1. CONTRACTOR OUTREACH PROGRAM September 25, 2008

2. 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

3. Governor’s 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

4. 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

5. Description of Projects  17 wastewater treatment plants (12 mgd)  285 miles of water transmission lines  58 pumping stations

6. Project Descriptions  Approximately $582 million in Project Costs  Approximately $420 million in Construction Costs

7. CDBG Disaster Recovery Funding CDBG Disaster Recovery Funding $ 60 Million $39 Million $120 Million $243 Million $121 Million

8. 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)

9. Status of Projects  One Water Supply Project Completed  One Water Treatment Plant Under Construction  Engineering Ongoing  NEPA (Environmental) Ongoing  Permitting Ongoing  Land Acquisition Ongoing

10. 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

11. Roles  MDEQ –Assists and Provide Monitoring Oversight to Grantees to Ensure Compliance with HUD Requirements  Davis-Bacon, Procurement, Change Order Approvals, and Payment Requests

12. Program Objective  Commence Construction on Some Phase of Every Project by Mid Jan. 2009  Complete Construction by End of 2010

13. Accelerated Strategy  MDEQ, MSEG, Pearson Management Group, CUAs Developed Alternate Strategy to Meet Objectives  Consists of Term Unit Bid Contracts

14. Program Milestones Final Design Master Plan Development Begins Master Plan Complete HUD Approves Master Plan HUD Releases Funds Grants Awarded Local Consultant Procurement Apr 06 Jan 07Apr 07Jun 07 Oct 07Dec 07

15. Program Milestones Conceptual Engineering Design Final Engineering Design Property Acquisition Construction Completion Complete Conceptual Engineering Jan 08 Dec 2010 Sep 08 Thru 2010 Jul 08 Jun 08 Sep 08 Thru 2009

16. 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

17. Project Bid Packages

19. 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

20. Bid Process  County Utility Authorities (CUA’s) will advertise for bids  CUA’s and representatives will issue bid documents  CUA’s will conduct pre-bid meetings  CUA’s will receive, open, evaluate, and award bids

21. 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

22. Questions/Comments ? Visit msGulfRegionPlan.org or the CUA for more information

23. CUA Contacts Hancock County Utility Authority David Pitalo, Executive Director 401 Gulfside Street Waveland, MS 39576 228-467-3702228-467-6206hcua@bellsouth.net

24. CUA Contacts Harrison County Utility Authority Kamran Pahlavan, Executive Director 10271 Express Drive Gulfport, MS 39503 228-868-8752228-868-8751kped@bellsouth.net

25. CUA Contacts Jackson County Utility Authority Tommy Fairfield, Jr., Executive Director 1225 Jackson Avenue Pascagoula, Ms 39567 228-762-0119 fax 228-762-3299 tfairfield@bellsouth.net

26. CUA Contacts Pearl River County Utility Authority c/o Brooks Wallace, P.E. Dungan Engineering, PA 925 Goodyear Boulevard Picayune, MS 39466 601-799-1037brooks@dunganeng.com

27. CUA Contacts Stone County Utility Authority c/o W. Ryan Tice, P.E. Neel-Schaffer, Inc 123 Pine Avenue East Wiggins, Mississippi, 39577 601-928-0080ryan.tice@neel-schaffer.com

28. Thank you! Visit msGulfRegionPlan.org or the CUA for more information