EGLIN AFB

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EGLIN AFB Workforce Housing Symposium
Dean R. Clemons, Col, USAF 96 ABW Vice Commander
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Challenges

• Base Realignment And Closure (BRAC)
• Housing Privatization
• Accession and Retention of Civilians

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Eglin Planned GrowthBRAC Projected Programming
Efforts

• Installation Personnel Impacts
• Increase of 5,000 personnel
• 87 Enlisted
• 12 Officers
• 1 Civilians
• Majority arrive in FY10 and FY11
• Expect 200 support contractors
• Community Impacts
• Increase in dependents of 7000
• Total Increase in population of 12,000
• MILCON will likely exceed 600M
• MILCON planned to start in FY07

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Goals, Purpose and Advantages
After
Before

• Provide military families
• access to safe, contemporary,
• affordable, and adequate
• housing on and off base.
• Minimize out-of-pocket
• expenses for military
• members

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Goals, Purpose and Advantages (cont)

• Private sector efficiencies
• 291M loan financing vs. gt 305M MILCON (original
  figures)
• 10-year development period vs. 16-20 years for
  MILCON
• Private sector competencies
• Professional housing developers
• Contemporary layouts, modern finishes and
  amenities
• 50-year maintenance/repair and capital
  improvements
• Frees space on installations for mission expansion

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Pre-BRAC Decision Construction

• Demolish 2,224 units at Eglin and 366 units at
  Hurlburt
• Build 2,015 new units
• Renovate 14 units at Hurlburt
• Convey 126 units as is

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Project Milestones

• Issue Solicitation (RFP) 08/04
• Proposals Received 09/04
• Cultural Resources Scoping Complete 08/04
• Evaluate Proposals (Step 1) 10/04
• Revised Draft EIS Public Release 04/06
• Prepare, Evaluate Select (Step 2) 06/06
• Record of Decision 11/06
• Notification of Successful Offeror 11/06
• Close Transaction 02/07
• Complete Construction/Renovation 02/17

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Questions