Roof Replacement Project - Whitten and South Buildings
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Roof Replacement Project - Whitten and South Buildings
 renovation project-renovation project- construction workers The Roof Replacement Project was awarded on September 30, 2007 to an 8(a) contractor, Verrazano Contracting Company, Inc. (Washington, D.C.). The contract award amount is $1,925,161. The construction Notice to Proceed date was October 30, 2007, with a completion date of July 26, 2008. The scope of work will include: Replace Central (A) flat roof and replace the Moat areas roof of the east and west wings of the Whitten Building, Replace Court 5 Center and East flat roofs and Replace Moat Area roof, 6th floor of the South building. Most of the work producing excessive noise and vibrations will be done after work hours, weekends, and holidays. Occupants affected by the construction will be notified prior to the start of construction. DA will conduct briefings for all affected agencies and other interested offices on what to expect during the construction phase. The initial briefings were held on October 30, and December 4, 2007. The Office of Operations plans to provide regular e-mail updates on the progress of construction and post periodic updates on the OO web page.

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Current Construction Activities

Construction activities started on December 17, 2007. The overall project is about 96% complete. The status of each roof is as follows:

  • Whitten Building Central Section flat roof was completed March 18, 2008.
  • Whitten Building East Wing Moat Area Roof was completed April 9, 2008.
  • Whitten Building West Wing Moat Area Roof was
    completed May 27, 2008.
  • South Building Court 5 Center Roof was completed May 17, 2008.
  • South Building Court 5 East Roof was completed June 19, 2008.
  • South Building 6th Floor Moat Area work started on May 31, 2008 and is more than 83% complete.


All roof work is scheduled to be completed by September 9, 2008.

For more information click here (PDF;918Kb).

For latest construction photos, click here.

related topics
     Historical Photos of the USDA Headquarters Complex prior to Renovation
     Previous Renovation Photos
    Mail Center Renovation Photos (June 2006)
    South Building Modernization
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