What's Important and When
Evaluates special requirements and costs associated with sensitive occupancy
or facility types.
Evaluates each alternative's ability to meet security needs.
Program Development Study
Refines specific countermeasures and costs associated with the
preferred alternative.
Refines the project's design strategy and costs to meet performance
requirements for progressive collapse.
Seismic Safety
Detailed solutions for seismic safety are developed during the project's design phase.
Fundamental decisions about the mix of existing or new buildings that can meet
the project's goals are developed during the Feasibility Study, whereas the PDS refines
the solution and develops specific construction costs.
Pre-Planning
Conducts seismic studies to evaluate building risk and requirements.
Feasibility Study
Assesses the ability of existing buildings to meet seismic performance
requirements for their construction type and seismic conditions set by
ICSSC/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Completes studies needed to make such assessments, estimates associated
costs, and includes needed work in site/design funding proposal.
Program Development Study
Refines the project's design strategy and costs to meet seismic
performance requirements.
Telecommunications and IT
GSA provides infrastructure for distribution of telecommunications systems. Customer
agencies are responsible for service distribution costs.
During project development, project teams gather telecommunications requirements
from the tenant agency's representatives and GSA's Federal Technology Service (FTS).
FTS is the source of the most current GSA Telecommunications Policy. Telecom issues
affecting project development include impacts on schedule, design and construction
coordination, facility support needs, and pricing.
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