Afghan National Security University Has Experienced Cost Growth and Schedule Delays, and Contract Administration Needs Improvement
Abstract
A key objective of the coalition efforts in Afghanistan is to build the countrys capacity to provide for its own security by housing, training, equipping, and sustaining the Afghan National Security Forces. The Combined Security Transition CommandAfghanistan (CSTC-A) provided $170 million to the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment (AFCEE) to support construction of facilities at the Afghan National Security University (ANSU), Afghanistans premier officer training facility. AFCEE awarded a task order for the first phase of construction in September 2008 to AMEC Earth and Environmental, Inc. (AMEC). AFCEE awarded a task order for the second phase to Lakeshore Engineering inFebruary 2011. SIGAR did not include the second phase in our scope because work had just begun. AFCEE officials were responsible for providing contract oversight of construction activities and contract administration. SIGAR initiated this audit to examine (1) construction at ANSU during Phase I, including cost, schedule, and outcomes; (2) contract oversight and administration by AFCEE; and (3) efforts to obtain security services for ANSU construction activity. To accomplish these objectives, we reviewed relevant contract files; performed site inspections at ANSU; and interviewed officials from CSTC-A and AFCEE, among others. We conducted our work at AFCEE headquarters in San Antonio, Texas; Kabul, Afghanistan; and Washington, D.C., among other places, from December 2010 to October 2011, in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 26, 2011
- Accession Number
- AD1141097
Entities
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction