JE Dunn Awarded $62M Courthouse Improvement Contact, to Create Over 300 Jobs

Posted February 12, 2024

JE Dunn Construction Co. lands a contract for more than $62 million for building improvements at the Charles E. Whittaker U.S. Courthouse in Kansas City, Missouri.

The project is estimated to create over 300 jobs over its approximate 27-month duration, according to a release from the U.S. General Services Administration. The project is set to begin construction later this month.

The federal courthouse will undergo a repair and restoration project with the installation of low embodied carbon (LEC) materials that will increase the efficiency and overall performance of the building.

The GSA awarded JE Dunn a $62.4 million contract as part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda under the Inflation Reduction Act. The IRA is part of a larger $96 million project for a complete window replacement and roof repairs initiative.

This project will install 100,000 square feet of new, low-embodied carbon glass windows and skylights, Improving the energy efficiency of the courthouse by upgrading the roof and replacing a deteriorating curtain wall, including windows and seals.

Additionally, the improvements will provide 2.6 percent in whole-building annual energy savings.

“JE Dunn Construction is honored to be a part of this project and to continue our decades-long relationship with the GSA,” vice president of JE Dunn Construction, Ryan Watzke said in the release. “We share in GSA’s commitment to construction innovation and to providing federal employees and agencies with high-performing facilities, and we are thrilled to help them execute their mission.”

The Charles E. Whittaker U.S. Courthouse, located at 400 E. 9th St., opened in 1998.