And not at all as engineer-heavy as building a missile silo; although arguably more pertinent in today's environment.
COE could do it with minimal effort. By using competitive-bid, multiple regional prime contractors who were familiar with local conditions together with on-site 24/7 COE inspectors it essentially would be an accelerated project without the typical costs. It could be scheduled at a pace consistent with the Pentagon's (prudent) release of funds.
(Imagine a number of concurrent 60-90 day projects...bingo!)
If the CinC did not allow this national defense project to be halted by some leftist federal judge, it could be completed so quickly it is unlikely the anti-American border crowd would have time to effectively interfere.
“COE could do it with minimal effort. By using competitive-bid, multiple regional prime contractors who were familiar with local conditions together with on-site 24/7 COE inspectors”
The US Army Corps of Engineers is already managing the contracting for Homeland Security. Two big standing contracts have been established (an East and a West), and a pool of contractors are pre-approved. They have already been using them to bid on and award segments of the wall. Two of those segments (Calexico, CA and Santa Teresa, NM) are already finished.
All they need is money (a valid fund cite code).
- W9126G18R0092 Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for Horizontal Construction Services in support of the Rio Grande Valley, Laredo, Del Rio, Big Bend and El Paso Border Patrol Sectors
- W9126G18R0096 Multiple Award Task Order Contract (Matoc) For Horizontal Construction Services In Support Of The San Diego, El Centro, Yuma, And Tucson Border Patrol Sectors