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AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE
Agreement Number: P-23-348
August 17, 2023
Disaster Recovery Experts
4238 Castleton Circle
Mather, CA 95655
Contract Number P-23-348 covering consultation services for disaster cost recovery is amended as
follows:
Maximum: The County of Fresno desires to increase this Agreement in the amount of Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($50,000.00). In no event shall services performed and/or fees paid under this Agreement be in
excess of Seventy Thousand Dollars ($70,000.00).
Electronic Signatures. The parties agree that this Agreement may be executed by electronic signature as
provided in this section.
A. An "electronic signature" means any symbol or process intended by an individual signing this
Agreement to represent their signature, including but not limited to (1) a digital signature; (2)a faxed
version of an original handwritten signature; or(3) an electronically scanned and transmitted (for
example by PDF document) of a handwritten signature.
B. Each electronic signature affixed or attached to this Agreement(1) is deemed equivalent to a valid
original handwritten signature of the person signing this Agreement for all purposes, including but not
limited to evidentiary proof in any administrative or judicial proceeding, and (2) has the same force
and effect as the valid original handwritten signature of that person.
C. The provisions of this section satisfy the requirements of Civil Code section 1633.5, subdivision (b), in
the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act (Civil Code, Division 3, Part 2, Title 2.5, beginning with section
1633.1).
D. Each party using a digital signature represents that it has undertaken and satisfied the requirements
of Government Code section 16.5, subdivision (a), paragraphs (1)through (5), and agrees that each
other party may rely upon that representation.
This Agreement is not conditioned upon the parties conducting the transactions under it by electronic
means and either party may sign this Agreement with an original handwritten signature.
Please acknowledge your acceptance by returning all pages of this letter to my office via email or USPS.
333 W. Pontiac Way, Clovis, CA 93612 / (559) 600-7110
*The County of Fresno is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer*
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If you have any questions, please contact Susan Walker, Purchasing Technician, at(559) 600-7110 or
email suwalker(aVresnocountyca.gov.
FOR THE COUNTY OF FRESNO
Digitally signed by Gary Cornuelle
Gary Cornuelle Date:2023.08.18 14:46:13-07'00'
Gary E. Cornuelle
Purchasing Manager
333 W. Pontiac Way
Clovis, CA 93612
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CONTRACTOR TO COMPLETE:
Company: Disaster Recovery Expert, Inc.
Type of Entity:
❑ Individual ❑ Limited Liability Company
❑ Sole Proprietorship ❑ Limited Liability Partnership
Corporation ❑ General Partnership
Signature
Jordan Brown, Vice President Contracts 8/18/2023
Print Name and Title Date
Signature L441-6&tof
Charles Rabamad, President 8/18/2023
Print Name and Title Date
4238 Castleton Circle Mather CA 95655
Address City State Zip
916-764-7637 Brownbizpro@gmail.com
TELEPHONE NUMBER FAX NUMBER E-MAIL ADDRESS
ACCOUNTING USE ONLY
ORG No.: 56204605
Account No.: 7295
Requisition No.: 5622400169
(8/2022)
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August 11th, 2023
Gilbert Torres, Staff Analyst
Fresno County OES
1221 Fulton Street
Fresno, CA 93721
PHONE: (559) 600-3483
Email: gitorresC�fresnocountyca.gov
Subject: Proposal for Disaster Recovery, Project Management and Technical
Support Services- 4683-DR-CA
Dear Gilbert Torres:
Disaster Recovery Experts (DRE) appreciates the opportunity to present our
proposal/quote to provide disaster recovery support services to the County of Fresno
(the County) including but not limited to disaster event number 4683-DR-CA. It is
expressly understood that additional disaster events will require additional funding to the
contract for the work related thereto.
Our team will work with the County and Operational Area (OA) partners to develop
grant management recovery strategies for these events. DRE's services will provide
support in each of the areas identified below:
• Assisting the County and OA partners with state and federal recovery grant
management and assisting in post-disaster recovery management to analyze
immediate and long-term recovery needs, considering impacted populations,
and identifying available resources to help rebuild. This includes assisting the
County and OA partners in their recovery efforts under state and federal aid
programs (FEMA and Cal OES specifically);
• Providing technical assistance with state and federal recovery polices and
grant programs;
• Providing support for strategic planning and coordination of all recovery efforts
across the county;
• Assisting with documentation for state and federal grant programs to
ensure maximum cost recovery;
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• Assisting with the management of FEMA and/or other federal grants, coordinating
with Cal OES along with the County, arranging for routine status/action plan
meetings, establishing priorities, scope changes and updates at meetings;
• Managing deliverables for FEMA and Cal OES. Working with Fresno County Office
of Emergency Services (OES) staff to develop a Fresno County OES Grant
Management System that efficiently and effectively monitors and tracks the progress
of each grant and the progress of County and OA Partners to ensure efficient cost
recovery for all partners;
• Providing assistance and support to the County and OA partners with procurement
and financial management, such as interfacing with internal staff, to ensure
procurement and fiscal processes adhere to FEMA federal grants criteria;
• Identifying potential improvements and maximizing 404 and 406 Mitigation funding;
• Coordinating with and providing support and resources to impacted business
and residents;
• Providing support to the County and all Operational Area partners including all
cities, private non-profits and special districts;
• Disaster preparedness, response and recovery consulting services;
• Planning, training and exercise support services;
• Damage evaluation of public-owned facilities and infrastructure in support of
the comprehensive damage assessment process;
• Debris management and planning services;
• Development of a comprehensive financial recovery strategy designed to maximize
funding from all available sources, including FEMA and other federal agencies;
• FEMA Public Assistance program guidance with respect to eligibility, recovery
strategy and options;
• Formulating project worksheets (PWs) that are fully coordinated with the insurance
claim settlement process;
• Hazard mitigation planning, project proposals and program management
activities and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) administration;
• Providing coordination, assistance and support to small businesses applying for
Small Business Administration (SBA) loans; and
• Providing coordination, assistance and support to agricultural partners navigating the
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the California Department of Food
and Agriculture (CDFA) programs and/or Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
The following sections break our services into six main areas: Preliminary Damage
Assessment (PDA); Public Assistance Consulting Services and Assistance; Hazard
Mitigation Consulting Services and Assistance; Debris Management & Planning
Services and Support; Compliance Consulting and Support; and Emergency Planning,
Disaster Preparedness & Response Consulting and Support. However, support is
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available in whatever combination best suits the needs of the County and its OA
partners.
Preliminary Damage Assessment
DRE is an advocate for local governments during the Initial Damage Estimate (IDE)
process for Cal OES and the Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) with FEMA. This
focus on the local governments allows DRE to better understand the specific and
unique damages that can occur in the impacted jurisdiction. Our team is trained and
experienced with Public Assistance (PA) eligibility and knows what is required to
ascertain a proper estimate of damages to maximize federal and state reimbursement.
DRE is available to assist the County to perform the following PDA-related services:
• Perform observations of representative damage or photographic review.
• For PA, conduct interviews with technical and accounting/budgeting representatives
from major departments having immediate expenditures for emergency response
and/or anticipated costs associated with the disaster (e.g., Public Works, Utilities,
Police/Fire, Codes, and Finance); quantify and report on impact to critical
infrastructure and emergency services, as well as social, agricultural and economic
impact.
• Meet or coordinate with state agencies and VOLAGs (Voluntary Agencies) to gain
information on their response efforts.
• Identify potential hazard mitigation opportunities.
• Prepare estimate and summary forms detailing and quantifying damages by
FEMA categories (A-G) for presentation to Cal OES and/or FEMA; provide all
necessary support documentation to Cal OES for impact statement report by
deadline.
• Coordinate and communicate with Cal OES and FEMA to perform site visits, tours of
representative damages, and other preliminary damage assessment activities.
