Rehabilitation of the Suroor Elementary School Under the Economic Support Fund, Husseiniya, Iraq
Abstract
Why SIGIR Did This Study: SIGIR is assessing projects funded under the Economic Support Fund. SIGIR conducted this assessment to determine if 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 on 10 November 2008. The overall objective of the project was to rehabilitate the Suroor Elementary School, which was in a state of disrepair. This rehabilitation project was designed to benefit the students and teachers at the school and included the design and construction of all necessary electrical, plumbing, and architectural work needed to fully restore the school. What SIGIR Recommends: The draft report originally contained recommendations to determine the status of the evaporative coolers and quality of the blackboards provided and installed by the contractor. Comments from the Commanding General, Gulf Region Division (GRD), stated that, in response to the draft report's recommendations, GRD representatives visited the school. GRD confirmed that a Government of Iraq representative loaned three evaporative coolers to other schools in October 2008. In addition, 12 new whiteboards were recently delivered to the school to replace the previously installed low-quality blackboards. SIGIR concurred with the actions taken to resolve the issues identified. Consequently, SIGIR eliminated the two previous recommendations. Therefore, this report does not contain any further recommendations for corrective action. SIGIR modified the draft report as appropriate to include the additional information and clarifying comments provided by GRD.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 07, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA593216
Entities
People
- Angelina Johnston
- Shawn Sassaman
- Todd Criswell
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction