U.S. Army Modularity Program

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U.S. Army Modularity Program

• Dwight DurhamNovember 4, 2004 Washington, DC

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Taji, Iraq Case Study
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Taji Installation
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Taji Utilities
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Taji, Iraq Case Study

• Bed down facility for 4th Infantry Division
• Accommodations for 12,500 personnel
• Grass roots project, no existing infrastructure
• Six (6) month schedule
• Masterplan integrated with on-going operations
• Prefabricated structures
• Phased construction and occupancy
• Utilities phased to meet requirements

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Taji Lessons Learned

• Operations need to drive the masterplan
• Detail design to start after masterplan approval
• Procurement should drive design
• Design to what is available and within schedule
• Design to minimize O M requirements
• Fast track approach requires concurrent
• Procurement
• Design
• Construction
• O M

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Modularity Needs

• Fast track program
• Adaptable / flexible facilities for universal use
  (type of unit)
• Facilities adaptable to architectural styles of
  each installation
• Facilities designed for flexible use
• Administration, warehousing / logistics,
  maintenance
• Facilities that will outlast budgeted life cycle

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Family and Bachelor Housing

• Residential Communities Initiative enables
  private resourcing
• Army sets the standards
• Private sector finances, designs, builds,
  maintains
• Facilities are a long-term solution
• Program is no cost to the Army
• Plan for the procurement / development cycle

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Grass Roots Project Needs

• Masterplan
• Utilities
• Environmental Permitting
• Road Infrastructure
• Security

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Keys to Success

• Clearly define operational needs
• Army agreement on functional needs
• Integration with Installation masterplan
• Sensible schedule
• Sensible programming. Design to budget
• Plan for an EIS
• Plan for utilities capacity and delivery
• Adequate transportation network

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Keys to Successful Contracting

• Contractor with proven expertise
• Contractor who can deliver local content
• Award on value, not lowest cost
• Excellence in schedule and cost management