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Balkans Rationalization Project

In June 2000, the Canadian Department of National Defence awarded ATCO Structures & Logistics a two-year contract to provide support services for peacekeeping camps in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The award represented the first time in recent history that a full-support service contractor was engaged by the Canadian military. ATCO Structures & Logistics completed its contract for this project in September 2003.

As part of the Balkans project, ATCO Structures & Logistics provided the extension of Canada’s Department of National Defence’s (DND) National Command and Control Information Systems from Canada to personnel located at the various peacekeeping camps within Bosnia. In March 2002, ATCO Structures & Logistics received a one-year extension to the contract - which ended in September 2003. Approximately 500 staff supported five main peacekeeping camps and nearly 1,200 Canadian peacekeepers.

Some of these services included:

Camp accommodation management

Catering services

Supply

Transportation

Utilities

Vehicle maintenance

Fuel handling

Firefighting and protection

Environmental management

Facilities maintenance

Water treatment and supply

Hazardous material management

Power supply and distribution

Engineering design

Communications

In addition, ATCO Structures & Logistics was responsible for the Communications Information Systems (CIS) organization in Bosnia consisted of System Administrators, IT, Satellite and Telecommunication Technicians, Help Desk and Switchboard Operators and CIS Planners.

ATCO Structures & Logistics provided the operation and maintenance of a number of communication devices such as satellite ground terminal equipment, telephone and Private Branch Exchange equipment, hand-held and vehicle radio systems, computers, servers, printers, and voice and data circuits. Network management responsibilities included the Canadian Defence Wide-Area Network and other classified systems. These systems and equipment supported the Canadian military’s command and control in Bosnia.

Past Project