Risk Mitigation Techniques Employed in the Remediation Contracting Process forthe Environmental Cleanup of Fort Ord, California

摘要

When Fort Ord, California, was designated for closure in 1991 by the BaseRealignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission, the U.S. Army became responsible for the total remediation of Fort Ord's properties. The effort represents a large-scale, complex remediation project to remove both surface and sub-surface hazardous and toxic wastes. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Sacramento District is using the Total Environmental Restoration Contracts (TERC) method as the principal tool to facilitate the required remediation; This thesis identifies and analyzes the risk mitigation efforts, from acquisition planning through contract administration, employed by the Corps in its contracting efforts. The objective of this thesis is to identify the unique risk mitigation strengths and weaknesses of the Corps efforts and to recommend future risk mitigation efforts for large-scale HTRW remediation efforts. jg p2.