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GSA Real Property Project Management and Services

GSA Real Property Utilization and Disposal WebinarTim ShecklerJuly 9, 2015

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• Real Estate management tools and services available

• Project Management Services

• GSA –Armed Forces Retirement Home Project

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Today’s Question

How can GSA help Federal Agencies with their

Real Estate Project Management and Real Estate Services?

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• Partnership with PTZ allows customers to take advantage of PTZs experienced workforce while maintaining project control

• Regional team members provide thorough hands on expertise for transaction-specific or geographically-specific real property assets

• Market Plan, MOU and estimate of costs provided prior to project start

• Unique direct involvement in managing the public process and local outreach

GSA Provides Project Management Expertise for Your Real Estate Projects

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Broad and flexible vehicle to provide the following realestate services to Federal LHAs:

– Market analysis– Asset management– Due diligence services– Property sales and related services– Marketing– Advertising– Leasehold interest– Protection & maintenance (idle properties)– Utilization studies– Property appraisal/valuation– Financial performance analysis– Demolition services– Environmental

GSA Provides Contract Vehicles for Real Estate Services

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Contracting Vehicles

• Real Property Sales and Support Services – 8 vendor Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)

• Environmental Services Contract– 2 vendor BPA

• Appraisal Services Contract

• Unique offerings from Federal Schedule

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• Obtain comprehensive, individual, and specialized real estate and related services.

• Avoid devoting scarce resources on non-core mission activities.

• Gain access to experienced and nationally-recognized leaders in the commercial real estate industry more efficiently.

• Assists agencies in meeting mandates to reduce their footprints, while improving accountability and transparency.

What are the Advantages to Using GSA’s Project Management Personnel and Contracts?

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• Contact and discuss needs with Office of Real Property Utilization and Disposal National or Regional offices

• Office of Real Property Utilization and Disposal will set up a Reimbursable Work Authorization (RWA) as the mechanism for services provided.

• Contact John Dreswick, 202-501-1179 or at john.dreswick@gsa.gov

How do agencies access these contract vehicles?

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Project Management and Real Estate Services Case Study

Armed Forces Retirement Home

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AFRH Background• Home founded in 1851 as retirement

home for enlisted military

• AFRH is an independent Executive Branch Agency, but head reports to SecDef.

• Home operates from a trust fund – does not get appropriations

• Four sources of revenue• Trust fund interest• Fines & Forfeitures• Resident Fees• $0.50/paycheck fee

• Home has capital investment needs and insufficient funds to support

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Real Estate Strategy / ImplementationSituation:• Client has an underutilized real

property asset and financial needs

• GSA is providing services to Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) in the areas of:• Total asset management

strategy• Strategy implementation• Legal support• Technical support for

environmental and historic preservation processes

• Project management services

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Real Estate Strategy / ImplementationSituation:• GSA currently serves as the

AFRH redevelopment project manager/ It coordinates all activities relating to:• Master Planning • Section 106 and 110 review

processes• Environmental impact• Land use review processes

• Performed on reimbursable basis

• Working with AFRH since 2005

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Entitlement Planning• GSA has led development

of Master Plan for the site, and coordinated approvals with Federal and local stakeholders

• Let Development / Completion / Update of NEPA process (EIS)

• Let Development / Completion / Update of Section 106 process

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Master Plan Implementation

• Scope of GSA Services:– Rent Collection / Administration– Financial / Audit services– Real Estate – Legal Review / Compliance– Architecture /Engineering Review– Construction Management– Historic Preservation– SDBE Compliance– Environmental

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Rent Collection / Administration• GSA will support collection

of rent across approximately 19 parcel leases

• Will select from a cadre of support contract vehicles that GSA uses to help administer its own rent collection efforts

• GSA internal billing expertise

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Financial / Audit Services• Support needed for annual review of financial

reports on the development

• GSA will draw on firms currently supporting GSA financial services requirements

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Real Estate

• Periodic real estate consultation / analysis will be required at various points in the transaction – Selection of fixed vs. participation rent– Analysis of proposed TI costs

• GSA will retain on as-needed basis the firm currently involved in helping craft the Master Plan– Continuity– Familiarity with project

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Legal Review

• Legal services will be needed to review parcel leases as they are finalized and signed

• GSA team will support via use of GSA in-house counsel as well as outside law firm used to draft and negotiate the development agreement and leases

• Service provided on as-needed basis

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Architecture / Engineering Review• GSA will utilize support

contractors from its Design Excellence program to assist AFRH in the review of design and construction drawings

• Review by GSA Property Development Division

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Construction Management• GSA will utilize support

contractors from its Design Excellence program to assist AFRH in the monitoring construction

• Review by GSA Property Development Division

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Environmental

• GSA will draw on firms currently supporting GSA on other environmental matters to support environmental expertise needs for remediation / other environmental needs

• GSA in-house environmental experts will provide support and oversight to both AFRH and support contractors

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Project Organization

• GSA Program manager will coordinate both GSA internal and support contractor roles as project needs change

• Provides single point of contact for AFRH management

• Provides for continuity in project team – retaining Master Plan development consultants to maximum extent

• Allows AFRH to benefit from both GSA internal knowledge as well as from GSA ability to leverage subject matter expertise

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AFRH Summary• Master Plan development /

process has been a deliberate, well thought out process with significant stakeholder impact

• AFRH will be in a better position to meet its long term organizational goals

• An effective, well thought out plan for implementing the Master Plan development has been developed that minimizes risk to AFRH

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Other Project Management Examples• NASA – Moffett Field Section 111 Outlease

• DOT – Volpe Center Exchange

• DOE – Teapot Dome sale

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GSA Real Property Utilization and Disposal ZonesCentral OfficeWashington, DC (202)501-0084Zone 1– New EnglandBoston, MA (617)565-5700

Chicago Field OfficeChicago, IL (312)353-6045

Zone 4- Southeast SunbeltAtlanta, GA (404)331-5133Zone 7- Greater Southwest Fort Worth, TX (817)978-2331Zone 9- Pacific RimSan Francisco, CA (888)GSA-LAND

Auburn Field OfficeAuburn, WA (253)931-7547

Zone 11- National Capital RegionWashington, DC (202)205-2127

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Contact Information

Name Email Phone

John Dreswick john.dreswick@gsa.gov 202-501-1179

Tim Sheckler Tim.sheckler@gsa.gov 202-401-5806

•For project specific questions please contact John Dreswick

•Presentation slides will be posted to the GSA website at http://propertydisposal.gsa.gov/Training

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Questions?