______________________________________________ GRANTED: February 13, 1996 ______________________________________________ GSBCA 13502(13347)-REIN, 13503(13348)-REIN, 13504(13349)-REIN, 13505(13352)-REIN, 13506(13353)-REIN JOHN J. KIRLIN, INC., Appellant, v. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, Respondent. Charles F. Mitchell of John J. Kirlin, Inc., Rockville, MD, counsel for Appellant. Scarlett D. Grose and Gerald L. Schrader, Office of General Counsel, General Services Administration, Washington, DC, counsel for Respondent. Before Board Judges BORWICK, NEILL, and DeGRAFF. NEILL, Board Judge. These appeals involve claims relating to a contract between the General Services Administration (GSA) and appellant for renovations to a central heating plant located in Washington, D.C. In a recently filed joint motion for stipulated judgment, the parties have advised the Board that they have been able to achieve a settlement of these appeals. GSA has agreed to pay, and appellant has agreed to accept, the aggregate amount of $308,000 plus interest accruing as of November 1, 1995, until paid, as full payment of all five appeals. Both parties to this dispute have certified that they will not seek reconsideration of or appeal this decision. In accordance with Rule 36(e), the Board adopts the parties' stipulation by decision and enters judgment as requested. Rule 36(e) permits the Board to adopt the parties' stipulation of settlement, by decision, and it provides that such decisions are adjudications of the appeals on their merits. See, e.g., PJR Construction Corp., GSBCA 6062, et al., 85-1 BCA 17,752. Decision Based upon the stipulation for entry of judgment, these appeals are GRANTED and judgment is entered for appellant in the amount of $308,000, plus interest on that amount at the rates provided, pursuant to the Contract Disputes Act, starting November 1, 1995, until paid. The Board will forward the certificates of finality, together with an authenticated copy of this decision, to the United States General Accounting Office to be certified for payment from the permanent indefinite judgment fund, 31 U.S.C. 1304 (1994). EDWIN B. NEILL Board Judge We concur: ANTHONY S. BORWICK MARTHA H. DEGRAFF Board Judge Board Judge