Norton Releases List of GSA Projects In DC (5/5/09)
Norton Releases List of GSA Projects in D.C. Adding Another $100 NMillion in Stimulus for the City
May 5, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. -During a General Service Administration (GSA) oversight hearing today, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the list of 22 GSA stimulus-funded projects in the District, which include six high performance green building full and partial modernizations and 16 other high performance green building projects. "Because D.C. is the seat of government with most of its prime land off the D.C. tax rolls and used for federal office space, the District ranks number one in government projects in need of work, with Texas ranked number two," the Congresswoman said. However, GSA prepared its list of potential projects in all 50 states, D.C., and the territories based on its backlog of repairs needed to maintain its large inventory throughout the nation. Norton also got $3 million for on-the-job pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship training in the GSA section of the bill.
The Congresswoman said, "Today's unprecedented amount of federal funds committed to infrastructure and job creation is a call to action to avoid missing this opportunity by mounting well-designed pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship training that can lead to high-paying journeymen jobs. If we are vigilant, the economic crisis, which has created the worst of times, can create new opportunities for women and minorities." To make sure that timely job creation is occurring, Norton urged that the list of projects in other states be disclosed as well.
The subcommittee insisted that all projects contain a significant energy-saving component. "As a result of GSA's projects, we expect to move federal government procurement to a leadership position for energy efficient buildings, allowing taxpayers to receive the rewards of lower energy costs," Norton said. "The congressional focus on the repair of existing federal buildings will also help preserve the valuable federally owned inventory here and throughout the country."
The list of GSA stimulus projects in the District of Columbia is below.
General Service Administration Projects in the District of Columbia
High Performance Green Building Full & Partial Building Modernizations |
DC, Washington 1800 F Street Building (Phase I) 161,293,000 |
DC, Washington Department of Interior Building (Phase IV) 63,450,000 |
DC, Washington Herbert Hoover Building (Phase II and Ill) 225,638,000 |
DC, Washington Lafayette (Phase I) 128,827,000 |
DC, Washington Mary Switzer (Phase II) 68,241,000 |
DC, Washington Truman Building 14,735,000 |
Total $662,184,000
High Performance Green Building Limited Scope
DC, Washington Veterans Administration | 1,499,000 |
DC, Washington Lyndon B. Johnson Federal Building | 4,162,000 |
DC, Washington Elijah Barrett Prettyman Courthouse | 3,662,000 |
DC, Washington IRS Building | 1,506,000 |
DC, Washington Ariel Rios Fed Building | 1,337,000 |
DC, Washington GSA-Regional Office Building | 592,000 |
DC, Washington Wilbur J Cohen Building | 16,701,000 |
DC, Washington Winder Building | 1,865,000 |
DC, Washington Theodore Roosevelt Building | 23,551,000 |
DC, Washington Robert C. Weaver Building | 3,663,000 |
DC, Washington Howard T. National Courts | 2,070,000 |
DC, Washington Tax Court | 8,083,000 |
DC, Washington 601 -4th St, NW | 2,150,000 |
DC, Washington US Secret Service Headquarters | 1,601,000 |
DC, Washington EPA East and West and Connecting Wing | 4,564,000 |
DC, Washington Reagan ITC and Garage | 16,161,000 |
Total: $93,167,000
- This total does not include the $450 million allocated to the new Department of Homeland Security complex located on the west campus of St. Elizabeth's campus, which is part of the $1 billion the Congresswoman secured for DHS through stimulus and appropriation funds.