A Cleveland area SDVOSB was awarded an $18 million contract from NASA.

A North Olmsted firm has won an $18 million contract to build what NASA Glenn Research Center considers the flagship building in its effort to consolidate its campus.

Northstar Contracting Inc. will build a centralized office building that will house 300 workers and include an auditorium with seating for 400.

The three-story, 93,000-square-foot steel structure is expected to achieve “silver” certification for energy efficiency from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program.

The maximum value of the contract if all options are exercised is $19,426,435.00. The projected is scheduled to be complete by Feb. 28, 2012.

Northstar Contracting is a small, minority-owned business. It will subcontract work to Marous Brothers Construction of Willoughby.