ANA Facilities at Mazar-e-Sharif and Herat Generally Met Construction Requirements, but Contractor Oversight Should Be Strengthened
Abstract
A key objective of the coalition efforts in Afghanistan is to build the country's capacity to provide for its own security by housing, training, equipping, and sustaining the Afghanistan National Security Forces. The Combined Security Transition Command -- Afghanistan (CSTC-A) provided $42.3 million to the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment (AFCEE) to support construction of facilities for the Afghan National Army (ANA) at Camp Shaheen outside of Mazar-e-Sharif and at Camp Zafar outside of Herat. AFCEE awarded one task order to CH2M Hill Constructors, Inc. (CH2M Hill) and one to AMEC Earth and Environmental, Inc. (AMEC) to complete these projects. AFCEE officials (located in both San Antonio, Texas, and Kabul, Afghanistan) were responsible for providing contract administration and oversight of construction activities. This report (1) examines modifications to the task orders awarded to CH2M Hill and AMEC and assesses the nature and adequacy of project oversight by AFCEE; (2) determines whether construction at Mazar-e-Sharif and Herat met the terms of the task orders; and (3) evaluates efforts to ensure sustainability of the facilities. To accomplish these objectives, we reviewed relevant contract files; performed site inspections at both locations; and interviewed officials from CSTC-A and AFCEE, among others. We conducted our work in San Antonio, Texas; Kabul, Mazar-e-Sharif, and Herat, Afghanistan; and Washington, D.C., from May 2010 to April 2011, in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 25, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA549503
Entities
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction