Renovations of the Cannon Building and East and West Garages are needed to maintain the integrity and safety of these facilities and reduce the likelihood of unplanned outages and associated costs. According to comprehensive FCAs completed for AOC by an expert consultant, most of the deficiencies identified in the Cannon Building--such as 70-year-old hot water heating and building ventilation sys

State received at least two bids--the legislatively specified minimum for adequate competition--for 60 of the 61 NEC projects it awarded from 1999-2008, and received three or more bids for at least 49 of the 61. Nonetheless, there was a statistically significant decline in the number of bids per NEC project from 2002 to 2008. GAO also found that the number of firms prequalified to bid on NEC proj

This document presents information from a series of structured interviews GAO held with 17 of the 21 U.S. construction firms that won contracts to build new U.S. embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic facilities. Our structured interviews were designed to assess contractor views and experiences on a wide range of construction-related topics, including, (1) experiences working with the Depart

Since the July 8, 2008, CVC hearing, the project has passed a significant milestone--the fire marshal's issuance of a temporary certificate of occupancy--and although issues in certain CVC and expansion space work remain, AOC expects to have the project ready for opening on December 2, 2008, as scheduled. According to AOC's construction management contractor, in dollar terms, the overall CVC proj

Since the May 22, 2008, CVC hearing, work on the project has moved forward, and despite issues in certain CVC and expansion space work, AOC still believes the fire alarm testing will be completed late next month and the project will be available to open in November 2008. According to AOC's construction management contractor, in dollar terms, the overall CVC project remains 99 percent complete.2 S

Since the April 15, 2008, CVC hearing, the project's construction and fire alarm acceptance testing have moved forward, and despite continued delays in certain CVC and expansion space work, AOC still believes that the project will be ready to open in November 2008. According to AOC's construction management contractor, in dollar terms, the overall CVC project remains 99 percent complete. However,

Although both proposals are designed to enable the USIBWC to meet CWA requirements, they take different approaches in doing so. The USIBWC's proposal would expand the SBIWTP to allow it to provide secondary treatment to the 25 mgd of wastewater already receiving primary treatment at the plant, bringing it to CWA standards. According to the USIBWC, construction would follow a final design which wi

Since the March 12, 2008, CVC hearing, the project's construction and fire alarm acceptance testing have moved forward, and despite continued delays in certain CVC and expansion space work, AOC still believes that the project will be ready to open in November 2008. According to AOC's construction management contractor, in dollar terms, the overall CVC project remains 99 percent complete. However,

Since the February 7, 2008, CVC hearing, the project's construction has continued, and AOC is still anticipating a November 2008 opening date, but risks to the project's schedule remain in several time-critical activities, especially fire alarm acceptance testing. This testing has been slowed by problems identified in the wiring of the fire alarm system and the capacity of the smoke exhaust syste

Since the November 14, 2007, CVC hearing, the project's construction has progressed, and AOC is still anticipating an early November 2008 opening date. But risks to the project's schedule remain in several time-critical activities, especially fire alarm acceptance testing, which, under the current schedule, must be completed on time for the CVC to open on time. Delays in work on the East Front, t