The Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Directorate of Public Works is preparing to demolish Building T482, next to Memorial Chapel off of McNair Road on the Fort Myer portion of the joint base.
Demolition will commence during the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2016, which begins in October, and will be complete by or before January 2016, said Frank Martin, realty specialist with JBM-HH DPW.
Bldg. T482 is a relocatable structure comprising multiple mobile units. It was once a child development center and was later used as a location for inprocessing once Cody Child Development Center was completed in 2008.
Martin said regulations stipulate that relocatable buildings are supposed to be used for anywhere from four to six years.
The structure is being demolished because it would cost too much to convert it into anything else, he said.
"To reconfigure it to make offices out of it would be way too expensive," Martin said. "It's not really designed to be used for long periods of time."
Bldg. T482 is being demolished as part of an Army-wide push to reduce facilities on its installations, as detailed in Executive Order 164-15. Under the order, DPW employees examine JBM-HH's property to bring down costs through more efficient use of the joint base's buildings.
Martin said DPW is currently deciding on a contractor to complete the project.
"Right now we are in the process of finalizing the scope of work, the process and what the requirements of the contractors will be," he said.
The playground behind the building has already been removed. Martin said DPW is also working to recycle any salvageable materials from the building's interior.
Once the building is torn down, the site will be sodded and remain a grassy field, he said.
The facility reduction decision process is on-going, according to DPW.
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