP consultants, plan check submittal, responding to plan check corrections, construction administration.