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General Services Administration Should Do Bore To Avoid
poundgtion Construction Problesa. LCD-78-33; a- 161027.
September 19v 1978. 19 pp. + appendiX (1 PP.).
Report to Joel Ie Solomon* Administrator, General Services
Administration; by Richard . Gutananni Direttor, Logistics and
ComsunIcations Div.
issuc Area: Do Fed, Construction Agencies@ Contrcl Construction
Costs, Life Cycle Costs, ApplyNew Technigues? (712).
Contact: Logistics and Communications Div.
Budget Function: General Government: General Property and
Records management (804-).
Organization Concerned: Depaitmenbt of Defense.
Congressional Relevance: House committee on Public Works and
Transportation; Senate Committee on Environment. and Public
Icrks.
Problems during site excavation and foundation
construction for Federal buildings have troublod the General
Services Administration (GSA) since the early-1960s.. Since
1973, GSA has paid contractors over S16 million for extra costs
caused by site excavation and foundation construction problems.
Outstanding. claiss against. GSA for similar problems total $6.8
million. Years of project delays and millions of dollars in
additional leasing and adiinistrative costs have resulted from
these problems. Findings/Conclusions: Until recently, GSA had
placed little emphasis on reducing the severity cf or avoiding
foundation problems. A geotechnical expert had been hired in
19670 but the position was abolished in 1968 despite a 1967
report recommending hiring such an expert. A larch 1976 report
cited recurring deficiencies and recommended revisions to GSA's
foundation construction criteria, specifications, and
guidelines. Rot all of the reconendations have been
implemented, and improvements are still needed in the crucial
areas of site selection and inspection during foundation
construction. GSA needs a staff geotechnical engineer
participating in site selection to prevent risks associated with
foundation construction, Bore emphasis on data obtained in -oil
tests is needed, and freguent testing and inspection during
foundation construction are vital. Recommendations: The GSA
should: (1) require staff geotechnical experts to participate in
foundation construction inspections uhen appropriate; and (2)
evaluate ways to ottain geotechnical expertise at the regional
office level, including getting geotechnical experts from other
Federal agencies to participate in foundation construction
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