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NSIAD-83-22 1 (1983-07-19)

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                       UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                              WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548


  NATIONAL SECURITY AND
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION

                                                           3U-19W1983

     General George K. Withers, Jr.
     Commander
     U.S. Army Engineer Division, Europe
     APO New York 09757

          Subject: Improvements Needed in the Army's Design Process
                     For Military Construction Projects In Europe
                     (GAO/NSIAD-83-22)

     Dear General Withers:

          We have reviewed the design process for military construction
     projects in Europe. The review was made primarily at each of the
     services' design agents that are responsible for the design and
     construction of all Department of Defense projects within their
     designated geographic areas of Europe--Army Corps of Engineers'
     Engineering Division, Frankfurt, Germany; Naval Facilities
     Engineering Command's Office in Charge of Construction, Madrid,
     Spain; and U.S. Air Force 7502 Civil Engineering Squadron,
     Ruislip, England.

           During our review we identified certain problems that we
     believe warrant your attention and corrective action:

           --The potential over staffing of the Corps' Engineering
             Division in Frankfurt.

           --Design agencies were not assuring that proposed Army
             construction projects meet the congressional goal
             for projects to be at the 35 percent design stage when
             submitted to the Congress for construction authorization
             and funding.

           --The Corps' Engineering Division was not assuring that
             timely value engineering studies were made during the
             design of construction projects in Europe.

      ENGINEERING DIVISION STAFFING LEVEL

           During our review, the Corps' Engineering Division in
      Frankfurt was planning to increase the Technical Engineering
      Branch's staffing level, in fiscal year 1983, by 11 positions
      at an annual cost of $500,000. Our review and analysis of the
      Division's design process and workload indicate that the


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