Source: United States General Services Administration
April 20, 2022
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Rich Stebbins richard.stebbins@gsa.gov
$116M Project For Historic Moss Courthouse Begins
SALT LAKE CITY – The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) will host a ceremony to officially start a $116 million renovation project of the Frank E. Moss U.S. Courthouse, 350 S Main Street in Salt Lake City, UT at 10 a.m. MDT on April 22.
GSA awarded a renovation contract to locally operated Big-D Construction, with global architecture, engineering and planning firm HOK providing design services, in order to preserve and restore the historic fabric of the building while modernizing and transforming this building into engaging, commercially valuable, and innovative space. Once completed, there will be approximately 12 tenants that will move back into the facility, most notably the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
The project will focus on seismically stabilizing the building and updating critical building systems while preserving the historic aspects of the oldest building in Salt Lake City’s Exchange Place Historic District.
“We are taking a nearly vacant, underperforming building and making smart investments to improve the work environment for these 12 agencies while keeping the historic aspects that make this building special to the people of Salt Lake City,” said Public Buildings Service Regional Commissioner Tanisha Harrison.
Speaking at this event are:
- David Amott, Executive Director for Preservation Utah
- Tim Gaidis, Senior Project Designer, HOK
- Chief Judge Joel Marker, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Utah
- Rob Moore, Executive Chairman, Big-D Construction
- G.W. Emge, Deputy Regional Commissioner for Public Buildings Service, General Services Administration
This project will move agencies out of twelve leased facilities and into federally-owned space that will save $4.3 million in lease cost avoidance.
The Moss Courthouse renovations are expected to be completed in 2024 with full tenant occupancy.
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Media are invited to attend this event, please RSVP with Rich Stebbins at richard.stebbins@gsa.gov or 303-513-1166 by Thurs, April 21 at 5 p.m.
About GSA: GSA provides centralized procurement for the federal government, managing a real estate portfolio of more than 370 million rentable square feet nationwide and overseeing approximately $68 billion in annual contracts. GSA’s mission is to deliver value and savings in real estate, acquisition, technology, and other mission-support services across government, in support of the Biden-Harris administration’s four priorities of climate; COVID response; economic recovery; and diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility. The GSA’s Rocky Mountain Region provides products and services throughout Colorado, Montana, North Dakota,South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. For more information, visit https://www.gsa.gov/r8 and follow us at Twitter