EP 1130-2-500
27 Dec 96
(4) Land, Structures and Utilities.
(a) MSC Commander. Authority is delegated to MSC commanders, if the cost of
improvement and betterment is less than 0,000 for any one building or structure.
(b) District Commander. Authority is delegated to district commanders, up to fifty
percent (50%) of the MSC Commander's delegated authority.
7-6. Guidance - Designs, Plans, and Specifications.
a. In the design and construction of all types of plant, applicable provisions of the Safety
and Health Requirements Manual, EM 385-1-1, will be complied with unless an exception is
granted by HQUSACE.
b. Submission of Requests for Acquisition, Alterations or Additions or Betterment
Authority.
(1) Requests for authority for the acquisition or alteration or Revolving Fund owned
aircraft, floating and land plant, and equipment, when required, will be submitted to the
Commander, HQUSACE (CECW-OM-B), with the following information:
(a) Acquisition of Plant, Ownership, and Financial Management Program reference or
recommended adjustment to the Plant Program.
(b) Proposed method of acquisition (construction, purchase or transfer).
(c) A complete description of the plant to be acquired or the alteration to be made will be
furnished. If acquisition is to be by procurement or transfer, description will include basic
characteristics, descriptive literatures, estimated cost, proposed use, and economic justification. If
acquisition is to be by construction, the general characteristics, design criteria, preliminary
estimate of cost, and economic justification will be furnished. Design of major floating plant by
other than Marine Design Center will be fully justified.
(2) Design Memorandums will be submitted through the Marine Engineering Board to
HQUSACE for approval of all plant to be acquired by construction, unless otherwise specified in
the HQUSACE correspondence authorizing construction. Design memorandums for major
alterations will be prepared when requested in HQUSACE construction authorizations. All
design memorandums will be prepared by the Marine Design Center unless a waiver is obtained.
The scope and coverage of each Design Memorandum will be determined by the design
organization, in coordination with the procuring office, to adequately reflect the complexity of the
plant involved. Attached as Appendix I is an outline of a typical design memorandum for a
Hopper Dredge to be used as a format guide. Design memorandums for smaller items of plant
need not be so detailed but should follow the applicable sections of Appendix I and contain the
following:
(a) Authorization
(b) Proposed service and use, including number of shifts and number of months plant will
be worked.
(c) Pertinent physical data.
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