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01113 - [A0590929]
Sett 1ment of Contractor Claims for Construction of a Federal
Building in Hawaii. LCD-77-311; B-181931. January 12, 1977.
Released January 17, 1977. 36 pp. + 5 appendices.
Report to Rep. Jack Brooks, Chairman, House Committee on
Government Operati,.is; .
Issue Area: Facilities and Material Hanagement: Euilding.
BuyiDg, or Leasing Federal Facilities and Equipment (706).
Contact: Logistics and Communications Div.
Budget Function: General Government: General Property and
Records hanagement (804).
Organization Conce-nr.-d: General Services Administration.
Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Government
Operations.
& claim was settled by GSA for $5.3 million in
connection with the construction of a Federal Court 3ouse and
office building in Honolulu, Hawaii. Construction problems,
including large quantities of water flowing tzouigh the site,
added $9.1 million to the project cost and delayed the project
by about 19 ecDths. F4rndin. s/Conclusions: The settLement
resulted, in part, from GSA's acts and omissions during the
project's design and construction. It could not te determined if
GSA's decision to settle for $5.3 million was reasonaLle. GSA
did fail to test the site adequately; it changed the foundation
desiqn without making additional tests aad eliminated the
.ontracet requirement for an onsite dewatering expert. GSA also
fail d to implement fully a V'67 recommendation to maintain
inhouse experts to review foundatioa designs, interpret soil
test-, a:.,- correct foundation problems occurring during
construction. GSA made several concessions foz having the
corn*artcfr resume ,ork; these concessions providel support to
tvr --i-a-tor's allegations ci Yrvngdoing. In addition, GSA
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