Balkh Education Facility: Building Remains Unfinished and Unsafe to Occupy After Nearly 5 Years
Abstract
The Balkh education facility has not been completed or constructed in accordance with contract requirements and technical specifications. As a result, nearly 5 years after construction began, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is unable to transfer the facility to Afghan authorities. USAID and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers identified a number of repairs that need to be made to address, among other things, a leaking roof, defective electrical wiring, and an improperly sloped terrace roof. USAID technical office and contracting staff have developed a revised procurement strategy to contract out this remaining construction and repair work, which they expect to be completed by mid-2014.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2014
- Accession Number
- AD1140342
Entities
People
- John Sopko
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction