Post-Disaster Manufactured Housing Unit Installations

Meeting the Oglala Sioux Tribe's Unique Housing Needs
Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota

In May 2015, severe storms caused wind and flood damage to Oglala Sioux tribal housing on the Pine Ridge Reservation in southwest South Dakota. The storms complicated an already substantial pre-storm shortage of tribal housing.

4

counties

30,000

residents

200

MHU installations

As managing partner of the Partnership for Temporary Housing, LLC (PaTH), which includes Parsons Corporation and DynCorp International, we assisted the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the installation of manufactured housing units (MHU). Due to the reservation's remoteness and preexisting tribal housing needs, we collaborated with FEMA to adapt tasks from typical MHU missions for a more permanent residence solution. PaTH addressed tribal employment rights, historic preservation, and environmental protection considerations throughout the process.

We planned and executed—with the help of Timberline Construction Group, our prime subcontractor—MHU site upgrades that feature more robust grading, foundations, and utility systems.

Client

FEMA

Square Mileage

3,469 SM

Cost

$21 million

Services

  • Planning, Consulting and Advisory

Markets

  • Federal
  • Risk, Response and Recovery

Regions

  • Midwest