GEORGE P. SHULTZ NATIONAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS TRAINING CENTER ADDITION AND NEW BUILDING
Washington, DC

Project Details

Owner: General Services Administration
Contract Amount: $35,717,000
Date of Award: October 26, 2007
Date of Completion: July 27, 2009
Architect: Holabird & Root, LLC

Grunley Construction will provide general contracting services for the construction of two new buildings, one addition and one new building, totaling ~133,000 square feet plus a central utility plant all at the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center in Arlington, VA. The two buildings will serve as administrative and instructional spaces for the State Department.

The two primary buildings are Building F, which will be constructed adjacent to the existing training center, and Building K, which is a separate building located beside the new Building F addition. Building F is a 3-story concrete structure and Building K is a 3-story steel structure with a concrete basement. Both buildings will include new high efficiency mechanical and electrical systems, blast resistant windows, brick facades and flat roofs. The interior finishes will be modern educational style environments with training, classroom, office and assembly spaces complete with state of the art audio-visual equipment. Building K will connect to the main building at Building F by use of a new connector link constructed primarily of steel and glass.

Infrastructure upgrades will be made to the Central Plant to support facility improvements and the addition of both buildings. The contract requires that all building systems remain in operation throughout the period of construction and project sequencing and construction will accommodate this important constraint.

This firm fixed price procurement could grow to as much as $42 million should GSA exercise additional options to include the construction of a new addition to the existing Childcare Center, a new Visitor Center, a new Dining Facility and other site improvements. The current contract is scheduled for completion in July of 2009.

Date Posted: February 5, 2008