Fluor Support to

Operation United Assistance

Presentation for Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) - Tampa Bay Post

Rick Sloop

Fluor-AMEC II Managing Director, AFCAP IV

February 10, 2016

About Fluor
Corporate Profile
One of the worlds leading publicly traded
engineering, procurement, construction,
maintenance, and project management companies
#136 on the FORTUNE 500 list in 2015
Stable and trustworthy company founded over a
century ago in 1912
Over 1,000 projects annually, serving more than
600 clients in 79 different countries

Diverse Industry Sectors

40,000 employees executing projects globally

59 offices in 31 countries on 6 continents
Leading provider of life support services, logistics,
construction, and operations & maintenance for
global military operations and humanitarian and
disaster relief missions

One of the Worlds Most

Ethical Companies by
Ethisphere magazine for
eight years in a row
One of G.I. Jobs
Top 100 Military Friendly
Employers in 2015

A Diverse and Global Company

Snapshot of Projects
Alaska Pipeline

SF Oakland Bay Bridge

Operation United Assistance

Katrina & Rita Housing

US Embassy - UAE

Solar Power Plant - US

Ford Island Site Improvements

Capital Beltway Express Lanes

LOGCAP Services - Afghanistan

Power Restoration - Iraq

Polysilicon Facility - China

Shell Refinery - Philippines

Ebola Situation Report

September 2014
U.S. CDC predicted 550,000 Ebola Cases in
Liberia and Sierra Leone by January 2015
9,936 cases to date
4,877 deaths
2,132 bed deficit to keep up with new cases (ZERO Beds in
Liberia)

US Response
USAFRICOM set up Joint Force Command in Monrovia
Establish a regional staging base to facilitate and expedite
transportation of equipment supplies and personnel (Roberts
International Airport or Aerial Port of Debarkation, APOD)
Command Engineers will build additional Ebola Treatment
Units (ETU) in affected areas
Establish training site for 500 health care workers per week
USPHS to deploy team to manage healthcare workers who
become ill (Monrovia Medical Unit, MMU)

Support to Operation United Assistance

Ebola Relief in West Africa
Fluor's Rapid Deployment Team arrived in Liberia within 72 hours of notice to proceed
to arrange LOGCAP services for US military Ebola relief efforts in West Africa from
Sep 2014 to Apr 2015
Operated under LOGCAP IV Task Order 13
Mobilized a 1,000 person workforce to meet mission requirements and efficiently
demobilized team upon mission completion
Installed and provided O&M of facilities capable of supporting 3,400 personnel
Developed protocols to mitigate health risks to employees; incurred zero incidents
Fluor Staffing - OUA
1200

Force Provider Camp - Liberia

1053

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Summary of Fluor Support

LIBERIA

Installation and O&M of 19 Force Providers (16 FP150 & 3 FP50)

Construction (no O&M) of 6 Ebola Treatment Units (ETUs)
Emergency airfield repairs and O&M of Roberts Airfield
Non-Medical Management of Monrovia Medical Unit (MMU)
Site prep, installation and maintenance of one Large Area
Maintenance Shelter (LAMS)

SENEGAL
Installation and O&M of 2 Force Providers (FP150)
Site prep for laydown yard

GHANA
Base Life Support assessment of Accra

GABON
Base Life Support assessment of Libreville

My Initial Mission
Perform assessment of Roberts International
Airport and provide repair recommendations
A case study in asphalt distress types

Potholes, erosion, alligator cracking, depressions, etc.

Huge number of sorties with large aircraft

C17, DC 10, 747, IL76

Small and limited ramp

Initial scope of work was vague

Made recommendations to attack the worst
first
Challenge to close runway / working at night.
Ultimately made 4 repairs

Airfield Challenges
Coordinating critical repairs versus what was in the Task Order
Coordinating airfield shutdown and NOTAM (& keeping it shut down)
Coordinating backup equipment and contingency plans
Finding appropriate and usable equipment
Quality Control to ensure repair met UFC criteria

What The Mission Became

Construct six Ebola Treatment Units (ETU) throughout Liberia

VOINJAMA

ZORZOR
GANTA

BOPOLU

MONROVIA

BARCLAYVILLE

Monrovia to
Kilometers
Miles
Avg Travel (Hrs)

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85 260 332 350 388 725

51 156 199 210 233 435
5 15 20 21 23 43

What is an ETU?

ETU Challenges
Turning a green field (jungle) into a useable site
Laterite versus gravel
Getting materials on site (gravel)
Heavy equipment with qualified operators
Concurrent construction
Well drilling
Demanding customer on a short timeline
Live In COTRs
Tyranny of distance
Closed borders
Security
Housing and life support
Use of Government Provided Materials (electrical)
Quality of local materials

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Conclusion
COMMUNICATION, COMMUNICATION, COMMUNICATION
Ever-present Fog of War, even in a non-combat environment
Change Management
A great team can get it done!

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