Dugway Proving Ground, Utah-American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Project to Repair Power Plant and Replace Failed Generators
Abstract
The DoD Office of Inspector General is performing audits of DoD's implementation of Public Law 111-5, "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009," February 17,2009 (Recovery Act). We selected Recovery Act Project No. 76940 at Dugway Proving Ground (DPG), Utah, to repair the existing electric generation power plant and to replace failed generators (building 4224), which will function as a standby system to provide electricity in the event of a power outage. Our audit objective in selecting this project was to determine whether: the projects were adequately planned to ensure the appropriate use of Recovery Act funds (Planning); the project funds were awarded and distributed in a prompt, fair, and reasonable manner (Funding); and the project contracts contained required Recovery Act Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses (Initial Project Execution). Project 76940 was adequately funded and initially executed and met the Recovery Act goals regarding accountability and transparency. However, DPG and the U.S. Corps of Engineers Huntsville District (USACE-Huntsville) personnel did not adequately plan project costs. DPG and USACE-Huntsville personnel lacked supporting documentation for their initial $7.5 million cost project estimate. Despite the inadequacies of the initial cost estimate, we believe the project should proceed as planned because contracting personnel obtained adequate competition, notified Congress of the increased cost, and allocated sufficient funds to complete the project.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 20, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA546452
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense