Malcolm Pirnie - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

I -----'F~E'XAMPLE PROJECTS WHICH- BEST ILLUSTRATE PROPOSED TEAM'S-' -- - - -- QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS CONTRACT (Present as many projects as requested by the agency, or 10 projects, if not specified, Complete one Section F for each project.) I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 20. EXAMPLE PROJECT KEY NUMBER 9 22, YEAR COMPLETED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONSTRUCTION (If applicable) 21. TITLE AND LOCATION (City and State) Post Disaster Emergency Assistance, Columbia MS 24. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AND RELEVANCE TO THIS CONTRACT (Include scope, size, and cost) The City of Columbia received massive damage, as a result of Hun'icane Katrina, that devastated all City services and resources. Homes were destroyed, power was cut, huge trees toppled into the roads making movement and communication nearly impossible. Damage was so extensive that even old graves were pulled out of the ground in the roots of massive old growth oak trees. Hurricane Katrina caused tens of millions of dollars in residential and commercial property damage and more than S3 million in City debris related damage and labor costs potentially recoverable from FEMA. Malcolm Pirnie's scope of work involved the following: . Comprehensive Post Disaster Strategic Planning - Management of the FEMA process began within first week after the disaster was declared. Scope focused on being the City's representative and advocate in all dealings with FEMA. This included the day to day on the ground contact with project team members writing and coordinating the entire project worksheet process including force account labor and equipment summaries for all categories (both large and small projects), negotiating versions, deadline revisions, prompt payment streamlining practices, audit preparation/negotiation, and deobligation appeals. . Work included coordinating this entire process with the state's emergency management agency (MEMA) and the comprehensive coordination of the management and cost recovery process with the state's department of transportation (MDOT), department of environmental quality (MDEQ), and the National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS). a. PROJECT OWNER City of Columbia l:- -S. I ~ "-;. '."~..."",, - ~_. " .- ..' - oj ~-~- -- On 23, PROJECT OWNER'S INFORMATION c. POINT OF CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER 601-736-9077 Fees: $250,000 RELEVANT FEATURES . Provided comprehensive post disaster strategic planning . Assisted the City in recovering funds from FEMA . Provided full media management and community education programs . Additionally provided full media management and community education and update initiatives including regular update presentations to the city's Board and speaking engagements at local civic organizations, . Finally, currently negotiating with FEMA/MEMA for additional cost recovery of costs associated with excess debris disposal (loss of air space) not covered by current guidelines but negotiating for a post deadline version to be obligated, The City of Columbia to date (November, 2007) has received funds due from FEMA of S3,000,000,00 with only 570.000_00 in hold backs pending. All contractors have been paid in full and the City's entire insurance deducible was reimbursed by FEMA, Malcolm Pirnie assisted Columbia in recovering S 113,000,00 from MDEQ for debris removal on state maintained Federal Aid Secondary (F AS) routes within the City limits, And more than S80,000,00 in drainage feature repair was conducted on City streams by the NRCS,Several structures and the water department's water tower level reporting system were not only repaired but completely upgraded to hurricane survival standards with these costs being fully recovered from FEMA. In addition, Pirnie successfully overturned a deobligation of S 181 ,000.00 in debris removal funds based on what was agreed by the reobligation of funds as an arbitrary and capricious re-setting of debris measurement standards on FEMA/MEMA's part. Finally, Pirnie is negotiating with FEMA/MEMA to recover an additional S 188,000.00 not covered by FEMA policy but under active consideration as an allowed amended version to the debris removal project worksheet. I I I a. 25. FIRMS FROM SECTION C INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT (1)FIRMNAME Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. A628516 / WHI (3) ROLE Environmental Issues Mana Jemenl STANDARD FORM 330 (6/2004) PAGE 3