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10 Project Closeout: DP&O obtained obligation of all projects at 100%-dollar value of submitted cost, a total of 15 Million dollars and successfully managed closeout with the state. DP&O performed project close out and submitted all request for reimbursement within 2.5 years of the disaster. HOMESTEAD ENERGY SERVICES (HES), FLORIDA: Project Description: Hurricane Irma DR4337 Monitoring Services; Disaster Recovery Consulting, FEMA PA submittals; Asset Inventory, Power Pole and Substation Inventory; Hazard Mitigation Project Management. Contract Date: September 2020 - Current Debris Monitoring 8500+ Utility Line Clearing Utility Asset Inventory & HMP Monitoring Date of Completion: In Progress Client Contact: Billy Branch, Asst Dir. – (O) 305-224-4707 Email: wbranch@cityofhomestead.com Address: 675 N. Flagler Ave., Homestead, FL 33030 DP&O utilized XACT Recovery BOLTEOC™ for documenting all HES 8,500+ damaged repaired power pole inventory with equipment construction unit details mapping and photos of damaged repaired poles. DP&O performed utility line clearing, monitoring, tracking and contractor data invoice and reconciliation for successful FEMA obligation. UTILITY DEBRIS CLEARING: DP&O monitored and maintained Asplundh’s debris removal of debris hazards from utility power lines, utility substations and other critical facilities including the power generating station and utilities over waterways. Massive mixed Debris Piles prevented utility restoration and especially the utilities over or near waterways. DP&O used TRKR™ to track to document all Asplundh’s debris removal hourly work, with locations, date, time, debris type, proof of hazard, and crew’s equipment and labor staff with photos. Each grid section was reconciled with tickets, GPS locations and proof of hazard in public right of way and to critical facilities. ASSET INVENTORY UPDATES/INSPECTIONS: DP&O performed inspection and inventory on all HES Power poles, new poles installed, substations, buildings, and other assets of the entire HES grid system. This inventory/inspection includes mapping, GPS, Photos, assigning RUS construction units to each power pole, identifying safety issues and poles with no IDs or duplicated IDs. Category F Utility Restoration + Hazard Mitigation: DP&O performed assimilation and reconciliation of costs documentation of Force Labor, Equipment, Materials Used and Purchased; Asplundh Debris Removal and 50+ Mutual -Aid Contractors (MAA) Invoices, supporting documentation (daily logs, work orders etc.). DP&O utilized our Utility /Asset Mobile app BOLTEOC™ to document all 8,500+ Damaged repaired power poles, with mapping GPS coordinates, and identified all RUS construction units and crossed referenced to emergency repairs and updated to an exported excel with images and maps for FEMA Submittal. DP&O created the Damaged Power Pole inventory using BOLTEOC™ which prepared the power pole database with equipment/RUS construction units for damaged items and costs, mapping and photos; All materials used for damaged repaired power poles were cross referenced with materials purchased and materials used in stock. DP&O reconciled all materials purchased, used in stock with vendor POs, invoices and payments and prepared a detailed spreadsheet of the reconciled materials purchase and used in stock. MAA Crew and Force Labor Reconciliation; DP&O prepared detailed spreadsheets summarizing MAA and Force labor Daily logs with crew location per grid worked and cross referenced verified with Pole ID numbers per grid. Hazard Mitigation Grant Management: DP&O obtained DR 4337 HMP project approval for Concrete power pole installation for $2.4 Million Dollars. DP&O prepared the submittal application with supporting documents for funding which included coordinating with engineer scope of work and preparing HMP project