| The Challenge: The
building had not been cleaned since its construction
in the early
years of World War II and was badly stained
black after 50 years of neglect. Due to the
historic significance of the building and the
unique security considerations that were part
of the project, the undertaking required a
cleaning company that could handle both the
sensitivity of the exterior surface and accommodate
the unique scheduling demands. Complicating
matters, the 1998 Iraqi crisis occurred during
the project, adding even deeper security measures
and scheduling conflicts. Moreover, the Pentagon
is often called the largest office building
in the country: it is twice the size of the
Merchandize Mart in Chicago and has three times
the floor space of New York’s Empire
State Building. The
Solution: Selected through a competitive
bidding process similar
to all government
procurements. Not only was our price overwhelmingly
lower than any other bidders on the project
but the project timetable we committed to
was more than 10 times faster than any other
bidding company. In fact, the five outer
wall surfaces - any single one of which the
National Capitol Building in it – were
cleaned in one week. The Pentagon’s
historic limestone was a preserved using
the company’s unique high-volume Low-Pressure
Solution.
The Result: Officials from the Federal Government
were impressed. The building was restored
to its original color for the first time
in decades, and the job completed in less
time than anyone thought possible. Most importantly,
our approach saved the government literally
hundreds of thousands of dollars: the next
lowest bid from a power wash company to clean
the building was just under a million dollars
and would have taken months longer to clean.
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