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Construction Quality Management Services for Various Research Facilities

GES has provided construction quality management services for various projects for the National Institutes of Health, including the New Commercial Vehicle Inspection Facility, New Northwest Child Care Center, Renovation of Buildings 6, 6A, and 6C, as well as various laboratory renovation projects. Services have included design reviews, value engineering, inspection, claims analysis, and on-site construction management... Continue Reading

A/E IDIQ Contract for NIH

GES has been providing mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection engineering services to NIH under a variety of contract arrangements, completing nearly 150 tasks. GES has provided a wide variety of architecture and engineering services for the construction, renovation and repair of healthcare facilities, laboratories, animal care facilities, offices, and infrastructure. A sampling of task orders to date have included: Pre-Design Study for New Fuel Tanks, Building 11: GES was responsible for the development of a study to expand the back-up heating fuel system on NIH's Bethesda... Continue Reading

IDIQ Contract for Maryland State Highway Administration

As part of a comprehensive design team, GES provided, engineering design and construction administration services to the State Highway Administration. Responsibilities included preparing complete plans, specifications and estimates required for the construction of various projects. Sample projects include Princess Anne Maintenance Facility, Golden Ring Maintenance Facility, Salisbury Maintenance Facility and the Keysers Ridge Maintenance... Continue Reading

Commercial Vehicle Inspection Facility

GES provided construction quality control management services for a new CVIF to inspect and process arriving delivery vehicles prior to allowing access to the NIH campus. The project features an operation area outside the NIH security perimeter fence with four inspection lanes and one pull-off lane. A canopy structure covers 11,470 sf of the operation area. The 6,640 gsf support building contains a reception area, offices, personnel support facilities, and a K-9 area with a... Continue Reading

Construction Management Services for the Shaw Library

GES provided construction management and program management support for the 23,000 sf LEED Silver library. GES was responsible for reviewing the MEP drawings, specifications and calculations at each major milestone to verify accuracy, note constructibility issues, and identify design flaws which have cost implications, code concerns, etc. GES  conducted field inspections, responded to construction questions and provided CM support. Photo credit: Paul... Continue Reading

Construction Management Services for the Benning Library

GES provided construction management and program management support services for the 20,000 sf LEED Silver library. GES was responsible for reviewing the MEP drawings, specifications and calculations at each major milestone to verify accuracy, note constructability issues, and identify design flaws which have cost implications, code concerns, etc. GES  conducted field inspections, responded to construction questions and provided CM support. Photo credit: Paul... Continue Reading