By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
Once again, the purchase of a new headquarters in the Washington suburbs has been placed on hold.
The GSA said it won’t select a location and builder until March of next year, the Washington Post reports.
The decade-long search for a new headquarters has been narrowed down to three locations – Greenbelt, Landover and Springfield.
The concern remains about money as construction is expected to cost about $2 billion.
“Due to a strong and overwhelmingly positive response from developers to the solicitation [gsa.gov] issued earlier this year, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) now plan to announce the selected site and offeror for the competition in early March 2017,” said GSA spokeswoman Renee Kelly, in a statement.
“GSA and FBI are encouraged by the proposals received and are confident that, if Congress provides the resources requested in the President’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget, we will be able to deliver on our commitment to provide a world class facility for the FBI and a good deal for the taxpayer,” she said.
