Afghan Special Police Training Center's Dry Fire Range: Poor Contractor Performance and Poor Government Oversight Led to Project Failure

Abstract

This report discusses the results of SIGARs inspection of the Afghan Special Police Training Centers dry fire range (DFR) located in Wardak province. The DFR replicates a typical Afghan village and is used to conduct simulated police search and clearance exercises. It was constructed in 2012, under the direction of the Regional Contracting Center at Forward Operating Base Shank, which falls under U.S. Central Commands Joint Theater Support Contracting Command. SIGAR found that within 4 months of completion, the DFRs buildings began to disintegrate. These melting buildings were the direct result of the construction contractor, Qesmatullah Nasrat Construction Company(QNCC), failing to adhere to contractual requirements and using substandard bricks and other building materials. Unfortunately, this problem was compounded by poor oversight on the part of the responsible U.S. government officials.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2015
Accession Number
AD1140195

Entities

Organizations

  • Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Afghanistan
  • Construction
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Deficiencies
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fixed Price Contracts
  • Governments
  • Guarantees
  • Materials
  • Organizational Structure
  • Security
  • Specifications
  • Standards
  • United States Central Command

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.