BACKGROUND The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) initiative targeted the Army Installation of Fort Bliss, Texas, to receive an influx of nearly 30,000 troops, ultimately totaling six new Brigade Combat Teams. Many compared the Fort Bliss Expansion Program to building a small city from the ground up. The $4.8 billion program encompassed 4,500 acres of greenfield development, 130 projects, and 300 facilities, totaling 11 million square feet of new buildings. This program was laid out in four land development districts: East Fort Bliss, Infantry Brigade Combat team, Biggs Army Airfield, and Main Cantonment. Huitt-Zollars, as part of a Joint Venture, was selected to be the Land Development Engineer (LDE) for the Fort Bliss Expansion Program and was responsi

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