• Provide technical specialists to review special consideration issues such as
insurance, environmental, historic, and codes & standards compliance.
• Review pertinent insurance policies and floodplain locations for potential impact
on funding.
• Provide training, technical, programmatic, and procedural assistance, guidance and
support to the County and Operational Area partners as required to facilitate
preliminary damage assessment process.
Public Assistance Consulting Services and Assistance
DRE will provide the County and Operational Area partners with services designed to
help maximize FEMA's reimbursement under the Stafford Act and Cal OES' funding
under the California Disaster Assistance Act (CDAA), as well as other available
programs. We can help expedite the processing and retention of grant funds during the
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life of the projects, and support project closeouts and audits. Our approach is to provide
a well-trained and supervised staff to work in tandem with County and Operational Area
representatives to provide valuable support, continuity, and information. Our team
members are provided with the tools to achieve our objectives, including computers, cell
phones, safety equipment, and continuous advisory support from senior team members.
Following are the services available under this proposal:
0 Public Assistance Grant Management Tasks
• Provide general grant management advice.
• Assist in the development, implementation, and oversight of comprehensive
recovery strategies designated to maximize federal and state assistance.
• Work with the County and OA partners to segregate project management costs from
other administrative functions to avoid potential reimbursement disputes.
• Generate time extension requests to FEMA, Cal OES and/or other federal
grant programs.
• Develop improved and/or alternate project requests to Cal OES, FEMA and/or other
federal grant programs.
• Provide advice to the County Disaster Recovery Team as appropriate and
participate in meetings.
• Coordinate implementation efforts with long-term recovery plan and provide program
guidance with respect to eligibility, options, contracting, change orders,
documentation, and tracking.
• Assist the County in the development and preparation of Hazard Mitigation projects
and grant Applications for 404, 406 and related federal and state programs.
• Prepare draft correspondence to FEMA and other relevant agencies as necessary.
• Track and document grant administrative costs.
0 Public Assistance Recovery Operation Tasks
• Participate in FEMA/Cal OES Applicants' Briefings.
• Assist the County and OA Partners with filling Request for Public Assistance (RPA)
forms for Cal OES and FEMA.
• Review list of projects and organize projects by the appropriate categories
• Develop and submit state and federal grant applications (Public Assistance, Hazard
Mitigation and/or Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery), assist in
identifying and capturing eligible costs, and reconcile invoices.
• Assist to ensure all PA-eligible County applicants are aware of the Program
(applicant outreach).
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• Partner with state/FEMA and County personnel to inspect damage sites.
• Provide County and other designated applicants with eligibility oversight.
• In conjunction with FEMA, Cal OES and the County, prepare scopes of work and
cost estimates for project worksheets.
• Conduct and/or assist with small project validation.
• Assist with and train County staff on the use of the Cal OES/FEMA Grants Portal to
manage their Public Assistance grant applications and projects.
• Submit to FEMA for consideration and disposition design and
construction schedules for large projects (if applicable).
• Provide advocacy for the County and OA partners; and immediately bring any
questions or concerns that may have involved any aspect of eligibility, funding, or
program in general to the attention of Cal OES and/or FEMA.
• Work with the County and its applicants to resolve that misunderstanding.
• Assist with the development and submission of County's requests for time
extensions.
• Review and make recommendations to the County on appeals.
• Advise County of hazard mitigation opportunities.
0 Public Assistance Eligibility Tasks
• At all stages of recovery, review eligibility issues, and work with the County and OA
partners to develop justifications for presentation to the Cal OES and FEMA, and
other involved agencies.
• Assist the County and OA partners in developing an approach to filing and tracking
costs.
• Maximize reimbursement by utilizing extremely accurate record-keeping
and exacting quality control measures.
• Review contracts, vendor qualification process, and purchasing documentation.
• Review documentation prepared by the County and OA partners.
• Assist in capturing and summarizing eligible costs for the County and OA partners.
