projects by the end of February so that the facilities would be
available by the beginning of the personnel build-up for the op=
erationo Two other major projects were later added to this program; a 9600 cubic-foot bank of adtiitionalrefrigeration units
which was completed by mid-March ancltwo buildings for TG 7.1
(#686 and #687)

which were ready for occupancy

by the beginning

of April.
This construction program was to be accomplished by

-L...‘ ,.,,,,
,--Holmes and Narver, Inc, actin~ as Architect-lhgineer and Cc,nstruction Contractor for the Atomic Ener~

Commision. The contractor

fell behind the Septenber schedules and continued behind throughout the 1956 fiscal year.
A

By the end of February only 5 projects

had been completed, 4 of which were warehouses. As a res~ts

so~e
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of the service and norale activities did not have adequate facilities. ~

1 N!!y1956, when the build-up was complete, ei~ht im-

portant projects were still unfinished. The earlier construction
progam

seened hmpered by a lack of coordination between the

“on spot” personnel, AEC and Headquarters JTF SEVEN. This was
greatly aleviated late in the build-up period when JTF s~~
acquired a Staff Engineer who commendably nonitored and expedited
the construction activity.
The requirements of the operational months of May and
June were net by the utilization of temporary facilities. Ckpel
services had to be held in an unsatisfactory location and the

.

crash fire trucks had to operate out of tenporary facilities which
were not located for mximun

efficiency. Construction placed

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