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United States Government Accountability Office:
GAO:
Report to the Republican Leader, U.S. Senate:
May 2010:
Recovery Act:
Increasing the Public's Understanding of What Funds Are Being Spent on
and What Outcomes Are Expected:
GAO-10-581:
GAO Highlights:
Highlights of GAO-10-581, a report to the Republican Leader, U.S.
Senate.
Why GAO Did This Study:
A hallmark of efforts to implement the $862 billion American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) is to be transparent and
accountable about what the money is being spent on and what is being
achieved. To help achieve these goals, recipients are to report every
3 months on their award activities and expected outcomes, among other
things. This information is available on Recovery.gov, the government’
s official Recovery Act Web site.
As requested, this report covers 11 federal programs focused on
broadband, energy, transportation, federal buildings, and civil works
activities, representing $67 billion in Recovery Act funding.
Primarily, the report (1) describes how the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) and federal agencies implemented the act to report funds’
uses and (2) assesses the extent to which descriptions of awards meet
GAO’s transparency criteria. It also describes reported uses of funds
for the 11 programs.
GAO reviewed requirements for reporting in the act and OMB’s guidance.
Based on these requirements, GAO developed a transparency assessment
and applied it to a probability sample of descriptions from 14,089
recipient reports. In addition, GAO reviewed 52 projects in detail in
states that it had contacted as part of its bimonthly reviews and
interviewed federal, state, and local officials about their
experiences with reporting descriptions of awards.
What GAO Found:
This report focuses on one aspect of transparency and accountability:
the extent to which descriptions of awards found on Recovery.gov
foster a basic understanding of award activities and expected outcomes.
Requirements and Guidance Regarding Descriptions of Awards Section
1512 of the act created broad requirements for recipient reporting.
For example, it requires recipients to report the amount of funds
received and to list projects or activities, including the project
names and descriptions. The act does not further explain these
requirements. To implement the act, OMB provided generic guidance
instructing recipients to report narrative information, among other
things, that captures the overall purpose of the award and expected
results. OMB created guidance to require general information that
could be applied broadly across a wide range of programs expecting,
but not requiring, federal agencies to supplement it with program-
specific materials. However, this baseline guidance on narrative
information, which OMB views as a work in progress, was sometimes
unclear.
Extent to Which Descriptions Met GAO’s Transparency Criteria GAO
estimates that, for the nine programs with funds awarded by December
31, 2009, 25 percent of the descriptions met its transparency
criteria; that is, they had sufficiently clear and complete
information on the award’s purpose, scope and nature of activities,
location, cost, outcomes, and status of work. (See table on next
page.) Another estimated 68 percent partially met the criteria because
they had some or most of the information, but not all, and an
estimated 7 percent provided little or none of this information.
Recipient-reported narrative information varied widely in its
completeness and clarity. For example, a description of a transit
award clearly indicated that funds will be used to purchase four
hybrid buses and construct a multimodal park-and-ride facility, and,
as a result, the transit fleet will be modernized and the park-and-
ride facility will allow commuters to make more efficient, safe, and
timely transit connections. In contrast, a description of a highway
award for “chip sealing” did not explain what chip sealing is, why and
on what it was being used, where the work was located, or how
extensive the work would be.
Two factors may have influenced what GAO found. First, GAO’s results
were somewhat more positive for programs in which the federal agencies
provided program-specific materials that supplemented OMB’s guidance
with detailed information on what recipients should include in the
narrative fields. The highway, transit, and geothermal programs that
GAO reviewed—for which agencies supplied such materials—tended to have
more transparent descriptions compared with programs that only
supplied general guidance. OMB primarily reviewed agencies’ program-
specific formal guidance for consistency with its own general guidance
and overall sufficiency, but not to specifically determine if agencies
developed guidance on the narrative fields. In addition, while OMB
reviews formal guidance, it does not monitor other forms of agency
supplemental material or technical assistance provided to recipients.
Second, officials in many programs told GAO that they did not
typically include the narrative fields in their data quality reviews.
(The act also established a Recovery Accountability and Transparency
Board, which is working with the federal Inspectors General to review
the quality of the data submitted by recipients.) While an estimated
three-quarters of the recipient-reported information did not fully
meet GAO’s transparency criteria—thus potentially hampering
understanding of what is being achieved with Recovery Act funding—GAO
found that federal and state Recovery Act Web sites, in some cases,
provided additional information that could aid the public in
understanding what its tax dollars are being spent on and what
outcomes are expected.
Table: Estimated Extent to Which Descriptions Met GAO’s Transparency
Criteria:
Program: Department of Commerce: Broadband;
Number of awards: 46;
Met: 57%;
Partially met: 43%;
Did not meet: 0%.
Program: Department of Energy: Weatherization;
Number of awards: 57;
Met: 12%;
Partially met: 71%;
Did not meet: 18%.
Program: Department of Energy: Geothermal;
Number of awards: 29;
Met: 33%;
Partially met: 62%;
Did not meet: 5%.
Program: Department of Transportation: Airports;
Number of awards: 328;
Met: 18%;
Partially met: 82%;
Did not meet: 0%.
Program: Department of Transportation: Highway;
Number of awards: 10,156;
Met: 25%;
Partially met: 69%;
Did not meet: 6%.
Program: Department of Transportation: Transit;
Number of awards: 641;
Met: 50%;
Partially met: 50%;
Did not meet: 0%.
Program: Department of Transportation: Rail[A];
Number of awards: 5;
Met: 20%;
Partially met: 20%;
Did not meet: 60%.
Program: General Services Administration: Federal Buildings;
Number of awards: 491;
Met: 29%;
Partially met: 64%;
Did not meet: 7%.
Program: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Civil Works;
Number of awards: 2,336;
Met: 14%;
Partially met: 70%;
Did not meet: 16%.
Program: Total;
Number of awards: 14,089;
Met: 25%;
Partially met: 68%;
Did not meet: 7%.
Source: GAO.
[A] Results are for all five awards.
[End of table]
Reported Uses of Recovery Act Funds:
GAO collected information on the reported uses of funds from federal
agencies for the 11 programs it reviewed. These uses ranged from
improving infrastructure (such as widening roads) to improving
Internet (broadband) access. Agencies have obligated program funds at
different rates, which may be due, in part, to whether the programs
were new, existing, or received sizable funding increases. For
example, as of early May, the Department of Transportation had
obligated all of its established highway program’s $26.7 billion in
funding. In contrast, it had obligated a small portion of its $8
billion in Recovery Act funding for a new high-speed rail program,
which it has to develop before awarding funds. It obligated the funds
for engineering and other services that can be performed while it
negotiates the rail awards. The Department of Energy’s $5 billion
Weatherization Assistance Program was extant, but it received a
sizeable funding increase, requiring states to develop plans for using
the funds. In addition, certain federal requirements, such as Davis-
Bacon wage requirements, affected the ability of some agencies to
start work in programs, including the Weatherization Assistance
Program. As of late March, about $4.7 billion (94 percent) of these
funds had been obligated. (See appendices I-XI for individual program
results.)
Federal and State Efforts to Make Information Available to the Public
and Public Feedback Received:
GAO also asked the federal agencies and selected state agencies in its
review about how they make Recovery Act project information available
to the public and what feedback they have received. Each agency has
established a Recovery Act Web site, as have states, some state
auditors and Inspectors General, and some recipients. These sites
contain varying amounts of information, such as program objectives,
lists of projects, and interactive maps. For example, the New York
state site details how the state is spending funds through a map that
provides information on each award, and links to over 40 other sites
where more information can be found. Federal officials told GAO that
there has been limited feedback from the public on awards and the
award information made available to public. (See the report and
appendices I-XI.)
GAO Recommendations to Improve the Transparency of Descriptions of
Awards:
To further public understanding of what Recovery Act funds are being
spent on and the expected results, GAO recommends that the Director,
OMB, (1) revise the agency’s recipient reporting guidance to remedy
the unclear examples and enhance instructions for completing narrative
fields; (2) work with agencies to determine whether supplemental
guidance is needed to meet the intent of the act and whether that
supplemental guidance or other technical assistance proposed by
agencies dealing with narrative descriptions of awards provides for
transparent descriptions of funded activities; and (3) periodically
review, in partnership with federal agencies, the recipients’
descriptions of awards to determine whether the information provides a
basic understanding of the uses of the funds and expected outcomes,
and, if not, encourage agencies to develop or improve program-specific
guidance, as well as work with the Recovery Board as the board reviews
the results of agencies’ data quality reviews to further reinforce
actions to meet transparency goals.
