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                         GRANTED: August 20, 1997
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                              GSBCA 13367-REM

                                     
                         A.S. McGAUGHAN CO., Inc.,

                                        Appellant,

                                    v.

                     GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION,

                                        Respondent.

     Charles F. Mitchell, Rockville, MD, counsel for Appellant.

     Gerald L. Schrader, Office of General Counsel, General
Services Administration, Washington, DC, counsel for Respondent.

Before Board Judges BORWICK, DeGRAFF and GOODMAN.
     
BORWICK, Board Judge.

     These appeals involve a claim in the amount of $201,962 for
constructive change involving the renovation contract for the
Department of Veterans Affairs building.  The change arose from
the contracting officer's directive to center the sprinkler heads
in the middle of ceiling tiles, when the contract only suggested
that the sprinkler heads be centered in the middle of the tiles. 
A.S. McGaughan Co., Inc. v. Barram, No. 96-1315 (Fed. Cir. Apr.
25, 1997).   

     The parties have settled their dispute for $125,785 and have
also agreed that appellant is entitled to interest on that amount
accruing as of June 1, 1995, until paid in accordance with the
Contract Disputes Act.  The parties have requested the Board to
adopt their settlement by decision pursuant to Rule 136(e) and
have submitted certificates of finality.

                                 Decision

     Pursuant to the agreement of the parties and Rule 136(e),
the Board adopts the parties' stipulation by decision.  These
appeals are GRANTED in the amount of $125,785 plus interest as
provided under the Contract Disputes Act from June 1, 1995, until
paid.



                              
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                              ANTHONY S. BORWICK
                              Board Judge


We concur:


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MARTHA H. DeGRAFF             ALLAN H. GOODMAN
Board Judge                   Board Judge