http://www.nps.gov/wamo News releases from Washington Monument . en-us http://www.nps.gov/wamo/parknews/nps-awards-contract-to-repair-earthquake-damaged-washington-monument.htm Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:31:38 EST The National Park Service (NPS) has awarded a contract to Perini Management Services, Inc. of Framingham, Massachusetts to repair damage to the Washington Monument caused by a 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the Washington D.C. area in August of 2011.