SAME Tampa Bay February 2016 Luncheon Presentation - Ebola Brief by Rick Sloop

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Fluor Support to

Operation United ssistance

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

Rick SloopFluor-AMEC II Managing Director, AFCAP IV

February 10, 2016


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Diverse Industry Sectors

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

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

About FluorCorporate Profi le

One of the Worlds MostEthical Companies by

Ethisphere magazine foreight years in a row

One of G.I. Jobs

Top 100 Military Friendly

Employers in 2015


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Diverse and Global

CompanySnapshot of Projects

Ford Island Site Improvements Capital Beltway Express Lanes

Katrina & Rita Housing Power Restoration - IraqLOGCAP Services - Afghanis tan

Alas ka Pip eline SF Oakland Bay Bridge

US Embassy - UAE Polysilicon Facility - ChinaSolar Power Plant - US Shell Refinery - Philippines

Operation United Assistance
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Ebola Situation ReportSeptember 2014

U.S. CDC predicted 550,000 Ebola Cases inLiberia 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)

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Support to Operation United Assistance

Ebola Relief in West Afr ica

Fluor's Rapid Deployment Team arrived in Liberia within 72 hours of notice to proceedto 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

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Summary of Fluor Support

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)

LIBERIA

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Installation and O&M of 2 Force Providers (FP150)

Site prep for laydown yard

GHANA3

Base Life Support assessment of Accra

GABON4

Base Life Support assessment of Libreville

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My Initial Mission

Perform assessment of Roberts InternationalAirport 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

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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

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What The Mission Became

Construct six Ebola Treatment Units (ETU) throughout Liberia

Monrovia to Bopalu

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Kilometers 85 260 332 350 388 725

Miles 51 156 199 210 233 435

Avg Travel (Hrs) 5 15 20 21 23 43

VOINJAMA ZORZOR

GANTA

BARCLAYVILLE

BOPOLU

TAPITTA

MONROVIA

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What is an ETU?

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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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