Springfield Regional Justice Center Project

The long-term lease of the new Springfield Regional Justice Center to replace and consolidate operations currently housed at the Roderick Ireland Courthouse and the neighboring housing court will provide a modern, efficient, and resilient home for the courts serving Springfield and the surrounding region.

RFP Selection Status

DCAMM has accepted the recommendation of the Massachusetts Trial Court to provisionally designate The Liberty Junction Team for the redevelopment of 125 Liberty Street, Springfield for the new Regional Justice Center. DCAMM and the Trial Court will now work with the Liberty Junction team to execute the long-term lease, which is anticipated to take several months to complete.

Project Details

The provisionally selected proposal submitted by the Liberty Junction Team includes the following features:  

• A strategic location with strong multi-modal access for all court users, including proximity to union station and 21 bus lines, as well as regional highways and ample nearby parking. 
• A 42-month delivery schedule, which is both realistic and one of the fastest schedules proposed.  
• An efficient six-story, L-shaped design which maximizes space utilization and functional adjacencies with all courtrooms benefitting from exposure to natural light. 
• A development team which intends to use Regional Justice Center to leverage additional economic development on nearby parcels they control, consistent with municipal plans and community input regarding project impacts. 
• As required by the Asset Management Board, the project will be subject to prevailing wage for all construction labor. Additionally, the general contractor associated with the proposal is a signatory with the carpenters’ union. 
• Best value - the Liberty Junction Team’s proposal was lowest-cost option among all of the proposals submitted making it the highest value approach for the state.  
  • This proposal will save the Commonwealth $600,000 a month relative to the most comparable proposal from another finalist over the 40-year lease term. This proposal is $7.4 million lower than the next closest finalist on an annual basis. 

Asset Management Board Authorization

At its meeting on January 21, 2025, the Asset Management Board (AMB) voted to approve the project proposal.  This review process and vote did not contemplate any particular site or proposal.  This AMB approval authorized DCAMM to move forward with the RFP process which sought a long-term lease, as detailed above.   

DCAMM hired a real estate brokerage firm to assist with promoting the opportunity in conjunction with issuing the formal RFP.  DCAMM committed to maximizing competition for this project, consistent with the recent Inspector General's report addressing long-term leasing of public facilities as well as his guidance during the Asset Management Board review, in order to best serve the public interest in a fiscally responsible manner. Those efforts yielded ten proposal submissions which were extensively reviewed against the criteria established in the RFP.