5-OMB-MC3804000169-Exemption.docx

This is an Exemption from Plan Publication document issued by the State of Delaware for the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center New K-9 Facility project (MC3804000169). The project involves the construction of a new 2,500 square foot K-9 training facility on the correctional center campus, including the removal and disposal of an existing K-9 training office trailer and site preparation. The new facility will contain three offices, one toilet room, a kitchenette, storage room, multi-purpose space, utility room, and IT closet, with sitework limited to grading, utility connections, and entry sidewalk construction. Project documents are available only to qualified vendors through a controlled distribution process requiring acknowledgement of receipt.

The project documents have been exempted from public website publication under Delaware Code Title 29, Section 10002(o)(17)(a) due to public safety concerns. The determination was made that publishing the specific plans could compromise security at the correctional center. Interested vendors must contact Becker Morgan Group, the architecture firm managing the project distribution, at 309 S Governors Ave, Dover, DE 19904, by telephone at (302) 734-7950, or by email at ddutton@beckermorgan.com to request access to the contract documents. The exemption was certified by Terra Taylor, Commissioner, on August 6, 2026.