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                 DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE: April 17, 1997
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                                GSBCA 13932


                      NORTH POINTE PROPERTIES, LTD.,

                                                                  Appellant,

                                    v.

                     GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION,

                                                                  Respondent.

    James H. Roberts, III, of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips,
Washington, DC, counsel for Appellant.

    Marilyn M. Paik, Office of Regional Counsel, General Services
Administration, San Francisco, CA, counsel for Respondent.

VERGILIO, Board Judge.

                                   ORDER

    On October 31, 1996, the Board received this appeal from North
Pointe Properties, Ltd., the lessor under a contract with the
respondent, the General Services Administration.  North Pointe
seeks $71,355.32, as the value of materials and work performed
associated with carpet removal and replacement at the direction of
the contracting officer.  The agency has paid $42,236.82, plus
interest, and asks for a refund of any amount deemed overpaid. 
Disputes exist as to whether the work falls within the scope of the
lease and the method for calculating the reimbursable amount.

    The parties have opted to resolve this case using alternative
dispute resolution (ADR) techniques--submitting the case on the
written record, with briefs and replies, with the judge issuing a
binding, non-appealable determination and dismissing the case with
prejudice.  Rule 204.

    North Pointe is not entitled to reimbursement in addition to
that paid.  The agency lacks a basis to reduce or recover the
amount paid for the work performed.

    The Board DISMISSES WITH PREJUDICE the appeal.

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                                    JOSEPH A. VERGILIO
                                    Board Judge