Wardak Prison: Inadequate Department of State Oversight and Contractor Non-Compliance Have Increased Safety and Health Risks and Resulted in Wasted U.S. Funds

Abstract

In 2006, the Department of States Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) established the Corrections System Support Program to assist the Afghan government in building a safe, secure, and humane prison system that meets international standards and Afghan cultural requirements. While INL initiated its project to both design and build the Wardak prison, located in Wardak province, under this program, the construction was completed under a separate contract. In March 2006, INL tasked Pacific Architects and Engineers (PAE) to design the Wardak prison. PAE subcontracted this work to Suraya Construction and Production Company (Suraya). Based on the design package, INL sent the American Consulate Generals Regional Procurement Support Office (RPSO), in Frankfurt, Germany, a Statement of Work to award a contract to build the prison. The Wardak prison consists of 38 buildings and pieces of supporting infrastructure, such as inmate housing, staff housing, family visitation buildings, guard towers, a security gate, and utilities. In September 2010, RPSO awarded a $6.8million firm-fixed-price construction contract to the Afghanistan Rehabilitation and Architecture Organized Company (ARAO). RPSO modified the contract six times, increasing the contracts value to $7.6 million. On November 18, 2013, INL transferred the Wardak prison to the AfghanMinistry of Interior (MOI) and initiated the 1-year warranty period. The objectives of this inspection were to determine whether the Wardak prison (1) was designed and constructed in accordance with contract requirements and technical specifications, and (2) is being used and maintained.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1139375

Entities

People

  • Abdul R. Rashidi
  • Aziz R. Zaki
  • Michael Kamin
  • Steven Haughton
  • Yogin Rawal

Organizations

  • Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contracts
  • Correctional Facilities
  • Department Of State
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Fire Protection
  • Governments
  • Infrastructure
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement
  • Network Protocols
  • Procurement
  • Safety
  • Safety Equipment
  • Security
  • Specifications

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  • Criminal Law
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.