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Event: Hurricane Maria, FEMA-4339-DR Puerto Rico DOT Elias Tirado Huertas Director Box 41269 Minillas Station San Juan, PR 00940 (787) 722-2929 Performance Dates: 12/2017 to 12/2018 Dbi V l 494 974 f d b i l d 39 411 h d DEBRIS VOLUME: 494,974 CY OF DEBRIS REMOVAL AND 39,411 HAZARDOUS TREE REMOVALS CONTRACT VALUE: $35,404,180.00 In 2017, TFR was tasked by the Department of Transportation of Puerto Rico, with the debris removal and hazardous tree abatement for the eastern quadrant of the island. This included a wide-spread area encompassing 15 major towns, many miles of rural roads, and “El Yunque”, the only rain forest in the United States Forest System. This area was devastated by cat 5 Hurricane Maria, which brought landslides, flooding, and extensive wind damage. Upon activation TFR quickly mobilized a team of project, safety, and quality control managers to assess the area and plan the best strategy for recovery. Our managers first segmented the island into 5 regions, with each region reporting bi-daily to the project superintendent. TFR coordinated directly with all entities such as DTOP, NFS, and NPS to determine their priorities and build the foundation for our mission planning. This allowed our team to cater resources to where they were needed the quickest and provided a seamless line of communication across the entire project. Once management and assessments were in place, TFR deployed over 40 experienced arborists to begin removing downed and hazardous trees in areas where power had not yet been restored. By forming business relationships with state-side freight companies, we were able to rapidly deploy numerous self-loaders, tracked machines, and other important support equipment by barge, with minimal delay to the task at hand. We partnered with local labor providers to ensure a large pool of general labor availability to meet the demands of our clients in the timeliest manner. Using in-house resources, continuing sub-contract agreements, and local resources TFR was able to staff hundreds of qualified individuals within a matter of days, and begin recovery operations almost immediately following our NTP. Each region was assigned multiple safety officers to ensure that we maintained a 0% reportable injury rate, as well as to train new hires during the fast-paced onboarding. These safety officers performed daily tailgate meetings, insured traffic control guidelines were ITB No. 23-04-01 Disaster Debris Management and Disposal Services 26