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SolUp�- hw�Vct.••••..qqQ :'1 mJEFFERSON Our Missionis: provide the services, •Na:• r.;j�.Yq Q Louis I A N A leadership. and vision to 17.??.' •�Q� improve the quality of life FO.F • LOVA' OFFICE OF PARISH PRESIDENT in Jefferson Parish.' AARON F.BROUSSARD PARISH PRESIDENT May 31,2007 To Whom It May Concern: This letter is to strongly recommend Ceres Environmental Services, Inc. as a hurricane recovery contractor. Hurricane Katrina (2005) devastated the Gulf Coast and Jefferson Parish, the most populated Parish in Louisiana, was no exception. In total, our recovery effort required the removal of millions of cubic yards of debris,trimming or removal of many thousands of trees,and demolition of thousands of structures. • Initially I was concerned when our original contractor was replaced by Ceres early in the recovery effort. But these concerns were alleviated on the first day when Ceres removed more debris at a higher rate than any single day during the original contractor's period of performance. In just their first 90 days of performance, Ceres removed over 3,178,970 CY of debris. Over the past 20 months, I have come to know Ceres' personnel and capabilities well and have been impressed with all aspects of their organization, all of which continually reaffirmed that the contractor change made early in this effort was the correct decision. Throughout their performance on this project, Ceres consistently maintained a highly competent and professional staff—all of whom remained tirelessly devoted to achieving the mission objectives. Often faced with critical challenges and,competing priorities, Ceres maintained considerable flexibility and demonstrated diversified expertise, consistently exceeding all of our expectations. Ceres was also extremely successful in promoting the participation and integration of local resources and contractors to achieve our utilization goals, furthering the economic and employment recovery aspects to this locality. The recovery effort for this Parish was, at the very least,daunting. The responsiveness, expertise,dedication,efficiency and professionalism displayed by Ceres were exemplary and this Parish remains grateful to them for their services. We would highly recommend this contractor for hurricane or of - •'saster recovery efforts. Sincerely, '11% AARON F.BROUSSARD Parish President SUITE 1002-1221 ELMWOOD PARK BOULEVARD-JEFFERSON.LOUISIANA 70123 P.O.BOX 10242.JEFFERSON,LOUISIANA 70181-0242-(504)736-6400 _/. Printed,in Ret,vI d Paper. • Ceres Environmental Services, Inc. Page 6-23