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responsibility to keep the facility safe, secure, and reasonably maintained.
Depending on the local situation, the Navy may retain custody for several
years; this will require establishment of some form of caretaker maintenance
and security force. Additionally, even though the Class I (land) and Class II
(real property) properties will be transferred to a new owner, there will be
equipment, material, tools, furniture and numerous other Navy assets available
for reassignment. Decisions must be made on what items to remove from the
base and transfer to other Navy organizations before buildings and structures
are transferred to GSA. Accountability of all this material must be
maintained to protect the taxpayer's investment in it.
Because of the turmoil surrounding the base closure decision, a
stable workforce will not be available to complete all tasks the Public Works
Department must accomplish. Public Works management should identify a
skeleton organization early in the process. Activity management should
develop a staffing plan for this skeleton organization, normally composed
primarily of military personnel. As regular employees leave, their
responsibilities are transferred to the skeleton work force. An alternative
to the skeleton work force is to contract those functions that remain to be
accomplished.
Whole Base Closure or Inactivation Planning. In the process of
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planning for a whole base closure or inactivation, Public Works Management
must answer several preliminary questions, namely:
a)
How long should Public Works services be provided and to what
level?
b) At what rate should Public Works Department employees be
released?
c)
What residual or caretaker work force is required? Will it be
staffed with military, government civilians, or by contract?
d) What support will other station departments and tenants require
to vacate their facility?
e)
To what level should inactivated facilities be preserved?
f) What will happen to USN-numbered equipment, Public Works shop
equipment and tools, and Public Works material in the
warehouse?
How long should utility services be provided? What residual
g)
utility services will be required?
h) When should facility support contracts be terminated? What
residual contracts are required?
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