Reported to be one of the most complex projects in St. Louis County history, the $100 million new high-performance facility for the National Archives and Records Administration’s (NARA) National Personnel Records Center is just months away from the start of construction, retaining nearly 800 jobs. The first phase of the project is scheduled for completion by May 2011.
It has been fifteen months since the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) awarded the contract to secure 23.5 acres of land at 1829 Dunn Road for the construction of the 474,690-square-foot records center.
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The National Personnel Records Center will be the largest national archives facility outside of the greater Washington, D.C. area, with a central repository of personnel-related records for both military and civil service employees. In 2005, Congress authorized the release of many records including those of significant historical relevance such as Elvis Presley, Presidents John F. Kennedy and Dwight D. Eisenhower and sports legends Roberto Clemente and Jackie Robinson. The facility is the record gatekeeper to government agencies, military veterans, former civilian federal employees, family members, as well as researchers and historians and responsible for over one million record requests annually.
The majority of NARA operations will relocate from the Federal Records Center at 9700 Page Avenue to the new building, which will be located on land previously owned by North County automotive dealer Johnny Londoff. Other local NARA facilities also will move to the facility.
Source: News Release
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