Dwayne Brown
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1726
Cynthia O'Carroll
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
301-286-4647
CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-19
NASA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR "GREEN" EXPLORATION SCIENCES BUILDING
GREENBELT, Md. - NASA has awarded a contract to Manhattan Construction
Company of Fairfax, Va., for the construction of the Exploration
Sciences Building at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt,
Md. The firm fixed price for the basic requirement is approximately
$54 million; the price for the options is approximately $1.2 million;
with an approximate total price of $56 million if all options are
exercised.
The basic contract consists of construction of the base building and
site utilities with options to add demountable partitions at lab
module lines; gypsum wall board partitions at lab module lines;
computer room air conditioning units; bitumen roof system; blast
walls at the hazardous storage; an uninterruptible power system; and
information technology cable trays for offices.
The three-story office and laboratory building is designed as U.S.
Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED (R)), Silver structure. The LEED (R) Green Building Rating
System (TM) is a voluntary building certification program that
defines high-performance green buildings that are environmentally
responsible and healthier structures.
NASA has determined that all new facilities projects will reach the
Silver rating. The Silver rating signifies a high level of commitment
to designing, procuring, and installing environmentally friendly
materials and incorporating sustainable practices in both design and
construction.
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