Board of Contract Appeals
                    General Services Administration
                         Washington, D.C. 20405
 
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             AMENDED ORDER OF DISMISSAL: September 10, 1999
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                              GSBCA 14489
 
 
                      BEACON/PROCON JOINT VENTURE,
 
                                                Appellant,
 
                                   v.
 
                    GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION,
 
                                                Respondent.
 
        Michael H. Payne and  Joseph A. Hackenbracht of Starfield  &
   Payne, Fort Washington, PA, counsel for Appellant.
 
        Kevin J. Rice,  Office of General Counsel,  General Services
   Administration, Washington, DC, counsel for Respondent.
 
   NEILL, Board Judge.
 
                                 ORDER
 
        The Board's  ORDER of March  25, 1998, dismissing  this case
   without prejudice is hereby AMENDED once  more in accordance with
   request of counsel for appellant to which counsel  for respondent
   makes  no objection.   The  dismissal of  this case shall  now be
   deemed to be  with prejudice upon the expiration  of 720 calendar
   days  from the  date of  the original  dismissal (i.e.  March 25,
   1998)   unless, prior to that time and  for good cause shown, the
   Board  again agrees  to extend  this period  or a  party requests
   reinstatement of the case.
 
 
 
        All  other provisions  of  the  Board's  original  order  of
   dismissal remain unchanged.   
 
 
 
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                                      EDWIN B. NEILL
                                      Board Judge