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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach ~ <br />Professional Services for Emergency Debris Disposal Management . <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />PERFORMANCE ISSUES <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Reimbursement of funds from federal agencies is a <br />complex and constantly changing environment. <br />Malcolm Pirnie strives to continually remain educated <br />on the latest changes in policy and guidance documents <br />to ensure maximum reimbursement for our clients. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />City of Buffalo <br /> <br />Following the 2006 October snowstorm, Malcolm Pirnie <br />was responsible for all aspects of the debris recovery <br />and reimbursement processes for the City of Buffalo. <br />Upon completion of the debris removal work, Malcolm <br />Pirnie and the City were successful in receiving project <br />worksheets totaling 100% of the $23.495,000. All <br />contractor billing that we have submitted for has <br />passed initial FEMA acceptance and the City of Buffalo <br />has received reimbursement for a majority of the <br />amount. <br /> <br />I, <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Hillsborough County <br /> <br />In 2004, Malcolm Pirnie assisted Hillsborough County <br />with the reimbursement process following Hurricanes <br />Frances, and Jeanne. The following table outlines <br />Hillsborough County's success as related to requests <br />for reimbursement: <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br /> Approximate Dollar <br /> Amount <br />Project Contracted $26,945,500.00 <br />Cost <br />Initial Reimbursement $14,994.400.00 <br />Reimbursement as a <br />result of appeals $8,560,000.00 <br />process <br />Amount Remaininq $3,391,100,00 <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />'I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />M903301 / WHI <br /> <br />Malcolm Pirnie was successful in obtaining <br />approximately $8,560,000 in additional reimbursement <br />funds as a result of appealing every project worksheet <br />written by FEMA that denied any funding. It is <br />important to note that the 2004 storm season took <br />even the most seasoned emergency planners by <br />surprise, Four hurricanes impacted Florida in a matter <br />of months, severely straining the State and FEMA's <br />ability to respond and monitor debris recovery efforts. <br />One area that was greatly impacted by this was the <br />issue of stumps. FEMA issued disaster specific <br />guidance for stumps after stump work was largely <br />completed. This retroactive approach resulted in <br />stump reimbursement being largely denied state wide. <br />In Hillsborough County alone this accounted for <br />approximately $3.4M in denied funds. <br /> <br />MALCOLM <br />PIRNIE <br /> <br />INDEPENDENT ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS, SCIENTISTS AND CONSULTANTS <br /> <br />I <br />