• Assist in identifying and addressing special consideration issues (e.g.,
environmental, historical, regulatory, floodplain, insurance, hazardous materials).
• Assist the County and OA partners with compiling and summarizing Category A
through G costs for presentation to Cal OES and FEMA.
• Assist the County and OA partners to prepare Project Worksheets for small and
large projects based upon information they provided.
• Attend meetings with Cal OES and FEMA to support County or OA partners'
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individual Project Worksheets when authorized.
• Provide assistance and oversight to County and OA partners with their claims.
• Assist in determining if any additional eligible damages have not been quantified and
presented to Project Officers.
• Work with state to resolve disputes that may arise.
• If County disagrees with Cal OES and/or FEMA determinations, DRE will
provide assistance and expertise with writing appeals.
• When the County has completed all projects and drawn down reimbursement for all
eligible costs, DRE will assist with finalizing preparations for large project closeouts,
final inspections, audits, and will participate in exit conferences with Cal OES and/or
FEMA.
0 Public Assistance Project Management Tasks
• Provide project management services related to coordinating the design and
construction phases of the recovery process, including Hazard Mitigation Grant
Program (HMGP) projects and CDBG Funds administration.
• Maximize reimbursement under administrative allowance of the grants.
• Create and maintain critical contract lists and project tracking mechanisms to include
timelines and deadlines.
• Serve as a centralized resource to facilitate interdepartmental coordination and
communication related to assigned projects.
• Assist the County and OA partners with pre-construction project development,
procurement and management of Architectural & Engineering (A&E) services,
and construction contract evaluation and approval.
• Assist the County and its applicants with design and scope development and
document preparation and review.
• Assist the County and OA partners with construction cost estimate evaluation and
development.
• Assist with codes and standards evaluation and necessary permitting.
• Review all A&E and contractor payment applications for FEMA acceptability and
provide policy- and project-related guidance to the state regarding payment
application processing.
• Make routine site visits to evaluate progress, performance and compliance; provide
verification and reporting, as well as appropriate documentation of activities; and
attend progress meetings.
• Prepare and maintain detailed project files, reviewing all addenda for eligibility
and compliance.
• Coordinate and oversee design and construction schedules; maintain schedules of
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documentation deadlines and construction milestones; and provide ongoing
monitoring and status reporting to the state and applicants.
• Assist the County and OA partners with change order processing and review.
• Assist the budget office with processing the reimbursement request in a timely
manner.
• Support the County and OA partners through project closeout activities.
0 Public Assistance Reporting and Closeout Tasks
• Validate completion of small projects.
• Assist with submitting documented costs to Cal OES through the VAYGo project
cost tracking system.
• Perform routine and final inspections of all large projects, certify completion,
and submit final cost accounting to Cal OES and/or FEMA.
• Make recommendations for interim project funding and final reconciliations.
• Assist the County and OA partners in formulating appeals and navigating the
arbitration process.
• Provide technical assistance for database administration that facilitates
project tracking and quarterly reporting to Cal OES and/or FEMA.
• Work with Cal OES and/or FEMA to close out the Public Assistance grant
application after all projects have been closed.
• DRE will assist the County and OA partners with any Office of Inspector General
(OIG) audits or inquiries.
0 Public Assistance Engagement Management Tasks
• Prepare weekly reports.
• Attend status meetings.
• Provide ongoing staff training for fiscal, environmental and documentation
requirements for the federal/state programs and grants.
Hazard Mitigation Consulting Services and Assistance
DRE is available to assist and augment the County and Operational area resources with
hazard mitigation assistance program-related activities including meshing the CDBG
funding, from planning services through project implementation. In support of these
efforts, DRE is available to perform the following services.
0 Hazard Mitigation Planning
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• Prepare planning grant application for available funding support.
• Once approved, begin plan update process with a preliminary review of
existing plans and related materials; conduct a kickoff meeting with Cal OES
and key stakeholders to develop agreed-upon action steps and timeline.
