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erosion control, landscape planting, management of vegetation, healing
of construction scars, prevention of despoilment, and other related
activities for all project lands. (EM 1110-2-38)
9-6. Low Level Discharge Facilities. Generally, lakes impounded by
Civil Works projects provide low level discharge facilities. Low
level discharge facilities, capable of essentially emptying the lake,
provide flexibility in future project operation for unanticipated
needs such as major repair of the structure, environmental controls or
changes in reservoir regulation. (ER 1110-2-50)
9-7. Engineering and Design Performance Analysis. The analysis,
based on Command Management Review (CMR) data, includes performance in
meeting scheduled physical milestones, performance in meeting
scheduled funds expenditure, accurate cost estimating, and cost
control. Quarterly reports are required from districts and divisions
monitoring engineering and design performance.
9-8. Value Engineering (VE). VE is defined as the systematic
application of recognized techniques which identify the function(s) of
a product or service; establish a monetary value for that function;
and provide the necessary function reliably at the lowest overall
cost. VE is concerned with the elimination or modification of
anything that contributes to the cost of an item or task but is not
necessary for needed performance, quality, maintainability,
reliability, aesthetic or interchangeability, or other intended
function or objective of a product. VE is performed on the earliest
document that satisfies the functional requirements of the project
that includes a comprehensive micro-computer aided cost estimating
system (M-CACES) cost estimate.
a. Use. VE is a permanent and integral part of Corps design
and is applied actively to all Civil Works projects costing in excess
of ,000,000. VE studies adhere to specifically prescribed methods
of procedure and supplements the analysis of alternatives that is part
of normal management or design procedures.
b. Non-Applicability. In Civil Works planning, VE is not
substituted for economic value or feasibility studies. VE is not
applied to aesthetic or environmental features of a project, except
where it can be shown that the resulting design, after VE, is as
pleasing from an environmental or aesthetic viewpoint as the original
design. (OCE Supplement No. 1 to AR 5-4)
9-9. Use of Architect-Engineers (A-Es). Engineering for the civil
works program usually requires: continuity of project investigations
and planning over a period of several years; integration of project
planning with related projects in basin-wide developments; engineering
and design skills distinctive to the field of water resource
development; and special coordination responsibilities with the
public. Because of these requirements, the engineering required for
survey investigations and basic design memoranda involving formulation
of plans of improvements for civil works projects can be performed
by Corps staff or by supporting A-Es. When existing workload or
resources (including manpower restraints or lack of specialized
technical skills) in any district prevents accomplishment of these
tasks in a timely and efficient manner, all or part of the
investigations or design may be reassigned to another Corps office or
to private A-E or consulting firms. Such reassignment is encouraged
pursuant to effective utilization of funds, particularly for those
field installations having difficulty in meeting scheduled obligation
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