Directorate of Public Works (DPW) mission is to provide maintenance, repairs and improvements to real property assets such as buildings, structures, utilities, roads, grounds and helicopter pad to Fort Buchanan. This includes Integrated Building Equipment (IBE) which is equipment required to operate the facility (A/C, Generator, Fencing, Outdoor Lighting, etc.).
Directorate of Public Works (DPW): The DPW is the Garrison's primary element for maintenance of the installation, infrastructure, and the environment. DPW consists of five Public Works Divisions: Master Planning; Business Operations and Integration; Housing Management; Environment and Natural Resources; and Engineering / Energy. DPW encompasses the review of work classification and technical adequacy of all projects; reviews and validates submission of Military Construction (MILCON) projects for all construction and renovations development occurring on the Installation; manages IMCOM's Sustainment Restoration and Moderation (SRM) projects approved and funded for each fiscal year; updates Real Property assets, allowances, requirements, and programmed construction data in a variety of databases; provides day-to-day sustainment and maintenance support for the installation tenant activities; monitors and ensures all work and military-training activities are accomplished incompliance with Federal and State Environmental requirements / regulations; and provides oversight for all Quality of Life requirements for Housing all Service Members and their Families residing on the installation or in the local community.
DPW Divisions
The Master Planning Office develops and maintains Real Property Master Plans, conducts Real Property Planning Board meetings, provides Major Construction Programming Services, provides maximum utilization of Facilities Services, provides Real Property Accountability Services, grants use of Army Real Property and disposes of Real Estate, Facilities, and Real Estate Interests
Operations & Maintenance Division | (787) 707-3214 / 2529 / 3346
To support the Fort Buchanan mission through effective use of energy, providing and maintaining sustainable facilities and infrastructure, and emphasizing a culture of safety. Specialized workshops and Self-Help support.
The Business Operations and Integration Division provides Work Order Control, Work Scheduling, Budget Management, Service Contract Management and Facilities Sustainment to Fort Buchanan. Providing management of directorate resources, and organizational strategic planning along with financial planning, analysis, programming support, and industrial engineering services.
- The Work Order Desk is at bldg. 34 of DPW complex on South Gate Road. Our regular hours of operation are from 7 A.M. to 4 P.M., Monday to Friday. After regular hours DPW will respond to urgent calls.
- (787) 707-3971
To provide professional engineering design, professional engineering support, drafting services and construction inspection
Army Family Housing Division | (787) 707-3367 / 2317 / 3153
The Army Family Housing Division offers individual on and off-post counseling and referral assistance; up-to-date listings of homes for rent or sale; review, clarify or explain lease contracts; mediate disputes between tenants and landlords; inspect off-post rental housing for adequacy and non-discriminatory rental practices; provide handout material, including area maps, rental/sales booklets, brochures, etc.
The Fort Buchanan DPW Environmental Division is committed to environmental excellence in all aspects of the Fort Buchanan mission. It manages natural and cultural resources as well as energy conservation, compliance, restoration, recycling and pest management. In accordance with the Sustainable Management System, Fort Buchanan’s environmental policy focuses on the installation’s efforts to “Sustain the environment for a secure Future”.