Renovation of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Baghdad, Iraq
Abstract
After the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime in 2003, an important monument in Baghdad, the Iraqi Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, was looted and damaged. In 2006, the U.S. military awarded a contract under the Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP) to fully renovate the landmark and provide the Iraqi Military Honor Unit with ceremonial uniforms. SIGIR is charged to conduct assessments of Iraq reconstruction projects funded with amounts appropriated or made available by the U.S. Congress. SIGIR assessed this project to provide real-time information on relief and reconstruction to interested parties to enable appropriate action, when warranted. The objective of this sustainment assessment was to determine whether the project is operating at the capacity stated in the original contract. To accomplish the objective, the assessment team determined whether the project was at full capability or capacity when accepted by the U.S. government, when transferred to Iraqi operators, and during the site inspection. SIGIR recommends that the Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I): 1. Update this project in IRMS with the most current information. Updates should include percentage complete, total construction cost, and date of completion. 2. Determine the value of contract-required work not performed and goods not provided by the contractor and recover this amount from the contractor.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 13, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA514154
Entities
People
- Angelina Johnston
- Kevin O'connor
- Shawn Sassaman
- Yogin Rawal
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction