Comprehensive Disaster Recovery Management Services

The Vendor is required to provide comprehensive disaster recovery management services will assist in strategically managing the project development and administration of any and all federal and/or state disaster programs related to declared emergencies.
- Agency Public Assistance (PA) Advisory Services:
- Develop a process/system to efficiently submit grant applications, identify eligible projects, capture costs, prepare cost reports, reconcile invoices, and close-out projects.
- Attend meetings with relevant local, state, and federal officials to address eligibility and process issues.
- Provide knowledge, experience and technical expertise in dealing with federal and state regulations, specifically including, but not limited to, the disaster relief and emergency assistance act, post-katrina emergency management reform act, and the sandy recovery improvement act.
- Proactively identify and resolve issues that may arise related to the funding of completed and forthcoming work.
- Provide engineering, cost estimating, and architectural support, among other types of technical assistance.
- Assess damage to public infrastructure components, transportation systems, and facilities.
- Agency Individual Assistance (IA) Advisory Services:
- Develop a process/system to efficiently communicate available resources to county for disaster recovery from Hurricane Helene.
- Provide public relations guidance and support related to IA service through agency and other Federal, state and local resources.
- Financial and Grant Management Support:
- Advice on agency policies, regulations, practices and procedures and how to track costs, including direct administrative costs to facilitate reimbursement for all eligible client costs, including contractor costs.
- Provide general grant management advice.
- Provide oversight of contractors’ billing to ensure that they invoice in accordance with their contract, and that all costs eligible for the disaster grant funding are documented and claimed.
- Assist in providing interagency (Federal, State, County, Municipal) coordination and technical support, as well as identifying funding resources that may be available to assist in the long-term recovery process.
- State Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery
- Provide knowledge, experience, technical competence, and oversight in the planning, administration, and implementation of eligible department activities as identified in the Code of Federal Regulations.
- Conduct assessments that identify housing, infrastructure, and the economic disaster recovery needs.
- Contract Period/Term: 3 years