Diplomatic Facilities — Sather Air Base, Baghdad

Project Overview

The core of the project scope involved the installation and retrofitting of government furnished (GF) PODs. These CHU PODs are grouped in two types of pods: dry CHU pods and wet CHU pods. Both types of pods feature central safe havens consisting of doors and walls capable of resisting forced entry for five minutes. The CHUs are double-stacked over concrete foundations. An overhead protective cover (OPC) system is erected over each pod. This structure is comprised of steel columns anchored on concrete foundations, and supports a platform over which three (3) layers of 1/2-inch thick ballistic resistance fiberglass (E-glass) are set, as well as a pre-detonation roof system made of corrugated metal. Each CHU pod is served by laundry units and a network of utilities, including domestic water, sanitary sewer, fire protection, technical security systems, telecommunication system, and CATV. Climate control within each housing unit is provided by split air conditioning units. The project infrastructure includes construction of Technical Security Systems (TSS), installation of the wastewater treatment plant and all associated equipment, 11kV transmission materials and equipment, two (2) 250,000 gallon GFE water tanks, medical waste incinerator, and all underground site utilities. Key Project Quantities: • Overhead Protective Cover (OPC) systems over each housing unit with ballistic resistance • 9,300 m domestic water piping, 3,200 m fire water piping, 9,100 m sewer collection piping • 11kV overhead energy transmission line, 20 km low voltage cable, 180 km TSS/communication/fire alarm cables • 120 camera system installations and commissioning