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>> My name is Gary Holmes.

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I'm the building manager with the United
States General Service Administration.

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I manage federal lease and own
property that's owned and maintained

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by the government throughout
the city of Charlotte

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and surrounding areas in the Charlotte region.

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In Charlotte I handle about half a
million square feet of government space.

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That's a mixture of class A
commercial space, warehouse space,

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and then federal court houses
that's throughout the city.

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I go by, I make a site visit.

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I usually take a walk around the space to
notice anything that's kind of out of line

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of what a government contract with a
commercial real estate firm would entail.

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There's certain things that have to be
done in a certain timeframe in regards

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of having carpet cleaned, having
carpet replaced, having walls painted.

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So you take a look at the
cleaning aspect of the space.

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Is the space being cleaned properly as
to the contract with the government?

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And then you kind of just do an assessment
of the needs that the agency may need.

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The future needs.

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If they need to build out more space.

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If they need to acquire more space.

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Checking in with our tenants in my
building, I have 10 federal judges

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that are presidentially appointed.

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So that's a brief visit with those, speaking
with them, seeing what kind of schedule

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that they have throughout the day
in regards of court schedules.

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I also have to meet with the
US marshals on a daily basis

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and that entails how many
prisoners they're bringing in,

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what needs they may need throughout the day.

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And then also, it's kind of conferring with
the regular constituents in the community

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and showing that they're walking into
a building that has high standards

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because we are the preservers of tax
payer's monies, we want to make sure

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that those funds are adequately
used and properly used.

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