Fort McCoy s Directorate of Support Services is responsible for overseeing and coordinating all aspects of the demolition program. Fort McCoy obtained a delegation of authority from the Omaha District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the installation real estate officer to perform specified administrative parts of the contracting process, with staff support from within the DSS, to sell buildings as a cooperative venture with the Omaha District. An additional 28 buildings nearly 121,000 square feet were demolished to accommodate new construction occurring on the installation as part of the MCA program. Under this private sale option, the government receives money from an individual for the right to demolish most of the building and salvage usable materials for their use. Money collected from the demolition sale is deposited in the U.S. Treasury.
Most prospective bidders are interested in salvaging the wood in a building.
Since the program began Fort McCoy has demolished 141 facilities through the private sale system. After the bidder has removed all salvageable material from a building, Fort McCoy cleans the site of remaining debris, removes the building foundation, permanently caps related utility lines, levels the ground and establishes grass in the disturbed areas. All known friable asbestos is removed before a building is advertised in a demolition sale. If friable asbestos is found during demolition, all work is stopped until Fort McCoy can remove the material. Material containing friable asbestos is disposed of in a public landfill that is licensed to accept asbestos material.