United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office General Government Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-06-27 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:GGD-94-145 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-145 P0b002ee18039a3e9 f:gg94145 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-145 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-145 GGD-94-145 Government facility construction Construction contracts Construction costs Contract administration Management information systems Cost overruns Planning Contract modifications Contract options Architects GSA Repairs and Alterations Construction Automated Tracking System GSA Prospectus Development Study National Performance Review GSA Building Construction and Repair Program Letter Report GGD The General Services Administration's (GSA) construction program continues to be plagued by major problems. Construction contracts experience substantial cost growth; many contract changes that contribute to cost growth are authorized to overcome design and planning problems; and incomplete and inaccurate data--combined with a lack of criteria for measuring and evaluating cost-growth--impede effective program oversight. These problems are not new. In fact, GSA has been criticized repeatedly for problems linked to the management and administration of contract modifications. GSA has tried to improve the management of the construction program and avoid some of the problems that have contributed to contract modifications. Without sustained attention to better design and planning and improved data, however, GSA can expect to continue to experience huge cost increases on its contracts and will not be in a good position to head off problems before they occur. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-145/html/GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-145.htm GAO/GGD-94-145 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-145 Letter Report GAO/GGD-94-145; General Services Administration: Better Data and Oversight Needed to Improve Construction Management; Government facility construction Construction contracts Construction costs Contract administration Management information systems Cost overruns Planning Contract modifications Contract options Architects GSA Repairs and Alterations Construction Automated Tracking System GSA Prospectus Development Study National Performance Review GSA Building Construction and Repair Program