In commenting on a draft of this report, OMB agreed with GAO’s
recommendations. OMB and the federal agencies provided a number of
specific comments, many of which GAO incorporated.
View [hyperlink, http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-581] or key
components. For more information, contact Katherine Siggerud at (202)
512-2834 or Patricia Dalton at (202) 512-3841.
[End of section]
Contents:
Letter:
Background:
OMB Created Baseline Guidance on Describing Awards Expecting but Not
Requiring Agencies to Provide Supplemental Guidance:
A Quarter of the Descriptions of Awards Provide Sufficient Information
for Transparency; Some Additional Information Is Publicly Available
for Those That Did Not:
Conclusions:
Recommendations for Executive Action:
Agency Comments and Our Evaluation:
Appendixes:
Appendix I: Broadband Initiatives Program:
Appendix II: Broadband Technology Opportunities Program:
Appendix III: Weatherization Assistance Program:
Appendix IV: Geothermal Technologies Program:
Appendix V: High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program:
Appendix VI: Grants-in-Aid for Airports:
Appendix VII: Highway Infrastructure Investment:
Appendix VIII: Supplemental Discretionary Grants for a National
Surface Transportation System:
Appendix IX: Transit Capital Assistance:
Appendix X: Federal Buildings Fund:
Appendix XI: Civil Works Program:
Appendix XII: Federal Agency Actions to Review Recovery.gov for
Accuracy:
Appendix XIII: Additional Information on Methodology:
Appendix XIV: Error Rates Associated with Estimates of the Extent to
Which Awards Met Our Transparency Criteria:
Appendix XV: Comments from the Department of Commerce:
Appendix XVI: GAO Contacts and Staff Acknowledgments:
Tables:
Table 1: Programs Reviewed That Received Recovery Act Funding:
Table 2: Estimated Extent to Which Descriptions of Awards Met Our
Transparency Criteria:
Table 3: Example of a Description of an Award That Met Our
Transparency Criteria:
Table 4: Example of a Description of an Award That Partially Met Our
Transparency Criteria:
Table 5: Example of a Description of an Award That Did Not Meet Our
Transparency Criteria:
Table 6: OMB Guidance and Department of Energy Technical Assistance
for Completing the Quarterly Activities/Project Description Field:
Table 7: Recovery Act Obligations for Transportation Enhancement
Projects by Type, as of May 3, 2010:
Table 8: Example of Information on a Selected TIGER Project Made
Publicly Available:
Table 9: Sample Guidance from FTA's Reporting Data Model:
Table 10: GSA's Recovery Act Projects:
Table 11: Corps Recovery Act Funding by Account as of April 23, 2010:
Table 12: OMB Reporting Instructions for Data Fields Included in Our
Transparency Assessment:
Table 13: Estimated Percentage of Award Descriptions That Met Our
Transparency Criteria, with Standard Errors:
Figures:
Figure 1: Reported Uses of Recovery Act Geothermal Funds, as of April
23, 2010:
Figure 2: Locations of High-Speed Rail Projects Selected for Funding:
Figure 3: Reported Uses of Recovery Act Aviation Funds, as of April
22, 2010:
Figure 4: Reported Uses of Recovery Act Highway Funds, as of May 3,
2010:
Figure 5: Categories of Projects Selected for TIGER Funds, on February
17, 2010:
Figure 6: Reported Uses of Recovery Act Transit Funds, as of April 5,
2010:
Abbreviations:
Corps: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers:
FAA: Federal Aviation Administration:
FHWA: Federal Highway Administration:
FRA: Federal Railroad Administration:
FTA: Federal Transit Administration:
GSA: General Services Administration:
NTIA: National Telecommunications and Information Administration:
OMB: Office of Management and Budget:
RADS: Recovery Act Data System:
Recovery Act: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009:
Recovery Board: Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board:
TIGER: Transportation Investments Generating Economic Recovery:
[End of section]
United States Government Accountability Office:
Washington, D.C. 20548:
May 27, 2010:
The Honorable Mitch McConnell: Republican Leader:
United States Senate:
Dear Senator McConnell:
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) was
enacted to (1) help preserve jobs and promote economic recovery from
the current economic recession, (2) invest in technology to spur
technological advances, and (3) invest in infrastructure to provide
long-term economic benefits, among other things.[Footnote 1] The act
was a massive response to the economic crisis; the cost of that
response is now estimated at about $862 billion in funding and tax
provisions.[Footnote 2] It is expected that the act will be carried
out with an unprecedented level of transparency, so that the public
can see how its money is being spent and what is being achieved.
Both Members of Congress and the President have emphasized the need
for accountability, efficiency, and transparency in the expenditure of
Recovery Act funds and have made it a central principle of the act. As
Congress finished work on the act, the House Appropriations Committee
released a statement saying, "A historic level of transparency,
oversight and accountability will help guarantee taxpayer dollars are
spent wisely and Americans can see results for their investment." To
do so, Congress built into the act numerous provisions to increase
transparency and accountability over spending that require recipients
of Recovery Act funding to report quarterly on a number of measures,
as contained in section 1512 of the act.[Footnote 3] Nonfederal
recipients of Recovery Act funded grants, contracts, or loans are
required to submit reports with information on each project or
activity, including descriptive information on the uses of Recovery
Act awards. In addition, the act called for the establishment of a Web
site through which the public could gain easy access to recipient--and
agency--reported information on Recovery Act spending.[Footnote 4]
Through Recovery.gov, the government's official Web site, users can
search the site a number of different ways for information about
individual Recovery Act awards in their neighborhood and throughout
the country, as well as for summary information. The Web site contains
information on each reported award, such as cost, location, and
description of activities to be carried out.[Footnote 5]
In response to your request, the overall objective of our work was to
assess the extent to which the descriptions of the uses of funds,
published on Recovery.gov, transparently describe how funds are being
spent and what outcomes are expected. More specifically, we (1)
determined how the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and federal
agencies implemented Recovery Act requirements to describe the use of
funds and (2) assessed the extent to which the descriptive information
made available on Recovery.gov meets established requirements and is
transparent. We are also providing information on the reported nature
and types of projects funded by the Recovery Act for the programs
included in this review. This information is contained in appendixes I-
XI.
This report covers 11 telecommunications, energy, transportation,
federal buildings, and civil works programs. These are :
* the Department of Agriculture's Broadband Initiatives Program;
* the Department of Commerce's Broadband Technology Opportunities
Program;
* the Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance and Geothermal
Technologies Programs;
* the Department of Transportation's High-Speed Intercity Passenger
Rail, Grants-in-Aid for Airports, Highway Infrastructure Investment,
Supplemental Discretionary Grants, and Transit Capital Assistance
Programs;
* the General Services Administration's Federal Buildings Fund
Program; and;
* the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Civil Works Program.
Collectively, funding for these programs accounts for approximately
$67 billion of the $275 billion in Recovery Act funding distributed
through contracts, grants, and loans. We selected these programs
because they represented large programs—$1 billion or more—or were of
interest to you.
To understand how OMB and other federal agencies are implementing
Recovery Act requirements to describe the use of funds, we reviewed
the act and its legislative history for reporting requirements and
guidance on reporting established by (1) OMB, (2) the Recovery
Accountability and Transparency Board[Footnote 6] (Recovery Board),
and (3) any supplemental guidance and other technical assistance
developed by the federal agencies for programs covered by our work. We
met with officials from those agencies to gain an understanding of
these requirements.
To assess the extent to which descriptions of awards transparently
described how funds were being used, we developed a transparency
assessment (described later in this report) based on the Recovery Act;
OMB's guidance, including OMB's Recipient Reporting Data Model; the
Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act; and professional
judgment.[Footnote 7] Based on these considerations, we considered
descriptions of awards transparent if they conveyed, in a manner
understandable to the general public, a basic understanding of the
activities to be carried out and the expected outcomes. This effort
was meant to be an assessment of transparency only with regard to the
aspects we reviewed, not to Recovery.gov as a whole or to the
administration's efforts to make this information available frequently
and in a timely manner.
