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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS ___________________________________ ) AMERICAN RENOVATION AND ) CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, ) ) Case No. 03-1798C Plaintiff, ) (Chief Judge Damich) ) v. ) ) THE UNITED STATES, ) ) Defendant. ) ___________________________________) JOINT STATUS REPORT COMES NOW the Plaintiff, American Renovation & Construction Company ("ARC" or "Plaintiff") and the Defendant, the United States, by counsel, and pursuant to the Court's Order dated February 2, 2005, submit this Joint Status Report, stating as follows: 1. 2. 25, 2003. 3. As represented in prior Joint Status Reports, the parties have been Plaintiff, ARC, filed the Complaint in this case on July 28, 2003. Defendant, the United States of America, filed its Answer on November

attempting to negotiate an amicable resolution of all their disputes relating to the construction project at issue in this case. Specifically, in the last JSR, submitted on January 28, 2005, the parties notified the Court that a settlement meeting was scheduled for February 22, 2005. 4. Unfortunately, the parties were forced to reschedule their settlement

meeting. Government agency counsel had to take an unscheduled leave of absence starting on February 9, 2005 due to a death in the family, and did not return to work until

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February 22, 2005. As a result, the Government was unable to prepare adequately for the meeting. 5. The settlement meeting has been rescheduled for March 10, 2005, which

is the first available date for the party representatives necessary for the settlement meeting. 6. By Order dated January 28, 2005, the Court had scheduled a joint status

conference, to be held by telephone on February 28, 2005, based on the anticipated settlement meeting date of February 22, 2005. Should the Court wish to go forward with the telephone conference, notwithstanding the postponement of the settlement meeting, counsel for the respective parties are available at the scheduled time. Respectfully submitted, s/ Harish C. Mirchandani HARISH C. MIRCHANDANI Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, L.L.P 8405 Greensboro Drive, Suite 100 McLean, VA 22102 Tel. (703) 749-1000 Fax. (703) 893-8039 Attorney for Plaintiff DATED: February 24, 2005 Of Counsel: ROBERT G. WATT Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, L.L.P 8405 Greensboro Drive, Suite 100 McLean, VA 22102 Tel. (703) 749-1000 Fax. (703) 893-8039 PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General DAVID M. COHEN Director s/ Robert E. Kirschman, Jr. ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR. Assistant Director s/ Michael N. O'Connell MICHAEL N. O'CONNELL Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice 1100 L Street, N.W. Attn: Classification Unit, 8th Floor Washington, DC 20530 Tel. (202) 305-3634 Fax. (202) 514-8624 Attorneys for Defendant DATED: February 24, 2005 2

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CERTIFICATE OF FILING I hereby certify that on February 24, 2005, a copy of the foregoing Joint Status Report was filed electronically. I understand that a copy of the Joint Status Report will be sent to all parties by operation of the Court's electronic filing system. Parties may access this filing through the Court's system. s/ Michael N. O'Connell

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