CONTRACTOR OUTREACH PROGRAM

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CONTRACTOR OUTREACH PROGRAM

• September 25, 2008

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Disaster Recovery Program

• 5.08 Billion HUD Funds to Mississippi in form of
  Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) in
  Aftermath of Katrina
• Governor Allocated Approx. 640 Million for
  Water/wastewater Infrastructure
• Funds Available in June 2007

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Governors Directive to MDEQ

• Develop Plan to Identify Water/Wastewater
  Infrastructure Needs in Five Counties
• Enhancement and Not Repair
• Address Needs in Growth Areas and Areas Less
  Vulnerable to Future Storms
• Support Housing Needs and Economic Development
• MDEQ Contracted with MSEG to Assist in
  Development of Plan
• Plan Finalized in Jan. 2007

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Description of Projects (65)

• Water Supply
• 34 water supply wells (28.5 mgd)
• 34 storage tanks (17.5 mg of storage)
• 277 miles of water transmission lines
• 1 water treatment plant

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Description of Projects

• 17 wastewater treatment plants (12 mgd)
• 285 miles of water transmission lines
• 58 pumping stations

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Project Descriptions

• Approximately 582 million in Project Costs
• Approximately 420 million in Construction Costs

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CDBG Disaster Recovery Funding
39 Million
60 Million
121 Million
120 Million
243 Million
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Program Implementation

• HUD Grant to Mississippi Development Authority
  (MDA)
• MDA Subgrant to MDEQ for Infrastructure Monies
• MDEQ Makes Subgrants to Five County Utility
  Authorities (cities in Jackson County)

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Status of Projects

• One Water Supply Project Completed
• One Water Treatment Plant Under Construction
• Engineering Ongoing
• NEPA (Environmental) Ongoing
• Permitting Ongoing
• Land Acquisition Ongoing

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Roles

• CUAs/Cities Implement the Project
• Procured engineers, administrators, and legal
• Negotiate Service Agreements
• Manage design, land acquisition, permitting
• Procure Construction Contracts
• Manage Construction Activities
• Operate and Maintain Infrastructure

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Roles

• MDEQ
• Assists and Provide Monitoring Oversight to
  Grantees to Ensure Compliance with HUD
  Requirements
• Davis-Bacon, Procurement, Change Order Approvals,
  and Payment Requests

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Program Objective

• Commence Construction on Some Phase of Every
  Project by Mid Jan. 2009
• Complete Construction by End of 2010

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Accelerated Strategy

• MDEQ, MSEG, Pearson Management Group, CUAs
  Developed Alternate Strategy to Meet Objectives
• Consists of Term Unit Bid Contracts

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Program Milestones
Local Consultant Procurement
Grants Awarded
HUD Releases Funds
Final Design
Final Design
HUD Approves Master Plan
Master Plan Complete
Master Plan Development Begins
Apr 06
Oct 07
Dec 07
Jan 07
Apr 07
Jun 07
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Program Milestones
Completion
Construction
Property Acquisition
Final Engineering Design
Complete Conceptual Engineering
Conceptual Engineering Design
Dec 2010
Sep 08 Thru 2010
Jul 08
Sep 08 Thru 2009
Jan 08
Jun 08
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Project Groups

• Group 1 - Traditional Bid Process
• Group 2 2 Year Term/Unit Bid Process
• Group 3 2 Year Term/Unit Bid Process
• Group 4 Wastewater Treatment Facilities (WWTF)
  Traditional Bid Process

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Project Bid Packages
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Project Bid Packages
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Advertisement for Bids

• Group 1 - Traditional Bid Process September
• Group 2 2 Year Term/Unit Bid Process
  September
• Group 3 2 Year Term/Unit Bid Process October
• Group 4 Wastewater Treatment Facilities (WWTF)
  Traditional Bid Process October July, 2009

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Bid Process

• County Utility Authorities (CUAs) will advertise
  for bids
• CUAs and representatives will issue bid
  documents
• CUAs will conduct pre-bid meetings
• CUAs will receive, open, evaluate, and award bids

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Bid Award Requirements

• Bid Security 5 of Base Bid amount
• Mississippi State Certificate of Responsibility
  (Contractors License) Required
• MBE/WBE Goals 10/5
• Contracts Awarded within 90 days
• 100 Performance Payment Bonds at Contract
  Award
• Work Orders issued by CUA upon completion of
  Design, Permitting, Acquisition of Property
• Unit Price Adjustments considered for Fuel,
  Materials, CPI
• Visit msGulfRegionPlan.org or the CUA for more
  information

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Questions/Comments

• ?
• Visit msGulfRegionPlan.org or the CUA for more
  information

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CUA Contacts

• Hancock County Utility Authority
• David Pitalo, Executive Director
• 401 Gulfside Street
• Waveland, MS 39576
• 228-467-3702
• 228-467-6206
• hcua_at_bellsouth.net

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CUA Contacts

• Harrison County Utility Authority
• Kamran Pahlavan, Executive Director
• 10271 Express Drive
• Gulfport, MS 39503
• 228-868-8752
• 228-868-8751
• kped_at_bellsouth.net

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CUA Contacts

• Jackson County Utility Authority
• Tommy Fairfield, Jr., Executive Director
• 1225 Jackson Avenue
• Pascagoula, Ms 39567
• 228-762-0119
• fax [phone]
• tfairfield_at_bellsouth.net

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CUA Contacts

• Pearl River County Utility Authority
• c/o Brooks Wallace, P.E.
• Dungan Engineering, PA
• 925 Goodyear Boulevard
• Picayune, MS 39466
• 601-799-1037
• brooks_at_dunganeng.com

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CUA Contacts

• Stone County Utility Authority
• c/o W. Ryan Tice, P.E.
• Neel-Schaffer, Inc
• 123 Pine Avenue East
• Wiggins, Mississippi, 39577
• 601-928-0080
• ryan.tice_at_neel-schaffer.com

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Thank you!

• Visit msGulfRegionPlan.org or the CUA for more
  information