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__ TECHNICAL COMPETENCE la. PROJECT TEAM'S OVERALL TECHNICAL COMPETENCE Solid Resources, Inc. (SRI) is an environmental and emergency consulting firm established in Florida in 1992 to provide superior disaster debris management and FEMA emergency recovery services to governmental cli- ents. Since its inception, SRI has expanded and specialized in worldwide disaster debris management, Public Assistance Program assistance, recovery services, grant administration as well as governmental accounting and auditing services. The company has significantly expanded during the past six years and has a proven record of accomplishment for rapid and effective emergency response to complex and catastrophic disasters. Solid Resources, Inc. works closely with local, state and federal emergency management agencies to monitor and expedite the cleanup of disaster debris and to maximize reimbursements and financial assistance from granting agencies, such as FEMA and FHW A. In every contract, establishing procedures for communication, planning, performance monitoring, quality and cost control have proven key to a project's success. SRI is able to provide superior services by assessing and evaluating each client's unique pre- and post-disaster situation including details into debris collection, communications, contracts, regulations and operational procedures. SRI has an excellent reputation due to the number and size of successfully completed projects, a refined busi- ness methodology and its extensive roster of qualified professionals. SRI has hired and trained over 800 ex- perienced employees who are prepared for deployment on extremely short notice. SRI has developed a team with a superior working knowledge of the eligibility guidelines for FEMA, FHW A, USACE and NRCS tech- nical programs to ensure the highest level of successful reimbursements to its clients. In addition, SRI has an extensive background in successful management and disaster debris monitoring services at the state and local levels. During Florida's devastating 2004 hurricane season, SRI's staff responded quickly and effectively, deploying over 415 employees who played a key role in managing, monitoring and measuring the removal of nearly 10 mill10n cubic yards of storm debris in 52 Florida communities generated by four major hurricanes. When Flor- illa was again severely impacted by hurricallesin LUUS: SRI provided debris management and monitoring ser- vices to verify the removal of over 6.5 million cubic ards of eligible debris and reconciling over $100 million in debris removal expenses. J The SRI Public Assistance (P A) Tea provided 60 Public Assistance Co~mators and Project Officers to as- sist with the post disaster recovery pro ~s in the State of Florid~vidmg services for pre-event positioning, Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDA)~l'pliGaJlt...gflefings;1GckoffMeetings, onsite inspections, Project Worksheets (PW), document review, applicant customer service, grants management, Detail Damage Inspec- tion Report (DDIR), technical assistance as well as [mal inspections and audit reviews by the Inspector Gen- eral. Our PA Team has extensive experienced with Project Worksheet appeals, advocating for local applicants and representing the State in negotiations that significantly and positively impact reimbursements. SRI is one of the only companies with Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) experience and assisted Florida by assembling $30 million in EMAC claims for their Mississippi Katrina mission. In addition, SRI helped Florida State agencies with approximately $150 million in Public Assistance funding. SRI re- viewed and wrote $48 million in PWs for four Florida Dept. of Transportation (FDOT) Districts 1,3,4 and 6- these FDOT Districts contain 35 of the State's 67 counties. SRI was tasked by the FDOT to assist applicants within those Districts with their FHW A Emergency Relief claims, preparing numerous Detailed Damage In- spection Reports (DDIR) for local applicants. The City will be served by SRI's specialized emergency management and disaster recovery offices in Miami and Sarasota to staff all planning and recovery activities. SRI's scalability and backing of their multi-billion dollar parent company (Seacor, headquartered in Fort Laurderdale, NYSE: CKH) will provide the City with the qualified personnel necessary to meet the demand of the its recovery efforts. SOLID El-~IL"''''AL tx a\U'J'GENCY SEIWlC1S