GRANTED IN PART: November 1, 1995
                                                    
 
 
                              GSBCA 12868
 
 
                       STRAND HUNT CONSTRUCTION,
 
                                                Appellant,
 
                                   v.
 
                    GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION,
 
                                                Respondent.
 
        Charles  M. Greenberg of  Triad Law Group,  Edmonds, WA; and
   Michael A.  Brain of  Royce & Brain,  Anchorage, AK,  counsel for
   Appellant.
 
        M.  Leah Wright, Office of General Counsel, General Services
   Administration, Washington, DC, counsel for Respondent.
 
   Before Board Judges DANIELS (Chairman), PARKER, and VERGILIO.
 
   DANIELS, Board Judge.
 
        On  May 7, 1991, the General Services Administration awarded
   to   Strand  Hunt  Construction   a  contract  for  comprehensive
   renovation of a  federal office building in  Seattle, Washington.
   Strand  Hunt awarded  a  subcontract  to  Sandstrom  Heating  and
   Plumbing to perform the mechanical work on the contract.
 
        On March 18, 1994, Strand  Hunt submitted to the contracting
   officer a  claim on behalf  of Sandstrom Heating and  Plumbing in
   the  amount of  $2,371,204.   The  claim was  based on  delay and
   inefficiency costs  allegedly incurred  regarding the  mechanical
   work.   On  August 19,  1994,  the contracting  officer issued  a
   unilateral modification to the contract paying $602,518 for labor
   inefficiencies  and small tools  expenses.  Strand  Hunt appealed
   the denial of the remainder of this claim.
 
        At the joint request of the parties, a Board judge conducted
   an  alternative dispute resolution (ADR) proceeding in this case.
   The parties submitted position papers  which served as a guide to
   subsequent discussions.  The proceeding was conducted informally,
   without a written record.
 
 
        The ADR  session resulted  in an oral  settlement which  was
   thereafter confirmed  in a  written settlement  agreement.   That
   document provides that the parties will execute a Stipulation for
   Entry  of Judgment  in favor  of  Strand Hunt  in  the amount  of
   $470,000, plus interest  on this amount (from March  18, 1994) at
   the rates set by the Secretary of Treasury applicable to Contract
   Disputes Act  claims.  The  Stipulation was filed on  October 31,
   1995.
 
                                Decision
 
        The appeal is GRANTED IN PART.  Judgment is entered in favor
   of appellant and against respondent,  in the amount of  $470,000.
   Interest pursuant to the Contract Disputes Act of 1978, 41 U.S.C.
     611 (1988), shall run on this amount from March 18, 1994.  Rule
   36(e).
 
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                                      STEPHEN M. DANIELS
                                      Board Judge
 
   We concur:
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   ROBERT W. PARKER                   JOSEPH A. VERGILIO
   Board Judge                        Board Judge