$14.7 Million Warehouse Facility at Kandahar Airfield: Construction Delays Prevented the Facility from Being Used as Intended
Abstract
This report discusses the results of SIGARs inspection of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) warehouse facility construction project at Kandahar Airfield (KAF). We found that the $14.7 million warehouse facility was well built, but lengthy construction delays led to the facility never being used as intended. Had the facility been completed on schedule, DLA would have been able to use it for more than 2 years before the agencys mission in Kandahar ended in 2014. We also found that the U.S. Army, which developed the requirement for the warehouses, did not take action to prevent more than $400,000 in modifications from being made to the project after the August 2013 decision was made to end DLAs mission in Kandahar. A U.S. military official working with the Afghan Base Closure Commission indicated that, because the facility would not be used by DLA, it would likely be transferred to the Afghan government. We recommend that the Commander, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), direct the Commander, U.S. ForcesAfghanistan (USFOR-A) to determine and identify, and report back to SIGAR within 90 days, who made the decision, and why, to allow contract modifications to be made and additional funds to be spent on the warehouses after the decision was made in August 2013 to end DLAs mission in Kandahar.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2015
- Accession Number
- AD1140108
Entities
People
- John Sopko
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction