Centex Wins $100M Visitor Center Contract

WASHINGTON, DC-The Architect of the Capitol–the government entity responsible for the operation and preservation of the US Capitol Complex– has settled on the $100 million bid by Dallas, TX-based Centex Construction Company’s mid-Atlantic office to serve as general contractor for Sequence No. 1 of the US Capitol Visitor Center. This first facet of the massive two-phase construction process entails demolition, excavation and the building of concrete and steel portions of the structure, and the creation of a service tunnel. Ultimately the visitor center will consist of an underground, three-level, 580,000 structure with two theaters, an auditorium, gift shops, an eating area, and exhibit and storage space.

“The Capitol has continually evolved for more than 200 years to meet the needs of Congress as the nation has grown,” AOC’s Alan M. Hantman, says of the project. “This next increment of growth will meet the needs of the millions of visitors who come to the Capitol each year and have not been properly accommodated in the past.” Centex won the contract via a competitive selection process, beating out three other final bids.