West Coast Ocean Construction Platform Economic Analysis,

Abstract

In an effort to promote a higher degree of Fleet readiness, consistency of operations, efficiency resulting in decreased fuel oil consumption and to provide specialized capability allowing timely completion of Fleet required ocean construction projects it is proposed to acquire an ocean construction platform dedicated to the needs of the Fleet in the Pacific Ocean, primarily on the West Coast and Hawaii. This economic analysis compares the life cycle costs of the proposed alternative with two other alternative methods of accomplishing the NAVFAC Fleet support mission tasks. The three alternatives considered are: Dedicated platform (Navy owned); Charter (status quo option); Contract (turn key operation). The operational costs are dependent upon the average number of project execution days per year over the 20-year economic life of the analysis. For all three methods the life cycle costs have been estimated using a baseline execution schedule of 135 days per year and for minimum and maximum schedules of 90 and 180 days per year respectively.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA167510

Entities

People

  • Jean M. Herrington

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Construction
  • Contracts
  • Costs
  • Economic Analysis
  • Efficiency
  • Energy Conservation
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Engineering
  • Fuel Consumption
  • Fuel Oils
  • Fuels
  • Investments
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Maintenance
  • Plastic Explosives

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  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies