PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL RECORDS STORAGE FACILITY (SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP73-00402R000100380003-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 17
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 18, 2006
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: October 1, 1969
• Content Type: REPORT

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Preliminary Engineering Report
for a
Supplemental Records Storage Facility
I. Scope:
A requirement exists for a secured records storage facility for
storing supplemental classified publications, An area of 10,000
square feet with a ceiling height of approximately 14 feet to ac-
commodate stack shelving is required,
The planned operation is the warehousing of bulk publications.
This operation would require 1 or 2 people to sort' store, retrieve,
and assemble requested publications for weekly transportation between
and the primary Records Center. Final distribution would be
handled by the Records Center, No single publication is intended to be
stored longer than six years. Classified waste would be transported
to the Records Center for destruction,
In an effort to locate such a site, a team headed
Records Administration Officer, visited
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September 1969 to outline and to discuss this requirement with the
Station's officials, and to survey various buildings and structures.
Of the sites surveyed, four were considered seriously enough to request
a preliminary examination of the problem of alteration,
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The sites considered were:
1. Concrete Tanks, Abandoned Filtration Plant
2. Warehouse Annex
4.
Field Activities Building
Basement, Administration Building
This preliminary engineering report will concern itself with
the specific ideas and requirements outlined by the survey team
as they relate to the alteration of each site. Preliminary cost
estimates are included.
II. Requirements:
A. Storage Characteristics
Area: 10,000 square feet
Height: 14 feet
Lighting: sufficient for stack identification as in the
primary Records Center
Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning: normal temperature
level for human comfort. Humidity level for
preserving stored paper for up to six years,
Other: loading dock with hydraulic leveling platform, restroom,
processing area, fire alarm
B. Security Characteristics
Construction: vault construction using either 8-inch reinforced
concrete or 1/4-inch thick, continuously welded, plate
steel of a high strength variety specified in ASTM A 514.
Class 5 vault doors for access,
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Alarm: Standard electronic detection devices remotely monitored.
Each of the four sites is discussed individually., indicating
the existing condition and outlining the alterations needed to ac-
commodate classified supplemental storage,
A. Concrete Tanks., Abandoned Filtration Plant
IThe five concrete tanks are approximately
14 feet deep with an open floor area of approximately 12,500
square feet. The reinforced concrete walls vary in thickness
from 22 inches at the bottom to 12 inches at the top. The
concrete appears to be in excellent condition, Construction
of a concrete roof; a floor leveling slab; and a small utility
and administrative addition; and incorporating the other re-
quirements is estimated to cost approximately $383'000. A more
detailed description of the work and the cost is included as
Attachment 1.
B. Warehouse Annex -
The warehouse annex was originally constructed by
s a cold storage facility. It is presently
used for storing building supplies and training aids. Enclosing
an area of approximately 10.,800 square feet., the building has a
wood truss and column structure., cinder block walls and a
concrete floor, The existing clear height between the floor
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and the bottom of the truss is approximately 13 1/2 feet.
To secure the warehouse a steel lining was estimated in lieu
of concrete to keep additional weight to a minimum. Those
portions of the wood columns beneath the truss would be
replaced with steel columns. A steel structural system
then would be attached to the columns to support the 1/4-inch
steel plate lining. The effect is to construct a building
within a building at an estimated cost of $496,200. The
clear height would be reduced to approximately 11 feet.
A cost estimate is included as Attachment 2.
C. Field Activities Building
The Field Activities Building is a pre-engineered
steel frame structure with a peaked roof, brick veneer walls,
and a concrete floor.
To secure this facility, it was
assumed that a steel lining could be attached to the existing
structural system. If this structure will not support the
additional weight of the steel, then a "second" structural
support system, as required in the warehouse annex, would be
needed, increasing the cost. The clear height available
varies from 11 1/2 feet along the lower walls to about 19 feet
in the center. Areas around steel frames are further restricted
since the frames will protrude within the steel lining. While
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the gross building area is approximately 11,920 square feet,
only between 5,650 and 7,380 square feet, depending upon
shelving arrangement, would have a clear height of at least
14 feet. The estimated cost for the required construction
is $405,810. See Attachment 3.
D. Basement, Administration Building
The basement of the Administration Building has
concrete walls, ceiling, and floor. Using drywall and
masonry partitions and suspended ceilings, the easterly
portion is divided into four classrooms and a fallout
shelter. The fallout shelter additionally functions as a
museum. To secure this facility, it was assumed that the
concrete walls, floors, and ceilings would meet security
requirements and that only an interior end wall and a stair-
well would require steel linings, The installation of three
single and one double vault doors and the installation of a
security alarm system would complete the securing. The interior
partitions, suspended ceiling, and lighting would be removed.
The ceilings, walls, and floors would be patched and painted.
The installation of stack-style lighting fixtures, and the
modification of the heating, ventilating, and air conditioning
system, would complete the work inside of the secured area.
A building addition would be required to house a freight elevator
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