Officials Break Ground for New Land Port of Entry

High-ranking officials today gathered in Maine for the second time in four weeks to break ground for a new Land Port of Entry that will relieve congestion and speed the safe flow of legitimate trade and travel at the U.S.-Canadian border.

Calais, ME (Issues Wire / Vocus) April 21, 2008 -– High-ranking officials today gathered in Maine for the second time in four weeks to break ground for a new Land Port of Entry that will relieve congestion and speed the safe flow of legitimate trade and travel at the U.S.-Canadian border.

Events here at Calais are proof of the building boom that GSA has ignited at our nation’s borders.

The Honorable Lurita Doan, Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), shared the stage with Gov. John Elias Baldacci, Premier Shawn Graham, Sen. Susan M. Collins, Congressman Michael Michaud and Field Operations Director Steven Farquharson of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Dennis R. Smith, Regional Administrator of GSA’s New England Region, served as Master of Ceremonies for the event, which kicked off the start of construction for the new land port at Calais, Maine.

"GSA is making good on our promise to build more capacityat our nation’s ports of entry," said Administrator Doan. "Events here at Calais are proof of the building boom that GSA has ignited at our nation’s borders."

The 70,000-square-foot facility, designed by Robert Siegel Architects of New York, NY, will be built by J&J Construction of Lowell, MA. A construction contract for $48,327,000 was awarded to J&J on Dec. 27, 2007. The 52-acre site, located two miles south of Calais, will provide facilities for the inspection of commercial and passenger vehicles and offices for the Customs and Border Protection agency. Today’s groundbreaking ceremony marks the official start of construction, which is scheduled to be completed in November 2009.

GSA provides a centralized delivery system of products and services to the federal government, leveraging its enormous buying power to get the best value for taxpayers.

• Founded in 1949, GSA manages more than one-fourth of the government’s total procurement dollars and influences the management of $500 billion in federal assets, including 8,600 government-owned or leased buildings and 208,000 vehicles.
• GSA helps preserve our past and define our future, as a steward of more than 425 historic properties, and as manager of USA.gov, the official portal to federal government information and services.
• GSA’s mission to provide superior workplaces, expert technology solutions, acquisition services, purchasing and E-Gov travel solutions and management policies, at best value, allows federal agencies to focus on their core missions.

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