ATLANTA — Balfour Beatty has been awarded to deliver a new state prison in Georgia valued at approximately $320 million on behalf of Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission (GSFIC), in association with Georgia Building Authority (GBA) and the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC).

The modern facility will support GDC's operations in providing a highly efficient, state-owned and operated prison system that meets the evolving needs of correctional services for decades to come. The facility will support services for 3,000 inmates, including housing, administration, programming, general and vocational education, medical, intake and more.

Balfour Beatty will be the construction manager at risk and will engage early in the programming and design of the new prison providing collaborative preconstruction and constructability services throughout the design phase.

Design and preconstruction services will start immediately, with the construction contract anticipated in Q4 2023.

Balfour Beatty is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the United States. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, the company is part of Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY), a leading international infrastructure group that provides innovative and efficient infrastructure that underpins our daily lives, supports communities and enables economic growth. Balfour Beatty is ranked among the top domestic building contractors in the United States by Engineering News-Record. To learn more, visit