This structure provided valuable end-user input and facilitated smooth decision-making throughout the project.Īn outside technical support team supplemented the internal county group. The project director had a broad mandate and reported directly to the county administrator and county executive. The courthouse’s design progressed rapidly, fueled by a shared sense of purpose between Clark and Howard County. From the outset, the county created an interdisciplinary team of internal stakeholders and empowered them to drive progress. Members included the administrative judge, court administrator, and representatives from departments such as finance, budget, law, purchasing, planning and zoning, and the Works Bureau of Facilities-Department of Public Works. From courtroom layout to IT infrastructure and sustainability, the new Howard County Circuit Courthouse will serve the county’s needs for decades to come.
The new facility, which opened in July 2021, is best appreciated in the details. They tasked the innovative public-private partnership (P3) of Edgemoor-Star America Judicial Partners, including Clark as the design builder, to design, construct, finance, operate, and maintain a new courthouse and parking garage. To deliver a modern facility that will continue to serve constituents well into the future, Howard County undertook the largest capital project in its history.
In addition, keeping up with repairs and maintenance was burdensome. Technology requirements necessary to meet federal and state mandates for case administration and processing could not be met in the aging structure, and security was lacking.
Space constraints had forced programs, including the Sheriff’s Office Administration, Land Records Department, and the State’s Attorney’s Office, to relocate to remote facilities. Constructed in Ellicott City, Maryland, in 1843 to house the county judicial system and related programs, the original Howard County Courthouse could no longer accommodate the increased caseload that had come with a steadily growing local population.
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