Following is a summary from GSA regarding how it plans to spend funds authorized by the recent economic stimulus bill, including measures to convert federal buildings into high-performance “green” buildings, renovate and construct federal buildings and courthouses, and renovate and construct land ports of entry.
GSA selected the best projects for accomplishing the goals of the Recovery Act based on two over-arching criteria: Ability of the project to put people back to work quickly, and transforming Federal buildings into high-performance green buildings.
The plan comprises four lists with hundreds of projects in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and two United States territories, divided into the following categories:
New federal construction, including Land Ports of Entry
Full and partial building modernizations
Limited scope projects
Small projects
A nationally managed, regionally executed Program Management Office has been established to oversee all Recovery Act projects. The office will be staffed with experts in various fields to support the regional teams delivering the projects. Total Stimulus Funding
Federal Buildings and U.S. Courthouses
PR, San Juan FBI Field Office Consolidation
MS, Jackson U.S. Courthouse (escalation)
TX, Austin U.S. Courthouse
TX, El U.S. Courthouse (escalation)
AR, Little Rock U.S. Courthouse (escalation)
MT, Billings U.S. Courthouse
CA, Bakersfield U.S. Courthouse
DC, Washington DHS Consolidation and Development of St. Elizabeths Campus
DC, Washington St. Elizabeths West Campus Infrastructure
DC, Washington St. Elizabeths West Campus Site Acquisition
Border Stations and Land Port of Entry
ME, Calais U.S. Land Port of Entry (escalation)
ME, Madawaska U.S. Land Port of Entry
ME, Van U.S. Land Port of Entry
NM, Columbus U.S. Land Port of Entry
Nogales, West U.S. Land Port of Entry
CA, Otay Mesa U.S. Land Port of Entry
WA, Blaine Peace Arch U.S. Land Port of Entry (escalation)
High Performance Green Building Program (Total) $4,274,297
High Performance Green Building Full and Partial Building Modernization Projects
Full and partial building modernizations are similar in description to previous modernization projects, except that a rigorous re-design of existing projects will ensure that even though designs might have been completed several years ago, the requirements of both 2007 and E.O. 13423 will both be achieved.
From a universe of over 200 projects that met the criteria of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, GSA selected the best projects based on two over-arching criteria: Ability of the project to put people back to work quickly, and transforming Federal buildings into high-performance green buildings. The complete list of selection criteria, in descending order of weight is:
High-performance features concentrating on energy conservation and renewable energy
generation.
Speed of construction start (creating jobs), with an emphasis on those projects that could
begin within 120 days.
Execution Risk (ensuring that the projects will not fail due to unforeseen conditions)
Facility Condition. The Facility Condition Index is a standard real estate industry index
that reflects the cost of the repair and alteration backlog of a particular building relative to
the building’s replacement value.
Improving Asset Utilization
Return on Investment
Avoiding Lease Costs
High Performance Green Building Modernizations Full & Partial Building
Modernizations
MA, Andover IRS Service Center
ME, Bangor Margaret Chase Smith U.S. Post Office Courthouse
NJ, Newark, Peter Rodino Federal Building
NY, Brooklyn Emanuel Celler U.S. Courthouse (escalation)
NY, New York 26 Federal Plaza (Plaza Repair)
NY, New York Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse (escalation)
PR, San Juan Degatau & Courthouse
VA, Roanoke, Poff Federal Building
WV, Huntington Federal Building 16,752
AL, Birmingham Robert Vance Federal Building-Courthouse
FL, Orlando, Young U.S. Courthouse
MS, Jackson McCoy Federal Building
IL, Chicago Federal Center
IL, Chicago Kluczynski Federal Building & U.S. Postal Service Loop Station
IL, Chicago State Street South -10 West Jackson
IN, Indianapolis Minton-Capehart Federal Building
IN, Indianapolis, Birch Bayh U.S. Courthouse
IN, Indianapolis Major General Emmett J. Bean (Phase I -PV and Design)
MN, Fort Snelling Whipple Federal Building
OH, Cincinnati, John W. Peck Federal Building
OH, Cleveland, A. J. Celebrezze Federal Building
MI, Detroit McNamara Federal Building Complex
MO, Kansas City Richard Bolling Federal Building (Phase IV)
MO, St Louis Robert Young Federal Building
TX, San Antonio Hippolito Garcia U.S. Courthouse
TX, Houston, G.T Leland Federal Building
CO, Denver Byron Rogers Federal Building
CO, Denver Chavez Federal Building
CO, Denver Custom House Federal Building-Courthouse
CO, Lakewood Denver Federal Center Infrastructure
CA, San Francisco 50 United Nations Plaza
HI, Hilo Federal Building (escalation)
HI, Honolulu Prince Kuhio Kanaianaole Federal Building-Courthouse (Phase I)
OR, Portland Edith Green-Wyndell Wyatt Federal Building
WA, Seattle Federal Center South
WA, Seattle Jackson Federal Building
WA, Spokane Foley U.S. Courthouse
DC, Washington 1800 F Street Building (Phase I) 161,293
DC, Washington Department of Interior Building (Phase IV)
DC, Washington Herbert Hoover Building (Phase II and Ill)
DC, Washington Lafayette (Phase I)
DC, Washington Mary Switzer (Phase II)
DC, Washington Truman Building
High-Performance Green Building Limited Scope Proiects
In all cases:
Every building that we touch on the identified list will have advanced meters for both electricity and water, and steam if appropriate; and from the small projects line item, all other buildings for which advanced meters are appropriate will be accomplished.
All seriously deteriorated roofs in the GSA inventory are replaced with the following:
Integrated photovoltaic roof membrane (if flat and in the appropriate geography)
Maximum reasonable insulation for the climatic zone (R-50 in most cold areas)
Green roofs, if integrated PV is not warranted
Cool roof membrane if neither PV integrated nor planted (green) roofs are warranted.
Selection criteria for limited scope projects:
Selection preference based on energy performance (beginning with the worst performing buildings) and informed by existing physical condition surveys:
First based on Energy Use Intensity
Refined based on input from regions on specific building conditions & operations
Preference for projects in (descending order of energy conservation return or performance improvement:
Building tune-up
Lighting
HVAC Retrofit/replacement
EISA performance requirements fostered by allocations for:
Renewable energy generation by PV, wind
Water conservation projects
Standard cost estimating is used for all the projects. We expect project individual costs to adjust once building conditions are assessed and designs are adapted to the site.
A complete list is at http://www.gsa.gov/graphics/pbs/American_Recovery_and_Reinvestment_Act_2009.pdf
