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Tompkins Awarded FDA and CDRH Laboratory

Washington, D.C., January 19, 2005
Having successfully completed the first phase of this construction project, FDA Consolidation, Phase 1, Tompkins Builders, Inc. was awarded the third construction phase: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Laboratory, a new research laboratory campus for the Food and Drug Administration at White Oak. The site, located one mile north of the Capital Beltway on New Hampshire Avenue, is the former U.S. Navy facility at the Federal Research Center – Naval Ordinance Laboratory in White Oak, Maryland. Other team members include the client, the Food and Drug Administration; the architect, Kling; the construction manager, Heery-Tishman; and the owner, General Services Administration (GSA). The firm fixed price contract amount is $41,355,000.

The contract is for the construction of the Phase 3 CDRH LAB Building. The contract includes, but is not limited to: site work, excavation, structural, shell and core construction, interior partitions, acoustical ceilings, interior glazing, carpeting, wall coverings and finishes, millwork, and so forth. To summarize, the scope of the work includes: (1) structure, shell and core construction, (2) associated interior work including interior partitions, acoustical ceilings, interior glazing, carpeting, wall coverings and finishes, millwork, etc., (3) associated mechanical, electrical, plumbing and HVAC work, and (4) interior construction of the associated tunnels and connecting bridges.

Construction for this project is 730 days (a 24-month project) and is expected to start on or about February 1, 2005, with a completion date of February 2007. Tompkins was also previously award the FDA Consolidation, Phase 1, CDER Laboratory project, which was completed in October 2003 and the Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building (Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Consolidation Center) project completed in October of 2001.

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