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CBP/GSA Border Program
Presented by Gianne Conard AIA Director, GSA
Border Center May 17, 2007
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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GSA What we do

• Develop and Maintain Facilities
• Land Ports of Entry
• Courthouses
• Federal Buildings
• Develop Feasibility Studies, Budgets
• Seek Funding Authority
• Acquire Sites
• Manage Design and Construction
• Manage Assets
• Lease Facilities
• Work with OMB/Congress

Jackman, ME LPOE Orcutt Assoc.
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GSA - What we DONT do

• Identify Priorities
• Identify Requirements
• Promote Projects
• Traffic Management
• Operate LPOEs
• Build Roads, Bridges
• Control Availability of Financial Resources

Peace Arch LPOE
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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The LPOE Portfolio

• 163 Border Crossings
• Ranging from 400 to 290,000 USF

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The LPOE Portfolio

• Composed of Federally owned and leased buildings
• Encompasses a wide variety of asset types from
  land to special use space to office space

Blue Water Bridge Port Huron, MI
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The LPOE Portfolio
Involves the management of all stages in the
asset life cycle from planning, design, and
construction to operations to disposition Support
s the missions of multiple agencies that oversee
border security, international commerce, and
public safety. Projects can be RA or New
Construction, depending on extent of impact on
existing facility
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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Portfolio Statistics

• GSA has assets at 80 Ports of Entry
• Encompassing 127 Border
• Crossings
• 509 Total Buildings
• 478 Owned
• 31 Leased
• 5.1 million Rentable Square Feet
• 3.97 million RSF in Owned Space
• 1.13 million RSF in Leased Space
• 40 Border Crossings Under DHS-CBP Custody
  Control

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Current Context
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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94 of commercial land traffic is processed
through the 1/3 of the facilities
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Border Center Challenges

• Increased Traffic and Trade
• New and Changing Technologies
• Community Impact
• Economic Development
• Illegal Drugs and Immigration
• Terrorism Prevention
• Safety and Security
• Funding/Budgets
• Design Excellence AE Selections, Peer Reviews,
  LEED certification, Art in Architecture
• Construction in remote locations

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Projects Currently in Design

• Blaine, WA (Peace Arch)
• Portal, ND
• Warroad, MN
• Massena, NY
• Calais, ME
• Jackman, ME

Jackman, ME
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Project Currently in Construction

• Ambassador Bridge Cargo Facility
• Champlain, NY LPOE
• El Paso, TX (PDN)
• El Paso, TX (Ysleta)
• Del Rio, TX
• Anzalduas, TX (McAllen)

Champlain, NY Smith Miller Hawkinson
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Other Projects Funded for Design(each one has a
story)

• Madawaska, ME (FY05)
• Derby Line, VT (FY05)
• Alexandria Bay, NY (FY05)
• San Ysidro, CA (FY04)
• Awaiting Additional funding in FY08

Madawaska, ME
Warroad, MN
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FY 2007 Projects

• Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007,
  enacted on February 15, 2007
• All southern border projects
• Columbus, NM
• El Paso, TX (Ysleta)
• McAllen, TX
• Nogales, AZ
• San Luis II, AZ
• Calexico, CA

Raymond LPOE, MT Hammond Beeby
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FY 2008 Presidents Budget

• Derby Line, VT (C)
• ETPC 43,529,000 Request 33,139,000
• Warroad, MN (C)
• ETPC 45,465,000 Request 43,628,000
• Alexandria Bay, NY (SD)
• ETPC 174,006,000 Request 11,676,000
• Madawaska, ME (SD)
• ETPC 59,517,000 Request 17,160,000
• Tornillo-Guadalupe, TX (SD)
• ETPC 48,130,000 Request 4,290,000
• San Luis I, AZ (SD)
• ETPC 79,970,000 Request 7,053,000
• San Ysidro, CA (SD/C)
• ETPC 560,000,000 Request 37,742,000

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FY 2009 Program

• Currently in development
• Based on CBP priorities
• Will be included in Capital Investment and
  Leasing Program submission to OMB in the fall
• Funding is from Federal Building Fund
• Projects are always in competition with other
  federal projects courthouses, federal
  buildings, modernization projects, repairs and
  alterations

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Land Port of Entry Program Partnership

• Goals and Objectives
• Increase the resources available for Ports of
  Entry
• Reduce the cost and time required to deliver and
  operate Ports of Entry
• Increase the quality and performance of the
  product and services delivered

Massena, NY LPOE Smith-Miller Hawkinson, Arch.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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Memorandum of Understanding

• Between GSA/CBP
• FHWA participation as appropriate
• Executive Committee
• Steering Committee
• Working Groups
• Funding and Resources
• Process Improvement
• Facility Design and Performance

Massena, NY LPOE Smith-Miller Hawkinson, Arch.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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Initiatives Underway

• Expedited Design and Delivery Study
• IDIQ Contracts
• Library of Details
• Port Categorization Study
• Feasibility Study SOW
• Funding Strategies
• Pilot Programs
• Signage
• Lighting
• Energy Conservation
• BIM

Massena, NY LPOE Smith-Miller Hawkinson, Arch.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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CBP/GSA Border Program
Calais, ME LPOE Robert Siegel Arch
U.S. Customs and Border Protection