Date: 01/19/2006

Final
Departmemt of Military & Veterans Affairs Waiver Request

COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Approve the Department of Military and Veterans AfPASS


08:08 AM - Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Waiver Request

Colonel Deborah Roberts, Facilities Management Officer, Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA), presented a request to waive the six-month encumbrance rule for the FY 2005-06 appropriation to the Anti-Terrorism Force Protection Measures and Window Wall Replacement project at the Joint Forces Headquarters. Colonel Roberts was joined by Mr. Richard Markovich, Architect for the DMVA. Colonel Roberts provided an overview and history of the project, and explained the need for the waiver. The committee received a description of the waiver request prepared by Legislative Council Staff (Attachment C). In response to committee questions, Colonel Roberts and Mr. Markovich explained the purpose of a window wall, as opposed to a standard wall, and addressed the potential to recover money under a warranty due to leaking windows in the window wall. Colonel Roberts also explained the nature and location of the window leaks.
BILL:Department of Military & Veterans Affairs Waiver Request
TIME: 08:17:02 AM
MOVED:McFadyen
MOTION:Approve the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs request for a waiver from the six-month encumbrance rule for the FY 2005-06 appropriation of $1,111,086 to the Window Wall Replacement project ($555,543 CCFE and $555,543 FF). The motion passed on a 6-0 vote.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Berens
Yes
McElhany
Yes
Riesberg
Yes
Windels
Yes
McFadyen
Yes
Bacon
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS