New Opportunities in the Gulf: Creating Business to Business Linkages

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New Opportunities in the Gulf Creating Business
to Business Linkages

• June 5, 2006

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Topics

• Overview of the Hurricane Protection System
• Funding Sources
• Projects and Project Features
• Contracting Vehicles
• Procurement schedules

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Program Overview

• Task Force Guardian (TFG) is completing its
  mission of restoring Louisianas Hurricane
  Protection System (HPS) to pre-Katrina level .
• Significant additional work needs to be done to
  upgrade the HPS so that it can provide the
  designed level of protection.
• Two new program initiatives will continue the
  effort after TFG stands down
• Hurricane Protection Office (HPO)
• Protection Restoration Office (PRO)
• Hurricane Protection System funding authorized in
  the 3rd Supplemental Appropriations Act.
• Additional funding is expected to be included in
  the 4th Supplemental Appropriations Act.

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Program Overview
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HPS Projects

• Storm proofing of existing pump stations
• Levees, Floodwalls, and Selected Armoring for St.
  Bernard Parish, Orleans Parish, Grand Isle, and
  non-federal levees in Plaquemines Parish
• Two flood gates with supporting structures in
  Inner Harbor Navigation Canal/Mississippi River
  Gulf Outlet System
• Three pumping stations with operational
  floodgates at the Lake Pontchartrain ends of
  outfall canals
• Wetlands Restoration

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Project Features

• Types of features likely to be designed and
  constructed
• Levees
• Floodwalls
• Pump Stations (3)
• Pump Station Storm Proofing
• Levee and Flood Wall Armoring
• Flood Gates (2)
• Wetland restoration

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Levees, Floodwalls, Flood Gates, and Pump Stations
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Pump Station Storm Proofing
Levee Flood Wall Armoring
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Funding Authorized under the 3rd Supplemental

• Total authorized funding 2.077 billion
• Includes the following projects
• Lake Pontchartrain
• Southeast Louisiana
• New Orleans to Venice
• West Bank Vicinity
• Grand Isle
• South Louisiana Hurricane Protection
• Inner Harbor Navigational Channel
• Larose to Golden Meadow

Funding Anticipated under the 4th Supplemental

• 3.71 Billion expected

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Lake Pontchartrain Vicinity (LPV) Project
Features
Gates
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Lake Pontchatrain and Vicinity

• Located in St. Bernard, Orleans, Jefferson and
  St. Charles Parishes, generally in the vicinity
  of the city of New Orleans, and between the
  Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain.
• Project features include
• 17th Street Outfall Canal (Metairie Relief)
• East Jefferson Parish Lakefront
• Kenner Return Levee (including flood protection
  at Louis Armstrong airport)
• INHC Floodgates
• Permanent Pump Stations

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West Bank Vicinity (WBV) Project Features
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Westbank and Vicinity Project Features

• Located on the west bank of the Mississippi River
  in the vicinity of New Orleans and in Jefferson,
  Orleans and Plaquemines parishes.
• Project will provide Hurricane Protection from
  Lakes Cataouatche and Salvador, and waterways
  leading to the Gulf of Mexico.

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Westbank and Vicinity Project Features

• Project features include
• 22 miles of earthen levee and 2 miles of
  floodwalls extending from the Harvey Canal down
  to the V-levee near the Jean Lafitte National
  Historical Park and back up to the town of
  Westwego
• The Lake Cataouatche area eliminated the
  west-side closure in Westwego, and added about 10
  miles of levee and 2 miles of floodwalls to this
  project.
• The East of Harvey Canal area includes a sector
  floodgate in the Harvey Canal just below Lapalco
  Boulevard
• 25 miles of levee and 5 miles of floodwalls,
  including enlargement of the Federal levees along
  the Algiers Canal.

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Southeast Louisiana Project Features(SELA)(Orlea
ns and Jefferson Parish)
Lake Pontchartrain
P.S.10
ORLEANS PARISH
P.S.16
DWYER ROAD AREA
P.S.4
P.S. 12
P.S. 3
P.S.4
P.S.2
P.S. 1
Elaine St. P.S.
Grant St. P.S.
ORLEANS PARISH
Amid P.S.
P.S. 7
ST. CHARLES PARISH
P.S. 6
P.S.17
PEOPLES TRIANGLE AREA
P.S.3
P.S.5
Oleander P.S.
P.S.19
P.S.2
IHNC Lock
New P.S.
JEFFERSON PARISH
ST. BERNARD PARISH
River
P.S.1
Mississippi
EAST BANK
Mississippi
JEFFERSON PARISH
River
Algiers Lock
Segnette P.S.
P.S.13
P.S.11
Old Westwego P.S.
UPTOWN HOLLYGROVE AREAS
ORLEANS PARISH
New Westwego P.S.
New Westwego P.S.
Westminster P.S.
Belle Chasse P. S. 2
Planters P. S.
Ames P.S.
WEST BANK-- EAST OF HARVEY CANAL
Miss River Levees Hurricane Prot Levees
Mt. Kennedy P.S.
HARVEY CANAL
Oak Cove P.S.
WEST BANK-- WEST OF HARVEY CANAL
PLAQUEMINES PARISH
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SELA Project Features

• Orleans Parish
• Major drainage lines
• Additional Pump Capacity
• New Pumping Station
• Jefferson Parish
• Drainage canal improvements
• Additional pumping capacity
• Two New Pump Stations

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Louisiana Recovery Field Office (RFO)

• Based in Baton Rouge, LA.
• Primary Responsibility includes Demolition and
  Debris Removal
• Solicitation for MATOC contracts coming out this
  summer (8(a) LA)
• These contracts will support Stafford Act
  requirements (FEMA)

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Potential Contract Values

• 8(a) Set Asides for LPV, WBV, and SELA from 25M
  to 50M
• HUBZone Set Asides for WBV and SELA from 50M to
  100M
• 8(a) Set Asides for RFO in excess of 30M
• This is subject to change

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Procurement

• Types of services likely to be procured
• AE services
• Planning
• Design
• Environmental
• Real estate acquisition
• Construction Services
• Construction management and inspection
• Earthwork
• Pumps, pump station, and installation
• Gates, flood control structures
• Floodwalls
• Trucking

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Procurement Vehicles

• Contract Types
• Small Business Set Asides Programs
• 8(a)
• Hubzone
• Reviewing Service Disabled Veterans Set Aside
  Possibilities
• Unrestricted
• Multi Task Order Contract (MATOC)
• Best Value
• Design Build
• Design-Bid-Build
• Individual contracts worth up to 1 Billion to
  be awarded by September 2007.

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Contractor Options

• Partnering
• Mentor Protégé
• Joint Venture

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Website

• Additional information can be obtained from the
  following website
• www.mvn.usace.army.mil