The General Services Administration Region 1 awarded a definitive contract to Consigli Construction Co., Inc. for construction manager-as-constructor HVAC and fire alarm replacement at the Edward T. Gignoux Federal Courthouse in Portland, Maine, with a ceiling value of $40.92 million and an ultimate completion date of May 11, 2027. The contract is fixed price incentive with no set-aside.
The originating solicitation, posted September 27, 2022, requested design phase and construction phase services to modernize building systems across approximately 75,000 rentable square feet while preserving significant historical aspects of the property. Design was anticipated to commence in December 2022 upon award. Place of performance is Portland, ME 04101.
In FY2025, the contract invoiced $20 million across 24.4 FTEs and 50,676 contractor hours, with a derived government-paid blended hourly rate of $394.48/hr. Subcontractors performed 69 percent of contractor hours that fiscal year, representing six named sub-engagements. The year-over-year trend shows invoiced labor rising from $4.9 million in FY2024 (6.6 FTEs, 13,751 hours) to $20 million in FY2025, with hourly rates rising from $353.76/hr to $394.48/hr.