In assessing transparency, we took probability (random) samples of 467
of the 14,089 prime recipient award records on Recovery.gov as of
February 10, 2010, from 9 of the 11 programs listed above.[Footnote 8]
Prime recipients are nonfederal entities that receive Recovery Act
funding as awards in the form of contracts, grants, or loans directly
from the federal government.[Footnote 9] In order to determine which
records to sample from Recovery.gov, we used the definition of an
"award"—the prime recipient's record for a contract, grant, or loan—as
defined by OMB and the Recovery Board for the purposes of recipient
reporting. We selected 12 key fields required for recipient reporting
that describe the uses of Recovery Act funds, including 3 narrative
fields.[Footnote 10] To apply this general definition to award
information—hereafter referred to as descriptions of awards or
descriptions—we used the following specific attributes that were
either explicitly stated or inherent in the Recovery Act or OMB's
guidance:
* general purpose of the award (e.g., construction or fire protection);
* nature of activities being conducted (e.g., dredging waterways or
installing security cameras);
* location (where award activities are being conducted);
* cost (amount awarded);
* status (percentage complete); and;
* outcome (what is expected to be achieved; e.g., increased safety or
reduced congestion as a result of a redesigned highway intersection or
increased energy efficiency from the installation of a new heating,
ventilation, and air conditioning system).
To these six specific attributes, we used our professional judgment to
add a seventh that in our view, was needed to provide a complete
description: scope (i.e., information on the magnitude or
extensiveness of an award). For example, scope could be the number of
homes to be weatherized statewide or the number of miles (or lane
miles) of a road to be repaved. Using these seven attributes and our
professional judgment, we assessed information in the 12 data fields
collectively, for understandability, clarity, and completeness. Two
analysts independently reviewed information on each award from the 12
fields and then compared results to reach a consensus on the overall
score (e.g., met the transparency criteria). If they could not agree,
a third analyst reviewed the award information without regard to the
original determinations and made a deciding assessment. Those that
were understandable, clear, and complete we considered to be
"transparent." For those that were not fully transparent, we searched
publicly available information from federal, state, and recipient Web
sites, and reviewed publicly available documents to complete the
descriptions.[Footnote 11]
We also reviewed in-depth 52 judgmentally selected energy and
infrastructure awards in five programs, primarily from programs that
are already covered as part of our bimonthly reviews on Recovery Act
spending: Broadband Technology Opportunities Program, Weatherization
Assistance Program, Grants-in-Aid for Airports, Highway Infrastructure
Investment, and Transit Capital Assistance. For these awards, we spoke
with federal, state, and local officials responsible for developing or
reviewing award information about federal transparency requirements
and any feedback that they have received on these awards from the
public, and assessed the accuracy of select information from source
documents (such as award documents).
In addition to the review described above, we discussed with federal
and state officials how they make information on awards available to
the public. We also gathered information on the nature and scope of
awards (or potential awards) for the 11 programs by reviewing
documentation supplied by the federal agencies and discussing the
programs with agency officials. (See appendices I-XI for this
information.) Finally, for the nine programs with recipient reports at
the time of our review, we (1) performed a number of electronic edit
checks on the awards for the prime recipients, including any
associated subrecipients, in our probability sample to determine
whether there were possible anomalies in the award information and (2)
discussed with federal agencies and reviewed federal Inspectors
General efforts to ensure the reliability of the data reported by
recipients. (See appendix XII.)
We did not assess how federal agencies or prime recipients selected
the awards discussed in this report to ensure that the awards met the
purposes of the act or whether the awards met the act's eligibility
requirements. We conducted this performance audit from September 2009
through May 2010 in accordance with generally accepted government
auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain sufficient, appropriate evidence to provide a
reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions based on our audit
objectives. We believe that the evidence obtained provides a
reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions based on our audit
objectives. As part of our work, we assessed the reliability of
certain Recovery Act data that were pertinent to our effort. We
determined that the data elements were sufficiently reliable for our
purposes. See appendix XIII for additional information on our
methodology.
Background:
Congress built into the Recovery Act numerous provisions to increase
transparency and accountability, including requiring recipients of
funds to report quarterly on a number of measures.[Footnote 12] To
implement these requirements, OMB worked with the Recovery Board to
deploy a nationwide system at FederalReporting.gov for collecting data
submitted by the recipients of funds. OMB set the specific timeline
for recipients to submit reports and for agencies to review the data.
Recipients are required to submit the reports in the month after the
close of a quarter, and, by the end of the month, the reports are to
be reviewed by federal agencies for significant errors and missing
information before being posted to Recovery.gov. For the programs
discussed in this report, information was submitted by recipients for
the quarter ending December 31, 2009 (second round reporting[Footnote
13]) and posted on Recovery.gov on January 30, 2010.[Footnote 14]
While OMB's role was to provide governmentwide guidance, one of the
functions of the Recovery Board was to establish the Web site and to
publish a variety of data, including recipient data once it was
reviewed by the federal agencies.[Footnote 15] These data, collected
through www.FederalReporting.gov, are made available to the public for
viewing and downloading on www.Recovery.gov. The Recovery Act set a
demanding schedule for implementing Recovery.gov, requiring the
Recovery Board to establish the Web site within 30 days. The Recovery
Board's goals for this Web site were to promote accountability by
providing a platform to analyze Recovery Act data and serving as a
means of tracking fraud, waste, and abuse allegations by providing the
public with accurate, user-friendly information.
This was an extensive undertaking across the federal government. OMB,
the Recovery Board, and federal agencies, among others, worked to
design a Web site, develop the capability to handle tens of thousands
of submissions, develop guidance on reporting, and assist recipients
in meeting reporting requirements. More specifically, within a short
period of time, OMB and the Recovery Board implemented a recipient
reporting system that covered a wide-range of programs and provided
detailed and up-to-date information on the use of Recovery Act funds.
Our fieldwork and initial review and analysis of recipient data from
www.Recovery.gov indicated that there was a range of significant
reporting and quality issues that needed to be addressed, including
issues with interpretations of reporting guidance.[Footnote 16] OMB
told us that achieving the promised degree of transparency will be an
iterative process, during which the reporting process and submitted
information will improve.
The Recovery Act required recipients to report specific information,
including descriptive information on each award, which we discuss
further in the following section. In the accountability and
transparency section of the act, transparency is not specifically
defined. However, the act requires that the award information on
Recovery.gov be made available to enhance public awareness of the use
of funds. Furthermore, both Members of Congress and the President have
asserted the need for accountability, efficiency, and transparency in
Recovery Act spending, with the administration pledging that the
Recovery Act would "break from conventional Washington approaches to
spending by ensuring that public dollars are invested effectively and
that the economic recovery package is fully transparent and
accountable to the American people." Thus, the transparency of award
information on Recovery. gov, particularly in narrative fields (the
focus of this review) is particularly important.[Footnote 17]
For this report, we reviewed the 11 energy and infrastructure programs
introduced previously. (See table 1.) No awards were made for two of
the programs—the Broadband Initiatives Program and the Supplemental
Discretionary Grant Program—by December 31, 2009. Awards were made for
the other 9 programs by this date, requiring recipients to submit
reports for the second round of reporting.
Table 1: Programs Reviewed That Received Recovery Act Funding:
Purpose:
Program (amount appropriated)[A]: Department of Agriculture: Broadband
Initiatives Program ($2.5 billion);
Purpose: Develop broadband (Internet) infrastructure in rural areas
without sufficient access to high-speed broadband service.
Program (amount appropriated)[A]: Department of Commerce: Broadband
Technology Opportunities Program ($4.7 billion);
Purpose: Increase broadband access and adoption in unserved and
underserved areas of the United States, enhance and expand public
computer centers, encourage sustainable adoption of broadband service,
and fund initiatives to develop and maintain a nationwide broadband
inventory map.
Program (amount appropriated)[A]: Department of Energy: Weatherization
Assistance Program ($5 billion);
Purpose: Enable low-income families to reduce their utility bills by
making long-term energy-efficiency improvements to their homes by, for
example, installing insulation and modernizing heating equipment.
Program (amount appropriated)[A]: Department of Energy: Geothermal
Technologies Program ($400 million);
Purpose: Develop innovative geothermal energy technologies to find,
access, and use the nation's geothermal resources.
Program (amount appropriated)[A]: Department of Transportation: High-
Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program ($8 billion);
Purpose: Support the development of intercity high-speed rail service,
including high-speed rail corridor development, and upgrade the
reliability and service of conventional intercity passenger rail.
Program (amount appropriated)[A]: Department of Transportation: Grants-
in-Aid for Airports ($1.1 billion);
Purpose: Plan and develop public-use airports to enhance safety,
capacity and security, among other things.
Program (amount appropriated)[A]: Department of Transportation:
Highway Infrastructure Investment ($26.7 billion);
Purpose: Restore, repair, and construct highways and bridges and for
other eligible uses, such as transportation enhancements.
Program (amount appropriated)[A]: Department of Transportation:
Supplemental Discretionary Grants ($1.5 billion);
Purpose: Develop highway, public transportation, rail, and port
infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits.
Program (amount appropriated)[A]: Department of Transportation:
Transit Capital Assistance ($6.9 billion);
Purpose: Purchase buses and rail cars; build and rehabilitate
stations, track, and maintenance facilities; purchase security and
maintenance equipment.
Program (amount appropriated)[A]: General Services Administration:
Federal Buildings Fund ($5.6 billion);
Purpose: Construct new facilities and transform federal buildings into
high-performance green buildings.
Program (amount appropriated)[A]: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Civil
Works Program ($4.6 billion);
Purpose: Provide safe and reliable waterways; reduce risks from
flooding and coastal storms; restore and protect the environment;
prepare for and respond to natural disasters; and address water
resource challenges.
Source: GAO, based on legislation creating cited programs and agency
records.
[A] For the 9 programs for which awards have been made, agencies have
not obligated, and recipients have not spent, all amounts
appropriated. As of early May 2010, obligations ranged from $26
billion for the highway program to $0 for the Supplemental
Discretionary Grants Program. See appendixes I through XI for
information on each program's obligation and expenditure level.
[End of table]
OMB Created Baseline Guidance on Describing Awards Expecting but Not
Requiring Agencies to Provide Supplemental Guidance:
Both the Recovery Act and OMB require recipients to report on a wide
range of items to track the uses of funds. These items include—but are
not limited to—overall descriptions of the awards, projects and
activities funded, funding amounts, numbers of jobs created or
retained, compensation for certain executives, and awards to
subrecipients. As discussed earlier, our focus is on the extent to
which descriptions of awards reported by recipients and published on
Recovery.gov provide a basic understanding of what funds are being
spent on and what outcomes are expected. As a result, we focused on
certain reporting requirements and guidance that provide that basic
understanding, such as the location of the project and the nature of
the award activities.[Footnote 18]
Recovery Act Created Broad Requirements for Reporting on Awards:
The act created broad requirements for recipient reporting.
Specifically, the act requires, among other types of information, that
recipients report the total amount of Recovery Act funds received,
associated obligations and expenditures, and a detailed list of those
projects or activities.[Footnote 19] For each project or activity, the
detailed list must include its name and a description, an evaluation
of its completion status, and an estimate of the number of jobs
created and the number of jobs retained through that project or
activity. The act did not include any more specific interpretation or
explanation of these requirements.
OMB Created Generic Guidance That Applies Across a Wide Range of
Agency Programs:
To operationalize the act's requirements, OMB provided recipients with
a range of guidance through memorandums, supplemental materials, and
reporting instructions. Specifically, starting for the period ending
September 30, 2009 (and repeated for the quarter ending December 31),
OMB's reporting instructions for the Recipient Reporting Data Model
[Footnote 20] specified that recipients would provide, among other
things,
* the Recovery.gov information:
* Recipient name;
* the project name, which should be brief and descriptive;
* a project description that captures the overall purpose of the award
and expected outputs and outcomes or results;
* an award description that describes the overall purpose, expected
outputs, and outcomes or results of the award, including significant
deliverables and, if appropriate, units of measure;
* the project status, which was specified as not started, less than 50
percent complete, completed 50 percent or more, or complete;
* an activity description, which categorizes projects and activities;
[Footnote 21]
* the amount of the award; and;
* the primary place of performance, which is the physical location of
award activities.[Footnote 22]
Three of these fields—project name, project description, and award
description—are narrative fields. OMB's Recipient Reporting Data Model
does not specifically address the clarity of such descriptions,
although OMB, in its December 2009 guidance to heads of executive
departments and agencies, has stated that the narrative information
must be sufficiently clear to facilitate understanding by the general
public.
Several of these fields are defined in ways that are inconsistent with
reporting award project and activity information as required by the
Recovery Act. Where, for example, funds are awarded using a single
award to cover multiple projects, requiring a project description that
captures the overall purpose of the award is not consistent with the
requirement in the act to report a detailed list of all projects and
activities each having its own name, description, completion status,
and potential outcomes. Requiring that status, outcomes, or other
information covered be reported in single fields on an award-by-award
rather than a project-by-project or activity-by-activity basis may
convey an incomplete impression if multiple projects or activities are
being included. Officials from OMB agreed with this assessment but
said that the agency, in creating its guidance and reporting data
model, weighed the level of reporting detail required against the
potential reporting burden.
OMB created the guidance to require general information that could be
applied broadly across a wide range of recipients. OMB defined the
three narrative fields to solicit high-level information that is not
overly specific to a single program. In this regard, the guidance had
to be applicable to awards that:
* are for discrete activities at a single location and for a single
purpose. For example, under the Federal Highway Administration's
(FHWA) Highway Infrastructure Investment program, an award might be
for a single project to widen a section of a road or to replace a
substandard bridge.
* bundle several discrete activities at different locations. For
example, under the Federal Transit Administration's (FM) Transit
Capital Assistance Program, a transit agency could receive an award
that has different purposes at different locations.
* are like block grants in which recipients (i.e., states,
territories, and tribes) receive funds for a broad purpose and make
subawards to local entities, which then decide the specific uses for
which funds are to be spent. For example, under the Department of
Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program, recipients receive funding
to enable low-income families to reduce their energy bills by making
energy-efficiency improvements to their homes. In turn, the recipients
provide grant funds to a number of local agencies to actually carry
out the purposes of the program, which might involve modernizing
heating equipment in one home and installing insulation in another.
* are components of a larger project, but are not linked to the larger
project for reporting purposes. For example, under the Civil Works
Program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) may enter into a
contract (the award) with one company to dredge a river channel and
with another company to build a seawall, all for the purpose of
improving navigable waters at a specific location. Each recipient
reports on the activities conducted under the individual award but not
the overall project being funded as each recipient works on only a
piece of the larger project.
OMB officials also told us the agency created generic reporting
guidance because they expected the guidance to be a baseline, with
agencies providing supplemental guidance that was more specific to
unique program characteristics and situations that OMB's one-size-fits-
all guidance could not effectively address. According to OMB, the
agencies would be better sources of program-specific individualized
guidance, tailored to the awards made under their programs. As
discussed in the next section of this report, most agencies included
in our review did provide some type of technical assistance or
supplemental materials to aid recipients in reporting. However, most
did not develop formal, program-specific supplemental guidance that
was approved by OMB, and OMB did not require agencies to do so. For
agencies that do develop program-specific supplemental guidance, OMB
officials told us that they primarily review this guidance for
consistency with their agency's general guidance, and review the
supplemental guidance to ensure its overall sufficiency. OMB officials
did not indicate if their review includes whether agencies developed
guidance on their narrative fields. Also, while OMB reviews formal
guidance, it does not monitor other forms of agency supplemental
material or technical assistance provided to recipients. (See
appendices I-XI for additional information on the agencies' reporting
assistance and its possible effects on the transparency of
descriptions).
OMB continues to update its guidance based on lessons learned from
early reporting experiences, recognizing that the reporting process is
a work in progress. For example, OMB clarified its guidance on
calculating jobs created or retained to address issues with the jobs
data reported by recipients during the first reporting round. During
the course of our review, OMB officials signaled that they are willing
to revise their guidance should our assessment or other input suggest
that changes are needed, but would need to balance any changes in
guidance against additional reporting burdens.
OMB's Guidance on Narrative Fields Was Not Clear:
We found two instances in which OMB's guidance on narrative fields was
unclear. First, for the award description field, the guidance provided
that recipients of grants should describe the overall purpose of the
award; recipients of contracts should provide a description of the
overall purpose and expected outcomes including significant
deliverables. OMB provided three examples of how to fill in the field,
at least two of which do not conform to OMB's expectations: "community
development" and "special education - part B/preschool." These
examples provide only high-level titles but do not identify the
purpose or outcomes. Furthermore, OMB allowed recipients to enter
descriptions of up to 4,000 characters, providing space for more
robust descriptions. As a result, based on our assessment of award
descriptions, recipients are reporting widely varying types of
information in this field—some of it very detailed, while other
reporting is quite limited and uninformative. This issue is discussed
more fully in the following section and can be seen in award
information from Recovery.gov that we reproduced in appendixes I
through XI.
Second, for the quarterly activities/project description field, OMB
instructed grantees to provide a description of the overall purpose
and expected outputs and outcomes or results of the award. As
mentioned, project description, as that term is used in the act,
refers to listed projects or activities, not awards. Instead, OMB's
guidance anticipated that, for contracts, recipients were supposed to
provide a description of all significant services or supplies
delivered in the current calendar quarter. The example OMB provided in
its Recipient Reporting Data Model, "Powers and Gold Beach Ranger
Districts Curry County OR Has Fuels Item 1 Chetco Area and Item 3 -
Powers Area" is, in our opinion, unclear, and it does not meet the
general requirements that OMB laid out.
As discussed in the next section, the inconsistency and lack of
clarity in OMB's guidance may have contributed to the level of
transparency in some of the award description information that we
reviewed.
A Quarter of the Descriptions of Awards Provide Sufficient Information
for Transparency; Some Additional Information Is Publicly Available
for Those That Did Not:
We estimate that about a quarter of the awards on Recovery.gov for the
nine programs we reviewed were transparent—that is, had sufficiently
clear and understandable information on the award's purpose, scope,
location, cost, nature of activities, outcomes, and status of work.
[Footnote 23] Many others (an estimated 68 percent) had at least some
or most of this information, and a small percentage (an estimated 7
percent) had little of this information. A few factors may have
contributed to the lack of transparency in the descriptions we
assessed, including the type of guidance and technical assistance
provided by OMB and federal agencies. In addition to the information
published on Recovery.gov, federal, state, and other public sources
provide some additional information on the uses of Recovery Act funds.
About a Quarter of the Descriptions of Awards Met the Transparency
Criteria; Others Lacked at Least Some Important Information:
Because the Recovery Act did not define transparency, we developed our
own set of criteria by which to measure the transparency of the
awards' descriptive fields. In order to assess the descriptions, we
selected key fields required for recipient reporting from Recovery.
gov that describe the uses of Recovery Act funds, including the three
narrative fields. Using the Recovery Act, OMB's guidance, and our
professional judgment, we determined that these fields should
collectively contain information on the award's purpose, scope,
location, cost, nature of activities, outcomes, and status of work—
information necessary to make the use of funds transparent to the
public. We also considered the extent to which information in the
fields was clear and understandable. We drew a probability (simple
random) sample of prime recipient awards to review for each of the
nine energy and infrastructure programs that had awards in Recovery.
gov for the second round of recipient reporting and compared the
descriptions of these awards to our transparency criteria. (See
appendix XIII for more information about our transparency criteria and
overall methodology.)
We estimate that 25 percent of the awards for the nine programs we
reviewed (out of a total of over 14,000 awards) were transparent—had
sufficiently clear and understandable information on the award's
purpose, scope, location, cost, nature of activities, outcomes, and
status of work (See table 2.) We estimate that another 68 percent had
some or most of this information, but not all. Importantly, the
descriptions of awards that partially met our transparency criteria
varied widely. Some of these award descriptions had much of the
information needed to make them transparent, but might be missing one
important aspect, such as the expected outcomes. Other descriptions
contained much less information and provided sufficient detail to meet
only a few attributes of our criteria, such as purpose and location.
Finally, an estimated 7 percent of the descriptions provided little or
no information on nature, scope, purpose, location, or outcomes of the
award.
Table 2: Estimated Extent to Which Descriptions of Awards Met Our
Transparency Criteria:
Program: Department of Commerce: Broadband Technology Opportunities
Program;
Number of awards[A]: 46;
Met: 57%;
Partially met: 43%;
Did not meet: 0%.
Program: Department of Energy: Weatherization Assistance Program;
Number of awards[A]: 57;
Met: 12%;
Partially met: 71%;
Did not meet: 18%.
Program: Department of Energy: Geothermal Technologies Program;
Number of awards[A]: 29;
Met: 33%;
Partially met: 62%;
Did not meet: 5%.
Program: Department of Transportation: Grant-in-Aid for Airports;
Number of awards[A]: 328;
Met: 18%;
Partially met: 82%;
Did not meet: 0%.
Program: Department of Transportation: Highway Infrastructure
Investment;
Number of awards[A]: 10,156;
Met: 25%;
Partially met: 69%;
Did not meet: 6%.
Program: Department of Transportation: Transit Capital Assistance;
Number of awards[A]: 641;
Met: 50%;
Partially met: 50%;
Did not meet: 0%.
Program: Department of Transportation: High-Speed Intercity Passenger
Rail Program[B];
Number of awards[A]: 5;
Met: 20%;
Partially met: 20%;
Did not meet: 60%.
Program: General Services Administration: Federal Buildings Fund;
Number of awards: 491;
Met: 29%;
Partially met: 64%;
Did not meet: 7%.
Program: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Civil Works Program;
Number of awards: 2,336;
Met: 14%;
Partially met: 70%;
Did not meet: 16%.
Program: Total;
Number of awards: 14,089;
Met: 25%;
Partially met: 68%;
Did not meet: 7%.
Source: GAO.
Note: Percentages in this table may not add to 100 because of
rounding. See appendix XIV for error rates associated with this table.
[A] In Recovery.gov as of February 10, 2010.
[B] Results are for all five awards.
[End of table]
Recipient-reported information varied widely in its transparency. For
example, a Napa, California, transit recipient provided clear
information in Page 16 GA0-10-581 Recovery Act Transparency
sufficient detail for the general public to understand the award's
purpose, scope, location, cost, nature of activities, outcomes, and
status of work. Specifically, the description of the award states that
it will be used to purchase four hybrid buses and construct a
multimodal park-and-ride facility and, as a result, the transit fleet
will be modernized, and the park-and-ride facility will allow hundreds
of commuters to make more efficient, safe, and timely transit
connections. (See table 3.) Thus, we determined that this description
met our transparency criteria.
Table 3: Example of a Description of an Award That Met Our
Transparency Criteria:
Recipient name: Napa County Transportation & Planning Agency;
Project name: Purchase 4 hybrid buses and construct multi-modal Park
and Ride Facility;
Award description: Invest in Public Transportation--Replace four 15+
yeal [sic] old diesel buses with new, clean air, gasoline/electirc
[sic] hybrid buses. In addition, funds will be used to construct a
multi-modal Park and Ride facility featuring: commuter parking,
transit hub, bicycle accommodations [sic], and a potential future rail
platform. Green building elements (such as solar power) will be
incorporated into the design;
Project description: This grant will allow for the modernization of
the transit fleet with the purchase of 4 gasoline/electric hybrid
vehicles. In addition, once the multi-modal Park and Ride lot is
constructed, hundreds of residents/commuters a day will be able to
make more efficient, safe and timely transit connections;
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems;
Award type: Grants;
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported);
Place of performance — city, state, and postal code:
Napa, CA:
94559-2912;
Award amount: $2,779,727.00;
Project status: Not Started;
Award number: CA-96-X069-00.
Source: Recovery.gov.
[End of table]
Other recipient-reported information was less transparent and
partially met our transparency criteria. For example, a weatherization
program description for the Commonwealth of Virginia partially met our
transparency criteria because it contained some, but not all of the
attributes needed to make the use of funds transparent to the public.
(See table 4.) For example, the description did not provide
information on the scope of the award because it did not indicate how
many homes would be weatherized in the state. From publicly available
information on other federal and state Web sites, we found information
that would have made this description more complete. Specifically, we
found that approximately 9,193 homes throughout the state of Virginia
will undergo weatherization activities such as tests for carbon
monoxide, heating/cooling equipment inspection and repair, domestic
water heater insulation, and refrigerator and stove replacement. (The
extent to which federal agency and state agency Recovery Act Web sites
have material that supplement Recovery.gov recipient-reported
information is discussed later in this section.)
Table 4: Example of a Description of an Award That Partially Met Our
Transparency Criteria:
Recipient name: Housing And Community Development, Virginia Dept Of;
Project name: Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons;
Award description: To improve home energy efficiency for low-income
families through the most cost-effective measures possible;
Project description: Sub-awardees were expected to complete ramp-up
activities. This includes the purchase of additional or upgraded
vehicles and equipment, hiring of additional personnel, identifying
additional new beneficiaries and limited production increases;
Project activity description Weatherization Award type: Grants;
Place of performance - street address (optional field):
600 East Main Street, The Main Street Centre;
Place of performance — city, state, and postal code:
Richmond, VA 23219-2430;
Award amount: $94,134,276.00
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed;
Award number: DE-EE0000193.
Source: Recovery.gov.
[End of table]
Finally, some recipient-reported information contained little or no
information on what funds are being spent on and what outcomes are
expected. These did not meet our transparency criteria. For example
information reported by the State of Michigan for a highway project
did not describe the location of the roadway or the extent of the
project, and used technical terminology to describe the nature of the
project—-chip sealine—-[Footnote 24] that is not likely to be familiar
to the general public. (See table 5.) As a result, this description
did not meet our transparency criteria. From publicly available
information on other federal and state Web sites, we found information
that would have made this description more understandable and clearer.
Specifically, we found that the award supports pavement improvement
activities to resurface 7.8 miles of Featherstone Road from M-66 to
Engle Road north of Sturgis. The award will result in improved driving
quality by making the road smoother.
Table 5: Example of a Description of an Award That Did Not Meet Our
Transparency Criteria:
Recipient name: Transportation, Michigan Department Of;
Project name: Single Course Chip Seal;
Award description: Single Course Chip Seal;
Project description: To improve the transportation infrastructure and
the economic development capacity of the State;
Project activity description: Power and Communication Line and Related
Structures Construction;
Award type: Grants;
Place of performance - street address (optional field):
425 West Ottawa Street;
Place of performance — city, state, and postal code:
Lansing, MI 48933-1532;
Award amount: $86,617.00;
Project status: Not Started;
Award number: 1078007.
Source: Recovery.gov.
[End of table]
For more information on the transparency results for each program, as
well as our assessment of each of the 467 awards that we reviewed, see
appendixes I-XI.
Two key factors may have contributed—positively or negatively—to the
transparency of the award descriptions we assessed from Recovery.gov,
although we cannot directly correlate our specific transparency
results to these factors.
Guidance:
Most notably, the guidance provided may have played a role in the
degree to which recipients transparently described their awards. As
noted in the previous section, OMB's guidance for reporting
information on the uses of an award is unclear, which could have
prevented some recipients from meeting some or all of our criteria in
the transparency assessment. In addition, the type of assistance—
program-specific guidance or technical assistance—as well as the level
of detail, which varied across agencies, may have played a role in the
extent to which awards met our transparency criteria.
* Some agencies supplemented OMB's high-level guidance with program-
specific technical assistance on how to meet OMB's reporting
requirements, including specific instructions on what to write in the
narrative fields. For example, FTA annotated OMB's guidance with
program-specific instructions and examples for all the reporting
fields in FederalReporting.gov. In the project description field, FTA
suggested that recipients "describe the specific outputs and outcomes
that will result from the grant. This entry should include
quantitative information about the activities conducted and items
purchased under the grant." For the most part, the programs in our
review for which agencies provided program-specific guidance or
technical assistance—Highway Infrastructure Investment, Transit
Capital Assistance, and Geothermal Technologies Program—tended to have
more transparent descriptions. However, other program-specific
factors, such as grant applications that involved creating project
descriptions for public dissemination in advance of award selection,
may have also played a role in the degree to which such descriptions
met our transparency criteria. For example, when some applications
required recipients to create project descriptions for public
dissemination in advance of award selection, such as in the Broadband
Technology Opportunities Program, the recipients may have been more
prepared to describe their awards in the narrative fields. For
additional information by program, see appendixes I-XI.
* Other agencies we reviewed only provided general reporting
assistance to recipients, primarily by disseminating OMB's guidance to
help Page 20 GA0-10-581 Recovery Act Transparency recipients navigate
OMB's reporting requirements. However, this assistance did not
necessarily include specific clarification or instructions for
completing narrative fields. For example, the Department of Energy
provides technical assistance to Weatherization Assistance Program
recipients that, for the most part, summarizes OMB's guidance. The
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) distributes OMB's guidance and
provides recipient reporting assistance through each of its field
offices, which in turn, determines how to disseminate guidance to
recipients. In one FAA field office, a contractor hired to oversee
Recovery Act efforts distributed information and guidance to every
airport in the region by e-mail. For the most part, the programs in
our review that only provided general reporting assistance to
recipients, mostly through disseminating OMB's guidance—Weatherization
Assistance Program, Grants-in-Aid for Airports, and the Federal
Buildings Fund—tended to have less transparent descriptions. However,
other factors, such as the level of experience of the recipients in
reporting on government awards, may have also played a role in the
degree to which such descriptions met our transparency criteria. For
additional information by program, see appendixes I-XI.
Data Quality Reviews:
Federal agencies' data quality reviews may also have played a role in
the extent to which some recipients met our transparency criteria.
OMB's guidance requires that federal agencies conduct data quality
reviews to address two key data problems—material omissions and
significant reporting errors—but does not specify methodologies for
such reviews.[Footnote 25] However, OMB does require federal agencies
to develop data quality plans to articulate how they intend to detect
and correct material omissions and significant reporting errors.
[Footnote 26] OMB officials told us that given the limited amount of
time federal agencies have to conduct these reviews, identifying
misleading or erroneous information must take priority. Officials from
almost all of the programs included in this review that had awarded
funds for the second reporting round told us that they conduct
automated checks of data, specifically of the numerical fields. For
example, Department of Energy officials told us that they ensure the
quality of recipient reported data for the Weatherization Assistance
Program primarily through an automated analysis of key data fields,
including the award number, recipient name, award amount, and jobs
calculated. In a few cases, they also manually review the data for
other anomalies. However, officials from some of the programs included
in our review told us they did not typically review the information
provided in narrative fields, and, of the three programs that do, none
had a systematic process in place to evaluate the accuracy or
transparency of the information. For example, FHWA officials told us
that they "spot check" the information for significant errors because
of the volume of awards—-over 10,000—-in their program.
In light of the importance of the quality of the Recovery Act data,
the Recovery Board has worked with federal Inspectors General to
establish a multiphased review process to look at the quality of the
data submitted by Recovery Act recipients. To date, this process has
focused on (1) whether agencies developed data quality reviews in
anticipation of the data to be submitted and (2) identified data
errors and omissions in recipients' first cycle reports and factors
that may have contributed to them and the actions taken by agencies,
OMB, and the Recovery Board to improve the quality of the data that
recipients will submit in future reporting cycles. The resulting
report did not comment on the quality of the data in the narrative
fields. According to the Recovery Board, future reports will focus on
the effectiveness of the agency data quality review processes. For
information on each agency's data quality reviews, see appendix XII.
Federal and State Web Sites and Other Public Sources Provide Some
Information to Supplement Recovery.gov, but the Level of Detail Varies:
Recovery.gov includes award information on Recovery Act spending from
both recipients and agencies, as well as various other required agency
reports, including agency-specific Recovery Act plans and weekly
financial and activity reports.[Footnote 27] Aside from the
information on Recovery.gov, descriptive information on the uses of
awards is available through other resources.
At the federal level, agency Web sites provide information on Recovery
Act activities as required by OMB's guidance.[Footnote 28] The level
and type of award information provided on agency Web sites varies
across the programs we reviewed. For example, FHWA has a link to a
spreadsheet on its Web site that provides information such as the
location and obligation amount for each award, as well as a short
description. The Geothermal Technologies Program Web site has detailed
information on each project, including the technology type, recipient
name, location, objectives, description, and targets/milestones.
The Recovery Act did not require states to establish Web sites to
provide Recovery Act information. However, all 50 states and the
District of Columbia do post some information on their state-specific
Recovery Act Web sites. As with the federal agency Web sites, however,
the state Web sites provide varying levels of detail. For example, the
New York State Recovery Act Web site, NYWorks (www.recovery.ny.gov),
details how the state of New York is spending its Recovery Act funds
through a map that provides specific information on each project that
has been announced. In addition, the Web site provides links to over
40 other federal, state, and local entities that have additional
information on Recovery Act spending. Mississippi's Recovery Act Web
site (www.stimulus.ms.gov) provides links to federal guidance and the
recipient reports for projects in the state, but it does not provide
additional information on a project-by-project basis beyond what is
published on Recovery.gov. In some cases, state auditors have also
developed Web pages or sites to provide information to the public on
the oversight and monitoring of Recovery Act spending.
In addition to federal and state Web sites, information on the uses of
Recovery Act funds can be found on some recipients' Web sites and in
other publicly available documents. For example, the Ohio Department
of Transportation has a one-page description and photo for most
recovery projects that provides detail on the activities and outcomes
of that project, as well the expected completion date. Likewise, 36 of
the 58 states, territories, and tribes receiving Recovery Act funds
through the Weatherization Assistance Program have their
weatherization plans on their Web sites. The Department of Energy
requires all states, territories, and tribes to create these plans to
outline how they will use weatherization funds, including Recovery Act
funds.
Program Officials and Recipients Reported Differing Degrees of Citizen
Feedback on Publicly Available Information:
For the most part, the officials we spoke with said they are not
systematically tracking the citizen feedback that they have received
on publicly available award information. The Recovery Board tracks the
total number of comments received on Recovery.gov—it receives about
125 to 200 e-mails per week—but does not categorize the e-mails by
type of comment. However, Recovery Board officials told us that they
plan to begin linking e-mails to specific projects in the future. OMB
officials told us that the information published from the first round
of reporting received public scrutiny and commentary, which they
viewed as evidence that the transparency and reporting processes for
the Recovery Act are working effectively. In fact, based on the
comments OMB received, the agency added an automated check to
FederalReporting.gov to ensure that certain numerical fields, such as
zip codes or congressional districts, were correctly entered.
In general, federal agency officials told us that they have received
some feedback on Recovery Act awards and the award information made
available to the public. Officials from the Weatherization Assistance
Program and Grants-in-Aid for Airports Program told us that the public
has provided little feedback on awards and the award information made
available to the public, while Geothermal Technologies Program
officials told us that the public and media have provided positive
feedback on the program's Web site, which provides detailed
information on each project. According to officials at a few agencies,
many public inquiries on the Recovery Act addressed the availability
of funding and jobs, not individual awards. According to FHWA
officials, the agency has no baseline information for comparing the
feedback on Recovery Act awards with comments on awards made before
the Recovery Act, because they did not previously track feedback on
project information they provided to the public.
Conclusions:
The administration faced a daunting task in simultaneously putting in
place ways to spend large sums of Recovery Act funds that required, in
some instances, developing new programs and, in others, significantly
expanding the size of existing ones, while also seeking to make these
efforts more transparent to the public than previous efforts had been.
Although OMB initially focused on quickly designing a reporting system
that covered a vast array of Recovery Act programs delivered in
different ways, now that such requirements are largely in place, OMB
can begin focusing on other important aspects of its transparency
efforts. Specifically, ensuring that the narrative portions of
Recovery.gov award descriptions prepared by recipients are
understandable is an important aspect of OMB's transparency effort.
These descriptions provide a key mechanism through which the public
can understand clearly how their tax dollars are being spent and what
is likely to be achieved from these expenditures.
Looking forward, OMB has an opportunity to improve the transparency of
the recipient-reported narrative information on Recovery.gov by
revising its guidance to remedy the problems we found. Assuredly, the
more difficult task is having tens of thousands of recipients follow
this guidance and report on their awards in a way intended by the act
and the administration. In our view, one promising approach is for OMB
to work with the executive departments and agencies that seek to
provide supplemental guidance on narrative description information. In
doing so, OMB can use its central position to further mission
agencies' efforts to tailor resulting guidance to their individual
situations in a way that furthers the transparency goals discussed in
this report. A second approach is for OMB, in partnership with federal
agencies, to periodically review the descriptions of awards submitted
by recipients and to work with the Recovery Board on the board's
assessments of agencies' data quality reviews to gain a sense of
whether the information reported is meeting the administration's
expectations.
We are not making recommendations to individual agencies at this time
because we believe that there are actions that OMB can take which may
lead to substantial improvements in recipient reporting of narrative
information. However, as we continue to monitor OMB's efforts to
achieve transparent Recovery Act spending, we will reassess, as
needed, whether actions in these areas are needed.
Recommendations for Executive Action:
To further the goals of public understanding of what Recovery Act
funds are being spent on and what results are expected, we recommend
that the Director, Office of Management and Budget, take the following
three actions:
* Revise OMB's recipient reporting guidance, including the Recipient
Reporting Data Model, to provide recipients with clearer general
instructions and examples for narrative fields aimed at fostering more
complete information on the uses of funds and expected outcomes.
* Work with executive departments and agencies to determine (1)
whether supplemental guidance is needed to meet, in a reasonable and
cost-effective way, the intent of the Recovery Act for reporting on
projects and activities and (2) whether that supplemental guidance or
other agency-proposed technical assistance dealing with narrative
descriptions of awards provides for transparent descriptions of funded
activities.
* Periodically (1) review, in partnership with executive departments
and agencies, the descriptions of awards—in particular, the narrative
fields—submitted by recipients to determine whether the information
provides a basic understanding of the uses of the funds and the
expected outcomes, and, if not, determine what actions to take,
including encouraging agencies to develop or improve program-specific
guidance and (2) work with the Recovery Board on the board's
assessments of departments' and agencies' data quality reviews to
ensure the adequacy of these reviews and further reinforce actions to
meet transparency goals.
Agency Comments and Our Evaluation:
We provided a draft of this report to the Office of Management and
Budget; the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Energy, and
Transportation; the Corps of Engineers; and the General Services
Administration for their review and comment. OMB officials agreed with
our recommendations. The officials stated that our report would be
enhanced if it better communicated information in three areas. First,
regarding our findings on transparency, the large "partially met"
category contains awards that have a substantial amount of the
information needed to understand what funds are being spent on and
what outcomes are expected as well awards that contained sufficient
information on only a few attributes. Second, OMB asked that we
recognize the need to balance more extensive reporting with the effort
needed to comply with that reporting. Third, OMB officials suggested
that we state more clearly that we assessed the transparency of award
information collectively—that is, from reviewing the 12 data fields as
a whole rather than from looking at the information contained in each
field individually—since some information that might not appear in one
data field could show up in another field. We revised our report to
better communicate these aspects. The officials also provided
technical and clarifying comments, many of which we incorporated.
For the most part, the other agencies' comments were limited to
technical and clarifying comments, which we incorporated where
appropriate. In its technical comments, the Department of
Transportation provided a general comment from FM that the transit
administration believed that many of the award descriptions for
transit projects that we assessed as partially meeting our
transparency criteria could have been assessed as meeting the
criteria. Given the procedures that we used to make our assessment, we
remain confident that these assessments were fair and accurate. We do
note that providing narrative information is a learning experience,
with recipients having opportunities in subsequent reporting rounds to
improve their narrative material to be more transparent. Finally, the
Department of Commerce provided a letter in which it detailed a number
of ways that it undertook to achieve transparency for its Broadband
Technology Opportunities Program. (See appendix XV.)
As arranged with your office, unless you publicly announce its
contents earlier, we plan no further distribution of this report until
30 days after the date of this letter. At that time, we will send
copies to congressional committees and subcommittees with
responsibilities for the programs discussed in this report; the
Director, Office of Management and Budget; and the Secretaries of the
agencies discussed in this report. In addition, this report will be
available at no charge on GAO's Web site at [hyperlink,
http://www.gao.gov].
If you or your staff have any questions about this report, please
contact Katherine Siggerud at (202) 512-2834 or siggerudk@gao.gov for
buildings, telecommunications and transportation issues, Patricia
Dalton at (202) 5123841 or daltonp@gao.gov for energy and Army Corps
of Engineers issues. Contact points for our Offices of Congressional
Relations and Public Affairs may be found on the last page of this
report. Contributors to this report are listed in appendix XVI.
Sincerely yours,
Signed by:
Gene L. Dodaro:
Acting Comptroller General of the United States:
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Appendix I: Broadband Initiatives Program:
Within the Department of Agriculture, the Rural Utilities Service's
Broadband Initiatives Program makes funding available for broadband
infrastructure projects in rural areas that lack sufficient access to
high-speed broadband service. The Recovery Act provides $2.5 billion
of budget authority for the Rural Utilities Service to extend grants,
loans, and loan/grant combinations to projects for the purpose of
facilitating broadband deployment in rural communities. Through the
use of loans, the Rural Utilities Service can support a principal
amount exceeding the appropriation.[Footnote 29]
On July 9, 2009, the Rural Utilities Service and the Department of
Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA) released a joint Notice of Funds Availability detailing the
requirements, rules, and procedures for applying for broadband
funding.[Footnote 30] Under this funding notice, the Rural Utilities
Service received 401 applications requesting nearly $5 billion, and
another 833 applications were joint applications to the Broadband
Initiative Program and NTIA's Broadband Technology Opportunities
Program totaling nearly $13 billion.
