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News
Norfolk District manages new HQ TRADOC relocation
October 16, 2008
By Joseph Miller, P.E.
Norfolk District Project Manager
The new Headquarters, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (HQ TRADOC) project at Fort Eustis, Va., is programmed at $113 million dollars. It is currently scheduled for award in March 2009, with construction completion in late spring to early summer 2011. Furniture, telephones and employee relocation will follow later that summer.
The purpose of the HQ TRADOC military construction project at Fort Eustis is to comply with the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) legislation that returns Fort Monroe to the Commonwealth of Virginia. The U.S. Army, including HQ TRADOC, will depart Fort Monroe before October 2011, as part of that process. Approximately 1,500 employees in HQ TRADOC will relocate to nearby Fort Eustis, with additional Army personnel relocations to other installations at approximately the same time.
The project encompasses two new structures, significant interior alterations to an existing structure, utility development and site work, as well as smaller, but important work on existing communications buildings. The new structures are the TRADOC headquarters building at 263,676 square feet and a new band training facility at 18,841 square feet. In order to make maximum use of existing resources, part of the TRADOC Headquarters organization will move into the existing building 661. Building 661, which houses the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, will undergo interior alterations to provide an efficient operational facility.
Traditional building construction is only part of the requirement for this complex project. A relocation of this magnitude requires coordination and cooperation with numerous Army, federal and state agencies, and private enterprises. Headquarters TRADOC is planning, budgeting and scheduling relocation of people, computers, historical records, and all the requirements of modern knowledge-based operations.
The Forts Monroe and Eustis Directorates of Information Management (DOIMs) continue to work towards a smooth transition of communication capacity from Monroe to Eustis; a critical requirement for the modern Army. Several private utility companies will provide capacity and connection points for water, electric power, sanitary sewers and other related infrastructure. Some re-alignment of existing roads will also be required as well as drainage improvements. Individuals, private firms, offices of the Commonwealth of Virginia, as well as federal agencies have already contributed to environmental assessments, provided constructive comments and developed resolution of potential issues. Hundreds of people, if not thousands, will have contributed to this project’s success before one person moves into the new TRADOC Headquarters.