EP 1130-2-500
27 Dec 96
CHAPTER 7 - PLANT
7-1. Purpose. This chapter is comprised of three subchapters and establishes guidance for
appropriate aspects of Civil Works plant.
7-2. Guidance.
a. Section I addresses Design, Acquisition, and Construction of USACE plant.
b. Section I addresses Floating Plant Identification and Record Information.
c. Section III addresses Plant Inspection, Maintenance, Operation and Repair.
Section I. Design, Acquisition, and Construction
7-3. Purpose. This section establishes guidance for the design, acquisition, construction, and
alteration of all Civil Works plant.
7-4. Background.
a. Design of Civil Works plant and equipment is limited by HQUSACE to those major
items which are not readily available on the commercial market or for which manufacturers'
standard designs are not suitable for use.
b. Designs for the construction, or alteration of all types of dredges and for other floating
plant requiring acquisition authority of HQUSACE, will be submitted to the Marine Engineering
Board for a recommendation to the Director of Civil Works and will be prepared by the USACE
Marine Design Center, unless an exception is obtained from CECW-OD.
c. General criteria for design and construction, and for maintenance and operation of
floating plant of the Corps of Engineers are outlined on sections 7-6 and 7-7 (following) and ER
1130-2-500, Chapter 7, Section 3, Inspection, Maintenance, Operations and Repair, respectively.
7-5. Guidance - Improvement Programs and Authorities.
a. Programs for the Improvement of Plant and Operations Procedures.
(1) Hopper Dredge Improvement Program.
(a) Request for authority to initiate and proceed with development and improvement
projects relating to hopper dredges and their operation procedures, including comments and
recommendations as to necessity and feasibility, method of accomplishment, financing and
suggested assignment, will be submitted to the Commander, HQUSACE (CECW-OD) for
approval. All projects and engineering investigations on hopper dredges and dredging requiring
the procurement of equipment or fund expenditure for additions and betterments or alteration of
plant, will be scheduled in the applicable Acquisition of Plant, Ownership, and Financial
Management Program (see ER 1130-2-500, Chapter 15), and authorities will be obtained as
outlined in paragraph 8 of that regulation.
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