Planning Military Facilities in the Nations Capital: A Case Study in Progressive Planning Techniques

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Planning Military Facilities in the Nations
Capital A Case Study in Progressive Planning
Techniques

• Presented on 21 April 2006 by EDAW AECOM
• Andrea Sweigart Associate
• Lisa Park Sr. Associate
• Brad Wellington Principal/VP

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Planning in the NCRScales of Complexity
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Planning in the NCR layers of complexity
Peel the Onion
SECURITY
TRANSPORTATION
ENVIRONMENTAL
AGENCY PROCESSES APPROVALS
GENERAL PUBLIC INTERFACE
CONSTANT CHANGE
ACQUISITION METHODOLOGIES
TEAMING
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The NCR Planning Burger Metaphor
NCR Planning Burger
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Big Buns of Security
Buns of Security

• Site security IS top priority
• Not just functional but aesthetic since projects
  are in the public realm
• Security is an important component of every
  project and could dictate site planning solutions
• Need to respond to current and evolving design
  standards appropriately but creatively as well
• Realize that new threats are presenting
  themselves on a regular basis

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Attach on the U.S. Public Realm
Buns of Security
2003
1993
1994
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
1995
2002
World Trade Center Garage
Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
Kohbar Towers
9/11
USS Cole
Anthrax
US Capitol Assault
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Site Security Policy and Guidance
Buns of Security
National Policy
Concepts
Standards
Costs
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Site Planning Stand Off Distances are Real
Buns of Security
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Site Security and Blast Stand Offs
Buns of Security
Source UTD, Inc.
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National Mall Perimeter Security
Buns of Security
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Smithsonian Security 11 Mall Facilities
Buns of Security
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Threat Assessment Vehicle Approach
Buns of Security
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Zones of Protection
Buns of Security

• Building Interior Arrangement of Functions
• Building Exterior Structural Hardening and
  Glazing Treatment
• Building Perimeter Level of Protection

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Temporary Measures
Buns of Security
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National Museum of the American Indian
Buns of Security
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Interagency Security Group Minimum Setback
Distance
Buns of Security
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Standard Security Measures or
Buns of Security
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Alternative Solutions
Buns of Security
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In a Pickle of Constant Churn
Pickle of Churn

• Change is Constant
• BRAC Impacts
• Headquarter Groups expanding, shrinking, moving
  to secured sites, etc.
• Ready access to the Pentagon and Capitol Hill

Navy Moves within NCR
Former Navy Property Becomes New Home for DHS /
GSA
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How many people are moving within the National
Capital Region as a result of BRAC?
Pickle of Churn
20,000 Federal HQ
50,000 Prior BRACs
100,000 2005 BRAC
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In a Pickle of Constant Churn
Pickle of Churn

• Difficult to identify requirements
• Many HQ organizations with specialized mission
  requirements
• Large number of secured spaces
• Special IT requirements
• High level personnel
• Security Clearance may be required to collect
  data
• Use DD Form 1450 for requirements documentation,
  more detailed than traditional Basic Facilities
  Requirement (BFR)

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DoD Instruction 5305.5 DD Form 1450
Pickle of Churn
Summary Page
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DoD Instruction 5305.5 DD Form 1450
Pickle of Churn
Detail Page
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Ripening Acquisition Methods
Ripening Methods

• Evolving methods to acquire and build projects
• Traditional plan/design/bid/build
• Design Build
• Public Private Venture
• Enhanced Use Lease

PPV EUL
Design Build
Desired End State
Design
Master Plan
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Non MILCON Acquisition Methods D/B
Ripening Methods

• 40 of all nonresidential construction projects
  in both public and private sector use
  Design-Build (this was less that 10 two decades
  ago)
• Design-Build is predicted to be the leading
  method of project delivery by 2010
• (Source Dorwin Thomas, AIA, chair of AIAs
  Design-Build Knowledge Community)

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Non MILCON Acquisition Methods PPV

• 1996 Military Housing Privatization Initiative
  (MHPI)
• Units Awarded - Privatized Renovated New
• Army 28,040
• Navy/Marine Corps 25,099
• Air Force 4,936

MCB Quantico Family Housing Public Private
Venture between Marine Corps Base, Quantico and
Hunt, Lincoln, Clark LLC
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Non MILCON Acquisition Methods EUL

• Enhanced Lease Use Option derived from Section
  2667 of Title 10 United States Code
• Types of Project Awarded to Date
• Office/Administrative Buildings
• Laboratories
• Energy Cogeneration Plants
• Test Tracks
• Training Facilities

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Urban Environmental Roughage
Environmental Roughage

• Evaluates impacts to the urban environment caused
  by changes to facilities
• Guided by
• National Environmental Policy Act - 1969
• National Historic Preservation Act - 1966
• Historic Landmark and Historic Preservation Act -
  1978
• Building Height Act of 1910
• Comprehensive Plans
• Regulatory Agencies
• Commission of Fine Arts
• National Capital Planning Commission

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Urban Environmental Roughage
Environmental Roughage

• Environmental Assessments and Impact Statements
  in NCR are different
• They expand beyond traditional natural issues to
  include
• Land use and socio-economics
• Historic resources and visitation
• Transportation
• Security
• Air and noise quality
• Visual resources
• Utilities - Sewer, stormwater, waste disposal,
  etc.

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Urban Environmental Roughage
Environmental Roughage

• Understanding requirements and process is
  critical to success
• EDAW has completed over 24 EAs and 6 EISs in NCR
  over the last 10 years
• DOT Headquarters EIS
• Suitland Federal Center EIS
• Washington Navy Yard Building 200 Renovation EA
• Architect of the Capitol Remote Delivery Facility
  EA
• Pentagon Reservation Master Plan EA
• Washington Memorial Security Improvements EA
• Air Force Memorial EA
• MLK Junior Memorial EA

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Pork Barrel Public/Private Teaming
Pork Barrel Teaming

• Teaming alternatives vary widely and have complex
  stakeholder involvement
• A business approach to long-term land,
  infrastructure and facility investment
• Value creation
• Highest and best use
• Focus on Return on Investment (ROI)
• Maximizing Federal and private sector expertise
• Create Win-Win situations

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Pork Barrel Public/Private Teaming
Pork Barrel Teaming

• Variety of business approaches
• Public/Private Ventures (PPV)
• Residential Communities Initiative (RCI)
• Infrastructure privatization
• Technology
• Outsourcing
• Bridges to Friendship Established in July 1998
• D.C. Department of Employment Services
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Forest
  Service
• U.S. Department of Interior, National Parks
  Service
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• U.S. Department of Labor
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• U.S. General Services Administration
• U.S. Navy, Navy District Washington

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Wheres the Beef Approval / Coordination
Environment
Wheres the Beef!

• Extremely complex environment
• Dozens of oversight entities provide adult
  supervision
• Each agency has a process and expectation
  regarding almost every project within the NCR
• Politically charged

Commission on Fine Arts
Project
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Special Sauce

• How do all of these ingredients, layers, work
  together to meet the needs and expectations of
  the client.just like the greatest hamburger that
  you ever tasted.it is in the special sauce.

The place where special sauce is made
People
Process
Systems
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People

• Knowledge and working experience within this
  unique environment
• Teams vs. individuals work best
• Patience and sustained efforts
• Consultants with experience, facilitating skills,
  diplomacy, ..

People
Process
Systems
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Process

• Politically charged
• 2 and 4 year change ups
• Interagency socialization of solutions
• Requires an effective paper trail and decision
  justification
• Utilize decision tools such as score cards,
  decision trees, etc.

People
Systems
Process
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Systems

• Leverage all technologies available
• Collaboration and communications tools
• Presentation tools
• Decision support tools

People
Process
Systems
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3 Dimensional Digital ModelsRota, Spain
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Nebraska Avenue Re-use and Capacity Study
Washington, DC
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Naval District Washington NSF Dahlgren GIS
Mapping Presentation
Development Constraints
Land Use
ATFP Stand Off Buffers
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FEMA GIS Environmental / Regulatory Compliance
Assessment Tool
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Planners Toolbox Development Review
ToolWashington, DC Office of Planning
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Planning Hamburger Summary
NCR Planning Burger
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Planning Hamburger Take Aways
NCR Planning Burger
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Questions Answers