Fort Lee BRAC Program

Under the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) directive, the Department of Defense is streamlining its portfolio of installations to optimize their value, significantly reduce cost of ownership, and facilitate transformation, common operations, and shared business functions. BRAC and military construction (MILCON) created more than a $1.2 billion surge in construction at Fort Lee in the Richmond, Virginia area with a mandatory completion deadline of September 2011. More than 20 construction projects were undertaken, consisting of 40 major facilities including headquarters, dining halls, general and specialized instruction facilities, field training, dormitories (barracks), retail and athletic complexes, medical and military offices, site infrastructure and bridges.The USACE Norfolk District hired MOCA to provide professional services that support the entire program lifecycle—from initial budget validation through each individual project construction close out. MOCA has augmented the USACE team to provide a differentiated project control capability that has been helped USACE deliver the entire BRAC program on-time and within budget.
 
The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) awarded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, MOCA, and URS Corporation with the Annual Project Achievement Award 2010 for Program Management of the Fort Lee Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Program, Phase I. The CMAA Project Achievement Award for Program Management of Buildings is awarded each year to only one professional program management team that demonstrably made a significant contribution to the successful completion of a challenging building project or program.