• Review and document mitigation efforts identified in existing plan.
• Conduct public meetings with local agencies and public representatives to
gather potential mitigation project input and concerns; document public
participation in a format that meets the Disaster Mitigation Act (DMA) 2000
criteria.
• Perform risk analysis and cost benefit analysis for viable projects based on
the County's hazard vulnerability assessment.
• Review updated plan for compliance with federal, and state regulatory agencies,
including National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) compliance.
• Finalize plan, bind hardcopy, prepare CD and deliver to state to be forwarded to
FEMA.
• Revise plan according to crosswalk comments from FEMA (if any).
• Provide final copy of hazard mitigation plan ready for the County's adoption.
• Provide recommendations for document management, distribution, and usability.
0 Hazard Mitigation Project Grant Application
• Perform site visits and review available raw data.
• Gather/review damage history, engineering data and maps; research/incorporate
environmental considerations.
• Gather information necessary to support benefit cost analysis (BCA) and
perform BCA for proposed project.
• Gather supporting information, develop and document anticipated financial and
work schedule for proposed project.
• Prepare HMGP grant application based on supporting documentation and BCAs,
work with the state to submit application to FEMA and respond to
feedback/response, make corrections as required, and submit final application by
appropriate deadline.
• Provide phone and/or in-person support and follow-up as required to accomplish the
functions outlined above.
0 Hazard Mitigation — Following Project Approval
• Review final grant agreements and project scopes.
• Review construction bid documents, submittals and contracts for consistency with
grant program guidelines.
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• Monitor projects' progress to ensure grant timelines.
• Review all expenses to satisfy Cal OES and FEMA audits.
• Prepare and submit quarterly reports.
• Prepare advance of funds or funding reimbursement requests.
• Track and document grant administrative costs.
• Prepare and complete closeout documents.
• Coordination with applicable contractors, engineers and state staff where necessary.
• Monitor property acquisition transactions.
• Initiate property owner discussions and appraisals.
• Monitor demolition and disposal of acquired structures.
• Assist in community public notice and awareness.
Debris Management & Planning Services and Support
Our team includes very experienced, all hazards' debris experts who have hands-on
experience directly managing some of California's most challenging and complex debris
operations in state history. With this expertise comes the knowledge to support all levels
of debris management, from the pre-disaster planning stage to running a large-scale,
post-fire private property cleanup program. The team at DRE can oversee the
evaluation, creation and/or revision of all required debris removal planning, compliance
and operations documents that would be required by Cal OES and/or FEMA.
• Monitor all debris projects' progress to ensure grant timelines.
• Review environmental, cultural, and historic requirements for each debris project.
• Review all expenses to satisfy Cal OES and/or FEMA audits.
• Provide Debris Management Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to support any
Private Property Debris Removal (PPDR) needs.
• Provide oversight and Project Management services for PPDR projects.
• Provide historic knowledge of best practices used by other jurisdictions with all
types of debris management.
DRE will ensure full regulatory compliance with all permitting requirement for debris
management activities and disaster recovery projects including, but not limited to:
• Air Quality
• Forestry
• Storm Water
• Reclamation of Surface Mining Sites
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• Ground and Surface Water
• Local Health Department Permits
Compliance Consulting and Support
DRE is committed to ensuring compliance during all phases of disaster recovery
including debris management and construction/repair projects. DRE understands the
consequences of not completely complying with all of FEMA's Environmental Planning
and Historic Preservation (EHP) requirements and how it can result in a loss of funding.
