COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Fea
DR) CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT
GRANT-DISASTER RECOVERY
LOUISIANA
DISASTER
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
In partnership with Cohn Reznick, Metric is currently
assisting the State of Louisiana through the Office of
Community Development-Disaster Recovery Unit (OCD-
DRU) with administering the Restore Louisiana Homeowner
Assistance Program, funded through HUD Sele TT A
Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR)
funding, which was appropriated to assist homeowners
in Louisiana recover from what is being referred to as the
oe Floods of 2016. Our Team acts as the State's agent
or:
* Continued development of policies and procedures
that ensure that the Restore Louisiana Program (ReLa)
is operated efficiently and in compliance with HUD
regulations and the State Action Plan.
¢ Vendor oversight including audit of applicant files at
construction and eligibility stages to ensure compliance
with established program policy and applicabie HUD
regulations.
¢ Prevention and detection of fraud, waste, abuse and
mismanagement of ReLa funds.
« Establish internal controls and procedure te account
for duplication of benefits (DOB) in accordance with
the Stafford Act, program policy, and applicable HUD
guidance.
* Develop and execute monitoring procedures to test
compliance with federal and State regulations and
compliance with the State’s contractual agreements
with HUD.
+ Assist in developing and managing internal quality
control processes to ensure consistency among a large
number of construction contractors.
* Quality control of construction Scopes of Work (SOW)
and damage estimates as produced through the
Xactimate software.
@) Resilience + Recovery
KEY PROJECT FEATURES
* 12,500+ quality control reviews of
program inspection reports
« 9,500+ change orders processed
¢ Over 2,000 field inspections
conducted
CLIENT
Louisiana Office of Community
Development - Disaster Recovery Unit
REFERENCE
Jeff Haley, Chief Operating Officer
LaSalle Building
617 N. Third Street - 6th Floor
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: (225) 219-9660
Email: Jeff.Hatey@la.gov
www, femareoveryteam.com
1821 Commercial Drive, Suite $, Harvey, LA 70058
