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B-172611 1 (1971-07-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabkzr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: *dv~4 the ofiQ- ' (2 ~ 'COMPTROLLER E rATES , WASHINGTON, 0. 2034, RELEASED ( ' UL 12 1971 B-172611 I7 Dear Mr. Burke: LM090548 Your letter of April 1, 1971, requested our investigation of statements contained in a letter from David A. Bryant, Lieu- tenant, USN, concerning the conditions at the James Knox Polk Building (National Center Building No. 2) in Arlingto,, Virginia. This building was leased in January 1970 under a 20-year lease by the General Services-Administration (GSA) for use by the Navy Department at an annual rental of $1.2 million. In December 1969 the President directed GSA to demolish the temporary Main Navy and Munitions Buildings on Constitution Ave- nue by the end of 1970. To comply with this directive, it was necessary to move about 12,000 Navy personnel into the James Polk Building and other leased buildings in Northern Virginia. The James Knox Polk Building was occupied in July 1970, be- fore construction was completed. At that time, such items as partitions, ceiling tile, baseboard, and light covers were not installed in all areas and painting was not complete. Lieutenant Bryant stated that, in his view, the two most ir- ritating deficiencies which had not been corrected were the in- sufficient lighting and the inability of the heating/air- conditioning--sfem to provide reliable comfort. The lease specifies that lighting in all office areas pro- duce and maintain a minimum of 75 footcandles at desk level. In January 1971 the Navy Administrative Office prepared a list of 25 rooms in which lighting deficiencies existed. As of May 20, 1971, the deficiencies had been corrected in 22 of these rooms. Most of the corrections involved relocating existing fixtures, but in some rooms additional fixtures were required. A GSA leasing official told us that GSA would follow up on the correc- tions to be made in the remaining three rooms. We visually inspected the lighting for about half the area on seven of the 12 floors and measured the lighting at desk level in 19 rooms, other than for those included on the Navy list, where there appeared to be insufficient lighting. In nine rooms, 50TH ANNIVERSARY 1921-1971i

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