ANA Camp Commando Phase 2: Power Plant and Fuel Point Not Fully Operational Nearly Two Years after Project Completion

On July 1, 2009, the Department of Defense awarded the first of four contracts to construct and/or renovate facilities at the Afghan National Armys (ANA) Camp Commando in Kabul, Afghanistan.2 The four contracts corresponding to Phases I through IV of the workwere funded through the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund and totaled $57.1 million over 5 years.3 The purpose of these contracts was to help establish an operating base for the ANA Special Operations Command Division Headquarters, the Commando School of Excellence, the 6th Special Operations Kandak, the Military Intelligence Kandak, and the Garrison Support Unit.4 In March 2010, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) awarded the Phase II contract to Fazlullah Construction and Engineering Company/United Infrastructure Projects Joint VentureAfghan and U.S. firms, respectivelyfor $15.1 million.5 Following a series of modifications and amendments, the contracts price increased to approximately $18.7 million. The Phase II contracta mix of new construction, renovation of existing facilities, and completion of unfinished Phase I workincluded a power plant and electrical distribution system, fuel point, dining facility, barracks, roadways, site drainage, water and sewer distribution/treatment system, and communications network. This inspection focused on Phase II because it involved the most recently completed facilities at the time of our site visits on February 22 and April 27, 2014. We focused on three facilitiesthe power plant, fuel point, and dining facilitybased on cost and complexity, as well as the potential for construction and usage problems. For this inspection, we assessed whether the (1) work was completed in accordance with contract requirements and technical specifications, and (2) facilities were being used as intended.