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LCD-80-28 1 (1979-12-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabaar0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO r. United States General Accounting Office Logistics and Washington, DC 20548 Communications Division B-196752 DECEMBER 14,1979 The Honorable Clifford L. Alexander, Jr. The Secretary of the Army ;, Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: EReview of Management Procedures For Requesting Construction Funds For Fort Pickett, Virginia7 (LCD-80-28) During our review of Reserve Forces facilities (code 945367), we identified management problems in the Army's procedures for requesting construction funds. W'1e found that two construction projects for Fort Pickett, Virginia, were submitted for funding through two programs--the Mili- tary Construction, Army Reserve (MCAR), and the Military Construction, Army (MCA). The two projects were for a ( 500-person theater/classroom and a petroleum distribution system. Submitting the same construction projects under two programs overstates the Army's facilities requirements. Our review was directed primarily toward Reserve Forces facili- ties, and work on Active Forces facilities was only inciden- tal. Therefore, we do not know how widespread this situation is. However, the cost of these two projects alone exceeds the Army's facilities requirements by almost $1 million. Fort Pickett officials stated that the total cost Of the theater/classroom project was submitted under two pro- grams because it would be used by both reserve and active duty personnel. The MCA program was submitted through the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and the MCAR program through the Forces Command (FORSCOM). The programs were submitted at different times, thus, resulting in different costs. The MCAR program showed the project costing $800,000 while the MCA program showed it costing $1,878,000. A Fort Pickett official said the MCA cost estimate is probably more realistic. He also stated that both construction (945367-11) 111090

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