The Northwestern Division coordinates technical policy and budgetary issues that cross district boundaries, as well as provide regional interface with other Federal and state agencies, congressional leaders, interest groups and international commissions. Expertise ranges from master planning to engineering plans and specifications, to construction management and installation support. Typical projects include new construction or renovation of military housing, barracks, operations centers, office/classroom buildings and child care facilities
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The Architectural Section seeks to provide our customers/stakeholders with world class facilities that are cost-effective, functionally and energy efficient, and aesthetically pleasing. We also aim to meet or exceed the minimum requirements for Life Safety, American Disabilities Act, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and Anti-Terrorism Force Protection (ATFP). The Omaha District is the Center of Standardization for all Army religious facilities.
The Airfield Pavements Design group provides complete design and consulting services for military airfield pavement projects. Using sound engineering judgment and incorporating state-of-the-art technologies in a timely and cost-effective manner.
The group designs, reviews, analyzes, prepares request for proposal documents and Department of Army 1391 cost verification for military airfield, special use, and road projects.
In-house services include:
- Planning, implementing, analyzing, and determining pavement design parameters (geotechnical investigation)
- Specifying and evaluating asphalt and concrete mix designs
- Inspecting airfield pavement distress conditions
- Specifing and evaluating reclaimed asphalt pavement and Portland cement concrete for granular bases
- Performing pavement design and construction consultation
- Conducting petrographic analysis for aggregate bases and Portland cement concrete pavements and asphalt cement concrete pavements
- Performing electrical, mechanical (hydrant fuel systems), structural, environmental, cost engineering support, and surveying
- Planning airfield maintenance
Civil engineering services for military and civil works projects are high quality engineering design solutions completed in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Site Planning
- Site plan development including layout of buildings, roads, parking areas, sidewalks, etc.
Landscape Architecture
- Design landscaping, hardscaping and site furnishings
Grading
- Design site grading using digital terrain modeling software
Storm Drainage
- Design storm drains, roof drains, culverts, detention ponds for various facilities types
- Select and design appropriate best management practices to meet applicable stormwater quality requirements
Erosion and Sediment Control
- Design erosion and sediment control measures for various types of facilities
- Develop Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans in accordance with applicable NPDES permitting requirements
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Pavements
- Design new pavements for roads, streets and parking areas
- Inspect existing pavements and development of rehabilitation designs
Roads and Streets
- Design of new roads and streets
Railroads
- Design new railroad track
- Inspect existing railroad track and develop of rehabilitation designs
Security Design
- Design perimeter security systems including fencing, vehicle barrier systems and entry control facilities
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Electrical Engineering consulting services for military and civil works projects provides sound engineering judgment and state-of-the-art technologies incorporated in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Our staff of electrical engineers provide services in the following areas:
Studies
- Electrical base-wide distribution studies
- Load flow
- Protection/coordination
- Lighting studies
- Interior spaces
- Exterior
- Security lighting (weapon storage areas, entry control points)
- Athletic fields
- Parking areas
- 1391 generation, customer criteria documents, feasibility studies
- Reach-back support for Iraqi Districts
- Planning Charrettes
- Design charrettes
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Design Services
- Exterior electrical
- Electrical distribution
- Substations
- Lightning protection
- Cathodic protection (to minimize the rate of electrochemical erosion)
- Lighting (security, sports, parking, etc.)
- Base-wide energy management control systems
- Base-wide fire alarm systems
- Base-wide mass notification systems
- Generators
- Anti-terrorism/force protection
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- Exterior communication systems
- Interior electrical
- Lighting
- Power
- Controls
- Fire alarm/suppression
- Grounding systems
- Communications
- Closed circuit television/local area network support systems
- Energy management control systems
- Uninterruptible power systems
- Emergency generators
- Mass notification systems
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| Preserving Historic Buildings & Structures |
The Seattle DIstrict is home to USACE's Technical Center of Expertise for the Preservation of Historic Buildings and Structures functioning as the technical lead and advisory center for matters of the historic built environment falling within the agency’s responsibility under the National Historic Preservation Act. Services and deliverables are offered on a reimbursable basis, to project managers and cultural resources staff at USACE Districts, Military installations and other federal agencies. Drawing from broad technical experience and educational credentials in historic preservation, services are provided within the USACE’s historic built environment community of experts. Historic resource subjects include buildings, structures, objects, vessels, landscapes, and civil works projects
Offering a full range of construction management services, USACE and its processes advocate project quality, cost effectiveness and on-time completion. Highly-skilled and versatile staff manage a wide range of projects including military construction, civil works and environmental remediation using state-of-the-art technology and innovative construction practices to manage and build efficient, safe and sustainable projects.
We focus on the mission and provide value to the project team.
Expertise
- Design/Build
- Design/Bid/Build
- Fixed Price
- Cost Reimbursement
- Indefinite Delivery
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Experience
- Operation & Maintenance
- Rehab/Remodel
- Military Family Housing
- Civil Works Construction
- Environmental Remediation
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Construction Management
- Quality Assurance and Inspection
- Safety Monitoring
- Cost and Schedule Management
- Field Technical Support
- Constructability Review
- Equipment Testing and Commissioning
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Contract Administration
- Source Selection
- Change-Order Management
- Contract Payment
- Claims
- Accounting
- Progress/Status Reports
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Through preplaced contracts for Environmental Services (Rapid Response Environmental Services) and Construction (Rapid Disaster and Infrastructure) contracts, the Rapid Response Center for Expertise provides time-sensitive project support through the Omaha District’s Rapid Response Technical Center of Expertise. Rapid Response is the most-established element of the Omaha District's Special Projects program. Established in 1989 and executing more than 700 time-critical responses across the nation, the Special Projects Rapid Response team provides time-critical response and project execution, rapid response project initiation for transition to host District for final execution, cost-reimbursable contract management training, cost-reimbursable contract oversight assistance, on-site support within 72-hours of receipt of funding, on-site support to USACE Team and other Federal Agencies.
The Omaha District his home to the Mandatory Center of Expertise for Transportation Systems, provides engineering services related to airfields, railroads and roads worldwide to support the Army for training, operations, and mobilization by providing expertise in the planning, design, construction, evaluation and criteria development of military airfields, roads and railroads.
The TSC was also established to provide continuity, standardization and technical excellence within the Army and satisfy Department of Defense customer requests.