Board of Contract Appeals
                 General Services Administration
                      Washington, D.C. 20405


                                                                                          
                                
            DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE:  July 14, 2006
                                                                                          
                                
                                
                          GSBCA 16618
                                
                                
                 BIRD CONSTRUCTION (USA), INC.,
                                
                                             Appellant,

                               v.
                                
                GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION,
                                
                                             Respondent.

     Michael D. Strong of Lathrop & Gage, L.C., Kansas City, MO, counsel for Appellant.

     Catherine Crow, Office of General Counsel, General Services Administration,
Washington, DC, counsel for Respondent.

HYATT, Board Judge.

                             ORDER
                                
     On September 30, 2002, appellant, Bird Construction (USA), Inc., was awarded a
contract by respondent, the General Services Administration, to perform and provide
design/build services for three border crossing stations located in Lancaster, Minnesota,
Roseau, Minnesota, and North Troy, Vermont.  On January 5, 2005, the contracting officer
issued a final decision implementing a stop work order and deductive modification to
appellant's contract.  Appellant filed the above-captioned appeal on March 30, 2005.

 
     The parties have reached a settlement of the underlying appeal and filed a joint motion
to dismiss on July 5, 2006.  Accordingly, this appeal is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.





                              _____________________________
                              CATHERINE B. HYATT
                              Board Judge