DRE has experience ensuring full regulatory compliance and knows all the agencies
that are involved in compliance related to debris management and disaster recovery
projects, including but not limited to:
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)
• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)
• California Environmental Protection Agency (CaIEPA)
• United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
• California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)
• California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
• California Department of Water Resources (DWR)
• California Coastal Commission
• National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
DRE staff will ensure compliance with state and local regulations, laws, and ordinances,
all of which will be addressed and followed for all environmental and historic
preservation grant requirements. The following list provides a brief review of the
primary state and federal laws for which DRE staff will ensure consideration during all
phases of disaster recovery to protect grant funding:
• California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
• Clean Water Act
• Clean Air Act
• Coastal Barrier Resources Act
• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
• Endangered Species Act
• Coastal Zone Management Act
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• Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
• Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
• Executive Orders
• National Historic Preservation Act
Emergency Planning, Disaster Preparedness & Response Consulting and
Support
Our team includes experienced, all hazards' planners to support the evaluation, creation
and/or revision of required planning documents in support of the County's disaster
response and recovery operations and to ensure compliance with applicable state and
federal requirements.
Our team is prepared to provide the following:
• Organize and provide workshops for residents impacted by flooding, covering the
following topics:
- FEMA Individual Assistance Program (IA)
- Debris Management options
- Housing and relocation options
- Private non-profit assistance
- Small Business Administration (SBA) assistance
Our team's disaster and emergency planning capabilities include (but are not limited to)
the following:
• Comprehensive Emergency Management Plans (CEMP) and Continuity of
Operations Plans (COOP)
• Emergency Operations Plans
• Hazard Mitigation Plans
• Crisis Communications & Warning Plans
• Debris Management Plans
• Resource Management Plans
• Post-disaster Recovery and Redevelopment Plans & Policies
• Accreditation through the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP)
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Staff Biographies
Individual resumes are available
Charles Rabamad I CEO
Charles is a disaster recovery assistance expert with more than 25 years of field
experience handling disaster response and recovery in California. During his 25 years
with the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), he was
involved with every state and federally declared disaster since the 1989 Loma Prieta
Earthquake. Governor Jerry Brown appointed Charles four times to lead disaster
recovery efforts at the highest level of state government.
Between 2003 and 2019, Charles served a significant role in more than 283 disaster
declarations. He was designated as the State Public Assistance Officer for 162 of those
events, which includes 10 presidentially declared major disaster declarations, 146 fire
management declarations, and 115 state-declared events. For the remaining 121
events, Charles served as the Governor's Authorized Representative and as the State
Coordinating Officer. Disasters during this period included the South Napa Earthquake
(2015), Valley and Butte Fires (2015), Oroville Dam (2017), October 2017 California
Wildfires (2017), Thomas Fire and Montecito Mud Flows (2017), Camp Fire/Woolsey
and Hill Fires (2018), Mid-February Storms and Late February Storms (2019).
In more than 30 years of professional experience, Charles brings a vast spectrum of
knowledge and practice in disaster mitigation, response and recovery as well as
infrastructure, disaster housing solutions, debris removal, environmental and historical
preservation processes, project monitoring, project management, and federal and state
procurement processes. He has testified before the California Legislature and other
governmental bodies on behalf of Cal OES and the California Department of Water
Resources.
Highlights of Charles' career include serving as Co-Lead of the Governor's Tree
Mortality Task Force, charged with finding solutions to the bark beetle epidemic that
decimated California's forests and increased fire risk; serving as a lead state official for
development of the Recovery component of the revised Bay Area Catastrophic Plan
2016 and for the California Disaster Recovery Framework and its six Recovery Support
Functions in 2019; leading the effort to establish project closeout procedures in
California to ensure reconciliation of projects that will withstand audits; and assisting in
the development of the FEMA Grants Manager and Grants Portal tool, which helps
states, local governments and tribes to manage their projects.
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Sean P. Smith I Vice President of Operations
Sean holds more than 25 years of professional field experience performing damage
assessment, emergency management and disaster recovery functions of the largest
scale and scope. His range of expertise in California disaster recovery during his time at
the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) includes
earthquakes, wildfires, mudslides, storms, hurricanes and mass casualty events, with a
focus on debris management, damage assessment and disaster recovery project
management.
