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This engineer technical letter establishes uniform guidance to describe methods, procedures, and formats for the preparation of construction cost estimates and construction contract modification estimates and total project costs. CLICK TO DOWNLOAD

This ETL provides guidelines to assure that landscape planting and vegetation management provide aesthetic and environmental benefits without compromising the reliability of levees, floodwalls, embankment dams, and appurtenant structures. It is important to note that all minimum guidelines presented herein …Read More

The purpose of this guidance is to provide an evaluation procedure to be followed to properly assess the seismic performance of existing USACE civil works powerhouses. This evaluation procedure is needed to identify those powerhouse superstructures that may need remediation …Read More

A series of navigational locks and dams along the nation’s inland waterways provide the ability to transport large tonnages of materials and goods efficiently over long distances.  These facilities are operated and maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers …Read More

This ETL will furnish guidance for the planning, design, and construction of foundations constructed in-the-wet for civil works structures. This document covers foundation types, subgrade preparation methods, test programs, positioning systems, installation techniques, quality control procedures, tolerances, case histories, and …Read More

Purpose:  This regulation establishes procedures for identifying, reporting and controlling lost design.

Purpose:  This regulation prescribes the policies and procedures for the control and use of aircraft owned and/ or operated within the Corps of Engineers.

Purpose:   This regulation establishes the general responsibilities and procedures governing field operating activities (FOA) historical programs.

Purpose:  This regulation specifies the procedures to be followed for the use and display of all flags, including the major command flag, the major subordinate command flag, and the Corps of Engineers’ “castle” flag.

Purpose:   This regulation defines the policies and responsibilities of the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), as they apply to personal property maintenance, and incorporates Department of the Army (DA) policies for general maintenance operations, commodity oriented maintenance, maintenance …Read More

Purpose:   This regulation provides policies and procedures for the advertisement and distribution of USACE electronic contract solicitations (ECS).

Purpose:  This regulation establishes procedures for evaluating all service and supply contractor performance as mandated by the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 42.15-Contractor Performance Information. Additionally, this regulation establishes and defines the policies for the use of Service and Supply …Read More