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DCCUMENT PISUME
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General Services Administration's Use of New Ccnstruction
Concept for Federal Buildings Not Yet Successful. LCD-77-322;
B-164031(4). October 6, 1977. Released October 10, 1977. 46 pp.
+ 3 appendices (12 pp.).
Report to Sen. Quentin N. Burdick, Chairfan, Senate Committee on
Environment and Public Works: Regicnal and Community -.- velopment
Subcormitt-?e; by Robert F. Keller, Acting Comptroller General.
Issue Area. Facilities and Material Management: Building,
Buyin , or Leasing Federal Facilities and Equipment (706);
Facilities and Material Management: Design and Construction
of Federal Facilities (707).
Contact: Logistics and Communications Div.
Budget Function: General Government- General Property and
Records Management (804).
Organizaticn Concerned: General Services Admin.stration.
Congressional Relevance: Senate Cowmit+z, on Ervironment and
Public Works: Regional and Community Development
Subcommittee.
The. General Services Admii2istration (GSA) used the
innovative building systems concept in constructing three
Social Security Administration (SSA) program centers at a cost
of about $115 millicn. This was the pilot for the new concept,
which emphasizes performance sp:ci13cations--setting down what a
building should do regardless of t)e materials used--rather than
the traditional specifications, such as how to build and what
materials to use. Bidders had to prepare acceptable ttchnical
proposals before bidding competitively on the entire pnckago of
seven Individual sy. tems to be included in e-cl of the three SS&
centers. Findings/Conclusions: Although GSA established
adequate procedures to monitor contract compliance, they did not
use them to assure that the building systems pcrtion met the
performance specifications. Despite GSA's project controls, the
project goals were not fully met because the prcject was not
complete in 3 years due to site, funding, design, and foundation
problems. The project cost was more than $110.5 million due to
additional fire protection, acoustical work, and the cost
incident to schedule delays, and the p-roject did not provile
buildinqs with lower life-cycle costs such as energy
conservation and reduced cost of mainten.nce and operation. The
project has not stimulated innovative approaches to construction
and precipitated demand for the building systess concept in the
Government and private industry, since only a few firms that
participated in the program centers project are participating in
the GSA followcn projects using the concept. (Author/SC)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaawdc0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)