Rating System

LEED BD+C: New Construction

Rating System Version

v2 - LEED 2.0

Inquiry

We would like you to reconsider your Credit Inquiry Ruling Inquiry ID 0329-SSc72-041902, and review the justification below to exclude area of the EXISTING Mall Terrace roof parking structure from SS Credit 6.1 and 7.2 calculations. (Appeal dated 7/5/02) We are in a process of designing a 250,000 s.f. largely subterranean facility for the Pentagon (PFRF), of which approximately 200,000s.f. will be renovated existing structure projecting from the north face of the Pentagon, under a raised terrace that supports existing large parking deck. Although this design-build program is made of multiple projects these projects have been brought together under one contractor to execute due to site adjacency and to expedite an economy of coordination. The Pentagon Renovation Program (PenRen) is responsible for management of these projects under separate contracts as follows: Pentagon Physical Fitness & Readiness Facility (PFRF), a stand-alone MILCON funded Army project and Auditorium, TV Studio, Tech Center, Executive Motorpool & Office Swing Space part of the overall renovation of the Pentagon funded from the Pentagon Reservation Monetary Revolving Fund (PRMRF) allocations. Because of site restraints, the design of these facilities has been integrated. Mall Terrace Waterproofing. This was a Washington Headquarters Services Real Estate & Facilities (RE&F) maintenance & repair project which receives separate funds from the PRMRF. (RE&F is set up to generally execute smaller maintenance and repair projects). It was required that the Mall Terrace Waterproofing be completed prior to any renovation work in the spaces below. Subsequently, the space below and the unbuilt area between the Mall Terrace and the Remote Deliver Facility (RDF) was identified as the location for the PFRF including the other identified Pentagon renovation needs listed under first bullet. The contract with TurnerHNTB for this project and associated funds were identified as a Contract Option with a separate Contract Line Item Number CLIN. This option was executed to expedite the coordination of this maintenance & repair work with the adjacent work of the PFRF and the Pentagon renovation.