Sean has served as the Incident Commander of seven Incident (Debris) Management
Teams, and served as the Statewide Debris Coordinator from 2014-2018 overseeing
debris operations for 2015 statewide fires, 2017 statewide fires including the Thomas
Fire, and led the debris mission for the Montecito-Santa Barbara Mudslides of 2018.
Sean served as Operations Section Chief for the 2014 Statewide Drought and the 2017
Storms, including the Oroville Dam failure. He coordinated the state agency response
under the State Operations Center and the Joint Field Office.
Sean worked directly with Cal OES Legal to create and develop the first-of-its-kind
Consolidated Debris Removal Program (CDRP), including policy requirements and
guidelines for the program. In 2020, Sean deployed to Puerto Rico where he advised
the Puerto Rican government on how California carries out its CDRP. He provided
guidance, training and documentation on how California requests FEMA
reimbursement for debris removal, and on how California handles the debris, issues
contracts, and keeps operations eligible for FEMA Public Assistance Grant funding.
As the Incident Commander of multiple Debris Management Teams, Sean was the
public face of the debris removal operations. He led the team that would present and
explain the debris removal program to the public and local officials at public meetings.
Through his duties as the Statewide Debris Coordinator, Sean would present the state
debris removal program to City Councils and County Boards of Supervisors
representing the affected communities during public meetings.
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Jordan Brown I Executive Vice President
Jordan is an experienced business management and contracts professional with nearly
a decade of experience in the architecture, engineering and construction fields. He
maintains a thorough knowledge of risk mitigation and identification, contract
negotiation, and compliance, and holds a proven track record of successfully and
simultaneously managing multiple programs throughout the United States.
In California alone, Jordan played a key role in debris and tree removal contracts
following the Dixie Fire that impacted five counties; the 2020 wildfires that impacted six
inland counties; and multiple projects addressing cleanup and creation of a metal
recycling facility following the Camp Fire. Jordan's Odin-led project team orchestrated
the construction and management of a temporary housing site for 1,500 workers
providing emergency debris and hazard tree removal after the devastating Camp Fire in
Paradise and other remote Sierra Nevada foothill communities.
Jordan also took part in oversight of emergency levee repairs conducted under joint
contracts with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to fortify levees on the Sacramento
and Feather Rivers following flood and fire events, and emergency rehabilitation of the
Sunset Weir.
Jordan's technical expertise includes contracting and procurement; subcontract
administration; federal acquisition regulation; regulatory affairs management; risk
management; dispute/claims resolution; and business management.
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Cost Proposal
County and OA Partners Service Rates
DRE proposes to provide the County of Fresno and Operational Area Partners with
disaster recovery consultation services on a time-and-expense basis when activated.
The overall cost of our service will be based on the number of staff and amount of time
required. Per-project/disaster amounts will be calculated according to the following time-
and-expense rate table.
Consulting Services and Assistance Rates Hourly
Senior Policy Advisor— Consultant $170
Program Manager $160
Project Manager $155
Public Assistance Project Specialist $130
EHP Technical Specialist $150
Debris Management Expert $140
Hazard Mitigation Expert $150
Planner (Recovery, Debris, Emergency Operations, Mitigation, & $120
Business Continuity Plans)
Administrative Support $112
Travel Time $60
Travel Expense Reimbursement Cost + 5%
For the services described herein, DRE estimates the total price for not to exceed
$50,000.00 in addition to the initial contract sum of$20,000.00 without any material
changes, additions, or modifications directed by the County. The total amount of the
contract will be adjusted to the total amount of$70,000.00. In the event the County elects
to make such changes, additions, or modifications DRE shall provide an additional
estimate related thereto.
Professional fees will be invoiced on a monthly basis. Any approved expenses will be
billed to the County at DRE's cost. The County shall assist DRE with the services as
described herein by any means available.
Thank you again for this opportunity to assist the County. If you have any questions or
concerns, please contact me at (916) 764-7637 (mobile) or Sean Smith at (916) 879-
2740.
Sincerely,
Charles Rabamad
President/CEO, Disaster Recovery Experts