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ASHBRITT, INC. RESPONSE TO THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FL <br />INVITATION TO BID NO. I4 -06-02 EMERGENCY DEBRIS CLEARING AND REMOVAL OPERATIONS <br />intimately acquainted with all facets of major disaster response and recovery management, including but not <br />limited to: training, pre - planning, mobilization, communication systems, emergency logistics, damage <br />assessment, debris volume estimation, debris collection, debris management site selection, construction <br />management, debris processing, reduction, recycling, debris disposal, alternative use hazardous waste, other <br />special debris management, automated debris management system (ADMS), as well as damage mitigation and <br />risk abatement. <br />Most importantly, our core management team is widely conversant with the policies, procedures and intricacies <br />of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regulations and guidelines, as well as Environmental <br />Protection Agency (EPA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Federal Highway <br />Administration (FHWA) and other federal and state rules and regulations directing the lawful collection and <br />disposal of disaster - generated debris. Specifically, their extensive experience with FEMA and the ins and outs of <br />the Public Assistance Program governed by the Robert T. Stafford Act, Sandy Recovery Improvement Act <br />(SRIA), and 44 CFR, allows our team to manage recovery projects to fully maximize federal reimbursements <br />while delivering the greatest value to our clients. AshBritt has identified Ralph Dahlgren as the Operations <br />Manager and Tim Mooney as the Project Manager in the event we are selected as your contractor and are activated. <br />Terry is a Principal with the company and has been actively engaged in disaster recovery operations since 2005. <br />Ralph Dahlgren has been with AshBritt since 2004 and also served as the Project Manager for the Hurricane <br />Wilma recovery operation in South Florida. <br />AshBritt is a "Local Broward County Vendor" with our corporate office in Deerfield Beach, 26 <br />miles from Sunny Isles Beach City Hall. <br />We pride ourselves on our full- service, client- focused approach to disaster recovery, as we offer adept and <br />balanced operational and administrative support. We fully appreciate the exigent nature, pressing schedules, and <br />exacting demands of recovery efforts, and we have proven through our capabilities and wherewithal to be a <br />professional, reliable and competent contracting partner. We have witnessed first -hand the economic strain and <br />demands that communities face in the aftermath of major disasters. State and federal funding to support immediate <br />local recovery efforts often lags significantly. To ensure response and recovery progresses and remains on track <br />for our clients, we have always been willing and able to delay receipt of payments and offer fmancial support to <br />sustain a project's impetus. <br />Our expertise, capabilities and financial strength are most notably highlighted by our unprecedented <br />accomplishments as the Prime Contractor for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recovery mission for <br />Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi and Louisiana. The Hurricane Katrina Mississippi recovery project was the <br />largest and most varied disaster - generated debris management mission by a single company in U.S. history. <br />During the first eight weeks alone, AshBrin performed uninterrupted continuous operations valued at roughly <br />5100,000,000 prior to receiving our first payment. The lessons learned from this project as well as from our many <br />other diverse past projects has allowed us to expand and fortify our technical and production abilities, positioning <br />us as the pacesetter in the disaster response and recovery industry. Our ultimate success, however, has always <br />been underpinned by our commitment to pre - planning, professional management, direct communication, ethical <br />business practices, unmatched safety and quality control — values all leading to total client satisfaction. <br />Our corporate, managerial, technological, and operational infrastructure allows us the flexibility and adaptability <br />to grow quickly to meet the resource demands of potential large and varied events. We generally maintain a core <br />staff of forty employees, though we directly employed over 100 personnel in 2011, 2012 and 2013. <br />In addition to our own considerable resources, AshBritt maintains sufficient relationships with specialty <br />subcontractors experienced in the complexity and demands of response and recovery missions. These partners <br />include public assistance program consultants, temporary life support and facilities suppliers, emergency power <br />generation providers, canal and marine recovery and removal contractors, hazardous materials response and <br />mitigation specialist, as well as highly skilled heavy equipment owners and operators. <br />a AshBritt <br />Q `^"°"^"' Page 12 Brief Company Background Information <br />