The Army Corps of Engineers needed to identify the highest and best use for underutilized land at Fort Knox under the Army’s Enhanced Use Lease (EUL) program. This assessment will be used to provide guidance for a developer solicitation and an Army ground lease valuation for the EUL development project. Due to the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act, there will be an increase of 11,499 workers and their families by 2011. As this influx of people presents a challenge to the Fort Knox community, the Army Corps of Engineers needed a report providing solutions by analyzing uses for five (5) prospective sites at Fort Knox.

In response to government-wide policy changes, various business units within GSA’s Public Buildings Service launched an analysis and process improvement program focused on internal controls and data accuracy. Capitol CREAG’s staff of Analysts were tasked with the challenge of ensuring these mission-critical efforts were delivered on time and in compliance with the goals of the each program.

Capitol CREAG is pleased to accept the U.S. Commerce Association’s “2009 Best of Washington Award” in the Management Consulting Services category.

The USCA “Best of Local Business” Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category.

In 2008, Capitol CREAG’s Real Estate Assessment experts were hired to conduct a building assessment for a 67,000 sq ft building just southeast of Parsons, Kansas at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant (KSAAP). The KSAAP was slated in the 2005 round of BRAC closings to be disposed. This estimate provided the US Army the information they needed to make an informed decision on the highest and best use for the property.

The Capitol CREAG Team provided Program and Project Management oversight to the GSA National Capital Region (NCR) Northern Virginia Advanced Acquisition Program (AAP). The Advanced Acquisition Program was a pre-competed fast track Government lease procurement service that was used by the GSA NCR to facilitate lease acquisitions in place of the conventional lease procurement process.
By the end of our tenure, the Northern Virginia AAP was the preferred lease procurement process to complete new and expiring government leases in the NCR.

The National Transportation Safety Board needed senior real estate consultants to manage a full design-build procurement of a new world class NTSB training facility in Northern Virginia. The requirement consisted of a design build 72,000 SF transportation laboratory (research and testing facility/conference and training type space), 30,000 SF free-span warehouse/airplane hanger (transportation testing laboratory/research), plus 30,000 SF of exterior simulation court to fulfill the mission of the National Transportation Safety Board International Training Academy and supporting laboratory and research functions. The assignment commenced in Q3 2000; space had to be designed, built and ready for occupancy by December 2002.

The MDA needed to relocate its 144,552 square foot headquarters from the Federal Office Building (FOB2) located at the Arlington Naval Annex in Arlington, Virginia to a building within the delineated area defined as the Leesburg Pike/Bailey Crossroads area of Falls Church, Virginia. MDA was required to be out of FOB2 by March, 2004 due to scheduled demolition of the building for construction of the new Air Force Memorial.

Though Capitol CREAG had been awarded the project in October, 2002, the project could not commence until Congress had approved the Prospectus in March, 2003. Prospectus is required for all federal leases exceeding the Prospectus threshold for the year in which the lease commences (the threshold for fiscal year 2003 was $2.3 million). Capitol CREAG had 183 work days to complete the project from Prospectus Approval (April 9, 2003) to Substantial Completion of the space build-out.

Several Government initiatives created a tremendous increase in activity: 150 active contracts for repair, alteration, and large renovation of over $200 million in construction value. GSA in this region did not have sufficient, experienced staff to oversee this activity.
Capitol CREAG supplemented the existing GSA facilities professionals with 10 on-site staff members who provided Acquisition Management, Construction Management, and Facility Assessment services throughout the entire 8-district GSA Region 4, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

The VA Butler Healthcare facility serves the needs of veterans in western Pennsylvania through its main medical center and four community-based outpatient clinics. The healthcare facility needed an independent advisory team to produce a master plan that would adequately address both current and future requirements despite the divergent healthcare needs of an increasing population of older veterans and recently discharged veterans.

The GSA National Capital Region headquartered in Washington, DC encompassed over 700 leases, 90 million SF, and more than 40 different agencies. GSA desired to rationalize this portfolio, audit existing occupancy costs for accuracy, and develop additional cost-saving strategies.