American University of Afghanistan Women's Dormitory: Construction Met Contract Requirements and Building Deficiencies Were Corrected
Abstract
This report discusses the results of SIGAR's inspection of the American University of Afghanistan women's dormitory located in Kabul, Afghanistan. In August 2015, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded Perez, A Professional Corporation (Perez), a $3.99 million firm-fixed-price task order to construct a three-story dormitory to accommodate 200 female students. The dormitory was scheduled to be completed by August 23, 2017. However, USAID modified the task order seven times, extending the project's completion date to November 20, 2017, and increasing the task order's price to $4.1 million. We found that Perez built a generally well-constructed dormitory that met the task order's requirements. However, we identified three construction deficiencies and one safety hazard. Specifically, we found construction deficiencies with two instances of pipes installed through partition walls without the required pipe sleeves, and one instance of improperly cured concrete parapet walls on the roof. We also found a safety hazard resulting from Perez not removing spikes from wood sheet form work placed on the floors during the construction. We informed USAID of the deficiencies and the safety hazard in June and July 2017, and confirmed that Perez corrected those deficiencies before the building's completion. We commend USAID and Perez for taking swift action to correct these issues. As a result, we are not making any recommendations in this report.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1139695
Entities
People
- John Sopko
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction