Kunduz ANA Garrison: Army Corps of Engineers Released DynCorp of All Contractual Obligations despite Poor Performance and Structural Failures
Abstract
What SIGAR Reviewed: The Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, through the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund, provided $72.8 million to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Afghanistan Engineer District-North (TAN) to construct an Afghan National Army garrison (Camp Pamir) in Kunduz province. USACE-TAN awarded two construction contracts to DynCorp International LLC (DynCorp). As part of its inspection program, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) followed up on actions USACE-TAN took to respond to a 2010 SIGAR audit recommendation to address soil instability at Camp Pamir and determine the corrective actions required to complete construction. SIGAR conducted its work in Kunduz province and Kabul, Afghanistan from January to September 2012, in accordance with Quality Standards for Inspection and Evaluation published by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency. WHAT SIGAR RECOMMENDS: This report makes three recommendations to the Commanding General, USACE, to (1) justify the cost of further repairs and remediation and ensure that further construction is warranted, (2) submit the contract settlement proceedings with DynCorp for review, and (3) explain in writing why the settlement was determined to be fair and reasonable. In responding to a draft of this report, USACE-TAN concurred with the recommendations and noted the steps it is taking under current contracts to address the soil instability, site grading, and other concerns identified during SIGAR s inspection. It also agreed to review the rationale for the DynCorp settlement by November 9, 2012.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Accession Number
- ADA570062
Entities
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction