Zarang Border Crossing Point: Facilities Generally Met Contract Requirements, but Construction Deficiencies Pose Safety Concern
Abstract
On August 22, 2011, the U.S. Air Forces 772nd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron, in support of the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment, awarded a $26.9 million cost-plus-fixed-fee task order to United Research Services Group Inc. (URS). The task order required URS to design and construct Afghan Border Police border patrol company headquarters at Burjas, Kang, and Taba E Talib, and a border crossing point at Zarang, all in Nimroz Province. In addition, on September 1, 2011, the 772nd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron awarded a $1.6 million task order to Henningson Durham and Richardson Environmental Operations and Construction Inc. to provide quality assurance services for the projects. In October 2012, the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment was reorganized as the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC). This inspection focused on the $11.1 million Zarang Border Crossing Point. After 14 modifications, the value of the border crossing point was reduced to $10.9 million. On February 28, 2013, AFCEC transferred the Zarang Border Crossing Point facilities to the Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan (CSTC-A), and CSTC-A transferred the facilities to the Afghan Ministry of Interior (MOI). The task orders 1-year warranty expired on February 27, 2014. The objectives of this inspection were to determine whether the Zarang BorderCrossing Point (1) was constructed in accordance with the task orders requirements and applicable construction standards, and (2) is being used and maintained.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1137764
Entities
People
- Hasibullah Zeer
- Javed Khairandish
- Steven Haughton
- Warren Anthony
- Wilhelmina Pierce
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction