A groundbreaking ceremony took place Wednesday for the new Office of the Sheriff Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and Public Safety Building to be built at Muir Road and Glacier Drive in Martinez.
“With this project we are taking the first steps today of increasing public safety, not just for the county, but also the cities within the county and the region,” said Contra Costa Sheriff David Livingston. “This project will now allow the county to finally have a state-of-the-art Emergency Operations Center always at the ready to respond to emergencies, disasters or a domestic terrorism incident.”
The new building will be equipped with state-of-the-art disaster management and public safety technology. Sheriff’s Administration, Fiscal, Personnel, and Emergency Services will also be located in this building. The two-story, 38,000-square foot building is designed to operate independently during an emergency if city utilities become unavailable.
On March 26, 2018, Contra Costa County selected the design-build team of Hensel Phelps and Dreyfuss + Blackford Architecture to complete this project. The new building is scheduled for completion in March 2020.
