Monmouth County Correctional Institution

The facility was constructed in 1995, and began displaying severe water penetration and structural cracking of the exterior masonry walls. WDP worked with the County personnel, Warden and corrections officers to perform a detailed condition assessment and evaluation of constructed conditions. Our work was closely coordinated such that the inmates’ normal activities and movements were not interrupted. Our interior work in cells was scheduled to the periods when inmates would be in the community “pod” areas. When we needed access to the kitchen to perform testing, the work was performed after hours to avoid any impact on cooking operations.

Through our series of destructive and non-destructive testing, coupled with an in-depth review of available documents and structural analysis, it was determined that the cracking was due to un-accommodated differential movement between the structural frame and the exterior cladding. Water penetration of the exterior walls was determined to be from a variety of sources including defective flashings, window leakage and leakage due to excessively cracked and permeable masonry. Currently, WDP is preparing the design documents for overall repairs to the facility with the estimated cost to be on the order of $10 million.