Afghan National Army's Ground Forces Complex: Construction Generally Met Contract Requirements, but More Than $400,000 May Have Been Wasted
Abstract
On February 18, 2012, at the direction of the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) awarded a $19.7 million firm-fixed-price contract to Innovative Technical Solutions, Inc. (ITSI), a U.S. company, to design and construct the ground forces complex for the Afghan National Army (ANA). Located at the Kabul International Airport, the complex was expected to house 1,600 ANA personnel coming from the ANA's Ground Forces Command (GFC), Garrison Support Unit (GSU), and Army Support Command (ASC). The contract for the ANA ground forces complex initially required ITSI to build 75 facilities and improve 17 pieces of infrastructure, for a total of 92 items, and had a 540-day period of performance extending from March 30, 2012 through September 20, 2013. However, USACE modified the contract 20 times, increasing the contract value by $99,496 to $19.8 million and extending the completion dates for the GFC and GSU construction to October 2, 2013, and February 11, 2014, respectively. USACE also descoped 37 facilities from the contract. In March 2014, USACE turned over 24 GFC, GSU, and ASC facilities, and 17 infrastructure improvements to CSTC-A, starting the 1-year warranty period. CSTC-A transferred the facilities and infrastructure improvements to the ANA in the same month. The objectives of this inspection were to assess whether the ANA ground forces complex (1) was constructed in accordance with contract requirements and applicable construction standards, and (2) is being used and maintained.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1139178
Entities
People
- John Sopko
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction