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原文传递 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Procurement of Pumping Systems for the New Orleans Drainage Canals.

题名：	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Procurement of Pumping Systems for the New Orleans Drainage Canals.
作者：	mittal, a. k.
关键词：	repair, pumping, army corps of engineers, louisiana, flood control
摘要：	The Corps' decisions to acquire the 34 hydraulic pumping systems were focused on satisfying its commitment to have pumping capacity on the drainage canals in place by June 1, 2006 the start of the 2006 hurricane season. In order to increase the likelihood that pumping capacity would be in place when needed, the Corps utilized several tools to expedite and streamline the acquisition process. The Corps appears to have had a valid reason for each of the iterative decisions it made at each stage of the procurement process. The cumulative effect of these decisions resulted in one supplier--Moving Water Industries Corporation being in the strongest competitive position to receive the contract for the pumping systems. Factory testing of the pumps occurred from March through May 2006, and revealed several problems with specific components of the pumping systems. As a result of the concerns identified during factory testing, the Corps had no assurance that the pumping systems would operate to capacity when needed. Nevertheless, the pumping systems were installed as planned because the Corps believed that it was better to have some pumping capacity along the drainage canals during the 2006 hurricane season rather than none. The Corps also believed that many of the problems identified during factory testing could be resolved after installation. Since June 1, 2006, the Corps has continued to take steps to correct known performance problems with the pumping systems, including uninstalling them to make some repairs. Specific problems that have been addressed include replacing some components that were undersized, such as springs and motors; rewelding of some critical structural welds; and revising certain start-up procedures. / NOTE: Congressional rept. / Supplementary Notes: Letter to Mary L. Landrieu, Chairman, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, with enclosed briefing charts. / Availability Note: Order this product from NTIS by: phone at 1-800-553-NTIS (U.S. customers); (703)605-6000 (other countries); fax at (703)605-6900; and email at orders@ntis.gov. NTIS is located at 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA, 22161, USA.
总页数：	u0809；49p
报告类型：	科技报告