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June 19, 2018 By AMK

Army incurred costly delays on construction of Texas hospital

The Army’s delays and added work orders for construction improvements for a hospital at Fort Bliss, Texas, cost the Defense Department more than $32.1 million, according to a new report from the inspector general.

The watchdog faulted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Defense Health Agency for a lack of guidance on reporting of expenditures.

An audit of the continuing construction of the Fort Bliss Hospital Replacement project was required under the fiscal 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.  When complete, it will be a 1.13 million square foot-facility housing 135 hospital beds, 10 operating rooms and 30 specialty clinics, plus an administrative building, a research building, a central utility plant, two access control points and surface parking.

Keep reading this article at: https://www.govexec.com/defense/2018/06/army-incurred-costly-delays-construction-texas-hospital/148899/

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: ACE, Army, Army Corps of Engineers, contract delays, Defense Health Agency, Fort Bliss, IG, NDAA, OIG

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