Cost Analysis for Building Removal at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas

Abstract

In 1995 the Defense Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission recommended the permanent closure of Fort Chaffee, AR. and the installation was closed in September 1997. Subsequently, the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) was established to develop a set of recommendations for reutilization and development of the remaining property. including removal or disposal of more than 600 World War II-era temporary wood frame buildings comprising about 2 million square feet of floor space. This report summarizes a study prepared by the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL), an element of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), addressing various alternatives for removing the buildings as quickly and economically as feasible: specifically, demolition of all buildings and disposal of debris in the municipal landfill: demolition of all buildings and disposal of debris by incineration; and supplementary procedures for reducing the cost and adverse environmental effects of the demolition. Cost estimates were developed and recommendations arc provided.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA391763

Entities

People

  • Jacqueline C. Dearborn
  • Stephen D. Cosper
  • Thomas R. Napier

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Pollution
  • Base Closures
  • Budgets
  • Commerce
  • Construction
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Economic Analysis
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Second World War
  • Waste Disposal Facilities
  • Waste Management

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  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris