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services for infrastructure, utilities, transportation, security and force protection, and environmental sustainability are being provided, including coordination and negotiations with private sector utility providers and numerous governmental regulating agencies.

Corps of Engineers had plans to build a new child development center at Fort Belvoir at the same time that Fairfax County planned to install a sewer force main at roughly the same location. Using the 4-D model, the Corps of Engineers project teams were able to alter the sequencing of the projects and develop workable construction schedules. The alignment of the force main was altered so that it remained in the established easement but would not conflict with the child development center Even better, this was done before release of the Request for Proposals (RFPs) for each respective project.

140 Projects, Five years
The u.S. army Corps of Engineers, north atlantic division, is currently managing construction of a number of notable projects at Fort Belvoir including:

Visualizing Progress
The challenges: How to track and support so many moving parts, complete the projects on time and on budget, and satisfy stakeholder needs. It gets back to innovation and teamwork. Given the enormity of the Fort Belvoir expansion, it was clear early on that an innovative, multi-faceted approach was needed to turn the plan into reality. Effective communications tools and protocols were needed so that all relevant parties could weigh in on important decisions. Rigorous sequencing and scheduling tools were needed to keep individual projects on track. And leaders and planners needed a way to visualize development progress in time and space. The Fort Belvoir BRAC Operations Office tasked BNVP with developing such a tool. PBS&J worked closely with Onuma Incorporated to create a 4-dimensional modeling tool that runs on the Google Earth™ mapping service, and allows animation of the entire five-year construction program across Fort Belvoir. The 4-D tool has become essential for brainstorming, decision making, construction management and coordination, conflict identification and resolution, and scenario analysis. The Onuma Planning System® (OPS) provides the framework for the 4-D tool. Three-dimensional building information models (BIM) with planning data, AutoCAD® designs, and GIS layers—showing the location of utilities, highways and other infrastructure and regional geographic features—are combined with OPS in a single file that resides in a Google Earth environment. The fourth dimension, time, is added through construction schedules for each project. The entire 4-D model is available to all authorized team members through a secure web portal. Construction dates can be updated online from the field and automatically streamed to the 4-D model for a real-time snapshot of construction progress.

national Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (nGA) Campus East
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) Campus East as of January, 2010.
PHOTO CREDIT: MARC BARNES, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Baltimore District is managing the $1.7 billion NGA Campus East (NCE) project—a 2.4 million-square-foot facility which will consolidate 8,500 personnel from various sites, to a single campus. The Integrated Design-Bid-Build contract was awarded to Clark/ Balfour Beatty, Joint Venture, and the project is scheduled for completion in fall 2011.

Enhanced Communication
The size and complexity of construction issues on a compressed schedule presents even more challenges. A forum called the Planning Integration Board was created to resolve ongoing issues related to BRAC, coordination of garrison projects, and identification of potential schedule impacts. This forum meets every other week to consider actions items prepared and presented jointly by BNVP and the BIO. The forum’s regular attendees also include representatives from the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, Fort Belvoir directorates, and incoming agencies, as well as representatives from local Fairfax County and Virginia Department of Transportation offices. Additionally, BNVP hosts several Microsoft® SharePoint® sites for web-based communication and collaborative information-sharing among forum members along with more than 600 users from all projects.

Department of Defense (DoD) Office Complex at Mark Center
New York District is managing the $1.08 billion DoD Office Complex project—a 1.75 million-square-foot facility located in the Mark Center business park in Alexandria, Va. The complex will relocate 6,400 DoD employees from leased locations throughout the National Capital Region. The Design-Build contract was awarded to Duke Realty, the developer, with Clark Construction as the general contractor, and the project is scheduled for completion in fall 2011.

Fort Belvoir Community Hospital (FBCH)
Norfolk District is managing the $807 million Fort Belvoir Community Hospital project—a 1.3 million-square-foot facility which includes four clinic buildings and a 120-bed inpatient building. The hospital will replace the DeWitt Army Community Hospital, also at Fort Belvoir. In addition, FBCH will accommodate about one third of the patients and staff from Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The Integrated Design-Bid-Build contract was awarded to Turner/Gilbane, Joint Venture, and the project is scheduled for completion in spring 2011.

Mike Rogers (left), USACE Baltimore District program manager for the NGA, and Brigadier General Peter DeLuca, commander of the USACE North Atlantic Division, look over the NGA site map.
PHOTO CREDIT: MARC BARNES, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Headquarters
Baltimore District is managing the $38.5 million MDA Headquarters project—a 99,000 square-foot facility which will include MDA’s Headquarters Command Center (HQCC), and office space for around 300 personnel. The Design-Build contract was awarded to Foulger-Pratt, and the project is scheduled for completion in fall 2010.

Global Impact
When the Fort Belvoir expansion is completed in September 2011, it will have solidified the already strong foundation and reputation in the Department of Defense as being a center for today’s intelligence, administration, and logistics workforce with a global impact. To date, program construction is on schedule to meet the BRAC deadline, all made possible by the expertise, collaboration and dedication of the men and women who are making the Fort Belvoir transformation a reality. Editor’s Note: For more information about the Fort Belvoir 2005 BRAC projects, visit www.belvoirnewvision.com or call 703-805-2019.

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The 4-D Way
When so many projects are being planned or built simultaneously, the potential for conflict is significant. For instance, early detection with 4-D modeling revealed a potentially serious conflict between two separate construction projects. The

Department of Defense Office Complex at Mark Center as of January, 2010.
PHOTO CREDIT: MARC BARNES, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

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