Eleventh Circuit Courthouse—Shuttered, but Still Needs New Wallpaper
A request for quotation said, "The existing wallcovering in the stairwells and elevator lobbies of the Elbert P. Tuttle U. S. Court of Appeals Building were installed in approximately 1985. They are discolored, separated at the seams, and show wear."
April 28, 2020 at 02:37 PM
4 minute read
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit gave an oddly hopeful sign Tuesday that some aspect of life goes on as normal despite the country being under emergency orders for the COVID-19 pandemic.
The appeals court issued a bid request to replace the 35-year-old wallpaper in the century-old federal courthouse at 56 Forsyth N.W. in downtown Atlanta.
"The existing wallcovering in the stairwells and elevator lobbies of the Elbert P. Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals Building were installed in approximately 1985. They are discolored, separated at the seams, and show wear," the request for quotation said.
Judiciary officials are telling federal courts to prepare for reopening but to take their lead from local authorities as they gradually move to hold more in-person proceedings. In guidelines provided to federal courts Monday, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts left it to each jurisdiction to determine how best to proceed in the reopening process, just as courts also made individual decisions to move to remote work as the pandemic took hold across the country.
Georgia is under a statewide judicial emergency order until May 13. Gov. Brian Kemp began releasing businesses from his shutdown orders, starting controversially Friday with hair salons and bowling alleys—and a rebuke from President Donald Trump. But Monday, Kemp stood firm, saying at a Capitol news conference that he is also deeply concerned about people's livelihoods. He said one of the leaders of his task force got a haircut—under new safety protocols—from a stylist who said she was grateful to be going back to work because she was "about to lose her car."
Also Monday, Kemp authorized some other businesses — including restaurants — to reopen under safety guidelines for physical distance, masks and hand sanitizing. The orders haven't specifically restricted construction.
Contractors going to work on federal court wallpaper bids will be caring for a landmark.
"James Knox Taylor, supervising architect of the U.S. Treasury Department, designed the building, which was completed in 1910 and deemed by the media to be 'a great step forward in the scheme of beautifying Atlanta,'" according to a history on the U.S. General Services Administration website.
The building was renamed in 1989 to honor Elbert Parr Tuttle, "a renowned judge." Tuttle was also a decorated World War II veteran. President Dwight Eisenhower, who was the commanding general of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II, appointed Tuttle to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1954.
The full block-size granite building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places twice—on its own in 1974 and again in 1984 as a contributing presence within the Fairlie Poplar National Register Historic District, according to the GSA history.
The Eleventh Circuit was established in 1981 to handle appeal cases for Alabama, Florida and Georgia, and made it headquarters there.
The mission of the lowest "technically acceptable" bidder will be to "remove the existing wallcovering and install new breathable wallcovering in the stairwells and elevator lobbies on both sides" of the building's first, second, and third floors," the request said.
Deadline for the bids is May 8 at 4 p.m. Eastern Time. The work must be completed within six weeks. Proposals are to be sent Stan Peters, contracting officer, by email: [email protected].
A word of advice to the winning contractors: You can get past security with paper, but you might want to leave your cellphone in the truck.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
NOT FOR REPRINT
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
You Might Like
View AllA Look Back at High-Profile Hires in Big Law From Federal Government
4 minute readTrump's Solicitor General Expected to 'Flip' Prelogar's Positions at Supreme Court
'Radical Left Judges'?: Trump Demands GOP Unity Against Biden's Judicial Picks
4 minute readTrending Stories
Who Got The Work
Michael G. Bongiorno, Andrew Scott Dulberg and Elizabeth E. Driscoll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have stepped in to represent Symbotic Inc., an A.I.-enabled technology platform that focuses on increasing supply chain efficiency, and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, filed Oct. 2 in Massachusetts District Court by the Brown Law Firm on behalf of Stephen Austen, accuses certain officers and directors of misleading investors in regard to Symbotic's potential for margin growth by failing to disclose that the company was not equipped to timely deploy its systems or manage expenses through project delays. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton, is 1:24-cv-12522, Austen v. Cohen et al.
Who Got The Work
Edmund Polubinski and Marie Killmond of Davis Polk & Wardwell have entered appearances for data platform software development company MongoDB and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The action, filed Oct. 7 in New York Southern District Court by the Brown Law Firm, accuses the company's directors and/or officers of falsely expressing confidence in the company’s restructuring of its sales incentive plan and downplaying the severity of decreases in its upfront commitments. The case is 1:24-cv-07594, Roy v. Ittycheria et al.
Who Got The Work
Amy O. Bruchs and Kurt F. Ellison of Michael Best & Friedrich have entered appearances for Epic Systems Corp. in a pending employment discrimination lawsuit. The suit was filed Sept. 7 in Wisconsin Western District Court by Levine Eisberner LLC and Siri & Glimstad on behalf of a project manager who claims that he was wrongfully terminated after applying for a religious exemption to the defendant's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The case, assigned to U.S. Magistrate Judge Anita Marie Boor, is 3:24-cv-00630, Secker, Nathan v. Epic Systems Corporation.
Who Got The Work
David X. Sullivan, Thomas J. Finn and Gregory A. Hall from McCarter & English have entered appearances for Sunrun Installation Services in a pending civil rights lawsuit. The complaint was filed Sept. 4 in Connecticut District Court by attorney Robert M. Berke on behalf of former employee George Edward Steins, who was arrested and charged with employing an unregistered home improvement salesperson. The complaint alleges that had Sunrun informed the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection that the plaintiff's employment had ended in 2017 and that he no longer held Sunrun's home improvement contractor license, he would not have been hit with charges, which were dismissed in May 2024. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer, is 3:24-cv-01423, Steins v. Sunrun, Inc. et al.
Who Got The Work
Greenberg Traurig shareholder Joshua L. Raskin has entered an appearance for boohoo.com UK Ltd. in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The suit, filed Sept. 3 in Texas Eastern District Court by Rozier Hardt McDonough on behalf of Alto Dynamics, asserts five patents related to an online shopping platform. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap, is 2:24-cv-00719, Alto Dynamics, LLC v. boohoo.com UK Limited.
Featured Firms
Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C.
(470) 294-1674
Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone
(857) 444-6468
Smith & Hassler
(713) 739-1250