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I EMERGENCY DEBRIS DISPOSAL MANAGEMENT I I communications, our Team will be able to continue functioning thanks to our redundant system. We have also requested and have been placed in BellSouth's emergency priority list for the restoration of telecommunications in case any of our facilities are affected. I Fuel We have 'earned our lesson regarding the need to have fuel available to inspection and monitoring personnel. Even when some agencies, such as the Department of Transportation, have made fuel available to our staff, in some remote locations we have wasted valuable time traveling back and forth to fuel locations. To avoid this on all our future endeavors, we have made arrangements with fueling companies to have fueling trucks available to respond to locations in need once winds decrease below 45 mph. I I After the Storm Passes/ Clean-Up Inspection, Measurement and Certification The proposed staff for this project is intensely familiar with federal and state regulations and requirements regarding certification of contractor's debris removal equipment. Over the years and as a direct result of the various storm recoveries our Team has participated in, we have fine tuned our procedures and enhanced our abilities of observing, checking, and tracking debris removal activities and quantities. In this regard, our successes have been measured by two vital factors: I I );> The efficiency and expeditiousness of the various recovery efforts under Target management );> The ability of local and state agencies to maximize federal participation and timely reimbursements from Target managed emergency contracts I I Of vital importance when seeking federal agency reimbursements are the certified volume measurements for the various hauling equipment (trucks) that are used to dispose of the debris. In this regard, all haul trucks need to be accurately measured and photographed with the vehicle owners present to insure accurate capacities as well as to eliminate possible contract disputes over pay quantities. All certifications are double checked by Target Field Supervisors to insure accuracy, and a complete record of all equipment utilized and documented is kept using the form shown. Certified maximum truck volumes and individually assigned Contract Identification Numbers are posted on all haul vehicles via Target issued adhesive placards for ease of field identification. Equipment not properly displaying these assigned placards will not be allowed to operate on the project nor will any volume of debris hauled by uncertified equipment be credited for contractor payment. I I All field issued truck certifications are entered into the Target database on a daily basis. The database information is linked to the Project Managers Quantification Reports to insure that all Load Ticket Percentage Full Calculations are based on the original certified capacities to eliminate the possibility of field calculation errors. This system automatically flags all field load tickets with volume calculation errors and corrects pay quantities based on the original "certified" volumes which would override the potential for unauthorized altered equipment placards. Flagged load tickets are "kicked out" by the system for immediate investigation and resolution of any discrepancy. I I I Spot Checking of Debris Recovery Equipment In order to insure that unauthorized equipment alterations do not take place, copies of all truck certifications with attached equipment photos are kept on file at the various Temporary Debris Staging and Reduction Sites (TDSRS). Original certifications are kept at Target's Disaster Recovery Office. The field copies and photos are utilized by TDSR Site Monitors to both routinely and randomly check for continued compliance with originally certified capacities. In the event a contractor receives authorization to alter or modify haul equipment, a new certification will be required. New certified quantities and equipment numbers as well as identification placards and equipment photos will be issued and processed. All database information on "Re-Certified" vehicles will be cross-referenced with their original certifications in the database and quantities calculated will be based on certified capacities current at the time of each individual load. I I Assignment of Field Monitors Field Monitor assignment will vary from one per work crew to a maximum of one per five work crews based on contractor's equipment utilizations and geographic constraints, which might exist over large work areas. A daily field coordination meeting with working contractors in each work area insures 1 00% 5 I I