Broadband grants and loans fall into several first round project
categories:
* Last Mile projects. Up to $1.2 billion was available for last mile
infrastructure projects in remote and non-remote areas. A "last-mile"
project is defined as any broadband infrastructure project that
provides service to end users or end user devices. A remote area is an
unserved, rural area 50 miles from the limits of a nonrural area, and
an unserved area is defined as a proposed service area composed of one
or more contiguous census blocks, where at least 90 percent of
households in the proposed funded service area lack access to
facilities-based, terrestrial broadband service.[Footnote 31]
* Middle Mile projects. Up to $800 million was available for Middle
Mile projects. A Middle Mile project is defined as a broadband
infrastructure project that does not predominantly provide broadband
service to end users or to end user devices, and may include
interoffice transport, backhaul, Internet connectivity, or special
access.
The Rural Utilities Service released a separate second funding round
notice on January 22, 2010.[Footnote 32] Under this second funding
notice, the Rural Utilities Service received a total of 776
applications requesting nearly $11.2 billion. The second funding
notice retained funding for Last Mile and Middle Mile projects, but
eliminated the funding category for Last Mile Remote projects. Several
new categories have been established for satellite, rural library
broadband, and technical assistance, as described below:
* Last Mile projects. Up to $1.7 billion is available for loans or
loan/grant combinations.
* Middle Mile. Up to $300 million is available for loans or loan/grant
combinations.
* Satellite, rural library broadband, and technical assistance
projects. Up to $100 million is available in grants for satellite
projects, as well as any and all funds not obligated for Last Mile and
Middle Mile projects, and up to $5 million is available in grants for
connecting rural libraries and developing regional broadband
development strategies in rural areas.
Second round awards are expected to be announced starting in June 2010.
Nature and Type of Rural Utilities Service Broadband Projects:
In the first round, the Rural Utilities Service announced over $1
billion in grants and loans for 68 broadband projects in 31 states,
one territory, and 17 tribal lands and Alaska Native regions.
According to the Department of Agriculture, these projects will make
high-speed Internet available to an estimated 529,000 households and
96,000 rural businesses and public facilities. Of the 68 awarded
projects, 49 are for Last Mile non-Remote areas, 13 are for Last Mile
Remote areas, and 6 are for Middle Mile projects. As of May 3, 2010,
the agency had obligated nearly $250 million for 26 of the 68 awards.
There have been no program expenditures to date.
The projects selected include a range of efforts to bring high-speed
Internet to remote and rural communities that currently have little or
no access to broadband technology. Funding has been awarded to a range
of providers--small telecommunications companies, wireless providers,
and rural electric and telephone providers--to build networks in rural
areas. These projects feature a variety of Internet technologies,
including wireline and wireless, and are expected to provide Internet
connectivity to homes, business, and anchor institutions in rural
communities.
No Basis to Judge Broadband Awards for Transparency:
Since no grant or loan money had been obligated to recipients as of
December 31, 2009, there were no awards reported on Recovery.gov for
the second reporting round.
Prospective Agency Guidance and Other Factors That May Affect
Transparency of Reported Information:
The Rural Utilities Service did not issue supplemental technical
assistance to recipients to augment the Office of Management and
Budget's (OMB) guidance on recipient reporting. Because Broadband
Initiatives Program funds have not yet been expended, recipient
reporting for the program will not occur until July 2010. Therefore,
the agency does not have experience with how well OMB's guidance
ensures that the public has accurate information. Based on information
that the Rural Utilities Service received in the first funding round,
the agency developed enhanced application guide procedures and
developed more comprehensive forms for the applicant's use that should
enable an applicant to submit better data.
The agency held a series of workshops together with NTIA in July 2009
and January 2010 coinciding with the first and second funding round
notices and agency officials said that they will be hosting upcoming
workshops to discuss compliance and reporting requirements.[Footnote
33]
Other Ways Award Information Is Made Available to the Public:
The Rural Utilities Service makes broadband stimulus project
information available to the public in several forms, including the
following:
* Department of Agriculture Web site (www.usda.gov/recovery). This Web
site includes an overview of all Recovery Act funds provided to the
Department of Agriculture and a Recovery Act project map that provides
the award recipient, type, and amount, among other things, for all
departmental awards. The agency also publishes a blog for each state
(linked to the project map), with an entry that briefly describes each
award and provides a venue for public feedback.
* Broadband USA (www.broadbandusa.gov). This joint Rural Utilities
Service/NTIA broadband portal includes an information library on
Recovery Act broadband programs and an application database. The
database, which includes funded applications, provides information
such as the project type, proposed project area, description, and in
many cases, a project executive summary.
* Press releases (www.usda.gov/rus). On its site, the Rural Utilities
Service posts press releases announcing awards for the Broadband
Initiatives Program.
According to agency officials, there has been considerable interest
from various groups about projects funded by the Broadband Initiatives
Program. These comments range from full support for a project to
questions about why the agency made an award to a community. Officials
stated that, in most cases, the public is satisfied with the
information that has been made to the general public, but some groups
want more information than the Rural Utilities Service can make
available, such as proprietary information about the award recipient.
The agency plans to make all information available to the public in
conformance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act.
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Appendix II: Broadband Technology Opportunities Program:
Within the Department of Commerce, the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration's (NTIA) Broadband Technology Opportunities
Program makes grant funding available to a variety of entities for
broadband infrastructure, public computer centers, and innovative
projects to stimulate demand for, and adoption of, broadband. Of the
$4.7 billion appropriated for the program, up to $350 million was also
available for the State Broadband Data and Development Program
pursuant to the Broadband Data Improvement Act for the purpose of
developing and maintaining a nationwide map featuring the availability
of broadband data.
On July 9, 2009, NTIA and the Department of Agriculture's Rural
Utilities Service released a joint Notice of Funds Availability
detailing the requirements, rules, and procedures for applying for
broadband funding.[Footnote 34] Under this funding notice, NTIA
received 260 applications requesting over $5.4 billion to fund
broadband infrastructure projects in unserved and underserved areas.
In addition, parties filed more than 320 applications with NTIA
requesting nearly $2.5 billion in grants for projects that promote
sustainable demand for broadband services and more than 360
applications with NTIA requesting more than $1.9 billion in grants for
public computer centers. Parties submitted another 833 joint
applications to the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program and the
Rural Utilities Service's Broadband Initiatives Program requesting
nearly $13 billion for broadband infrastructure projects.
Broadband Technology Opportunities Program funds were available
through the following three categories of eligible projects during the
first round:
* Broadband Infrastructure. Up to $1.2 billion was available for
Broadband Infrastructure projects. This category consists of two
components--Last Mile and Middle Mile--and funds projects to deliver
access to unserved and underserved areas. An "unserved" area is
defined as one or more contiguous census blocks, where at least 90
percent of households in the proposed funded service area lack access
to facilities-based, terrestrial broadband service. An "underserved"
area is defined as one or more contiguous census blocks where (1) no
more than 50 percent of the households have access to facilities-
based, terrestrial broadband service; (2) the rate of broadband
adoption is 40 percent of households or less; and (3) no service
provider advertises broadband speeds of at least 3 megabits per second
("mbps").
* Public Computer Centers. Up to $50 million was available for
projects that expand public access to broadband service and enhance
broadband capacity at entities such as community colleges and public
libraries that permit the public to use these computing centers.
* Sustainable Broadband Adoption. Up to $150 million was available for
innovative projects that promote broadband demand, including projects
focused on providing broadband education, awareness, training, access,
equipment, or support, particularly among vulnerable population groups
that traditionally have underutilized broadband technology.
NTIA released a subsequent funding round notice on January 22,
2010.[Footnote 35] Under this second funding notice, the agency
received a total of 886 applications requesting a total of $11 billion
in funding. For the second funding notice, NTIA is adopting a
"comprehensive communities" approach as its top priority in awarding
infrastructure grants, focusing on Middle Mile projects that connect
community anchor institutions, such as libraries, hospitals, community
colleges, universities, and public safety institutions. The following
project categories are funded in the second funding round:
* Comprehensive Community Infrastructure projects. Up to $2.35 billion
is available for broadband infrastructure projects that emphasize
Middle Mile broadband capabilities and new or substantially upgraded
connections to community anchor institutions, especially community
colleges. Under the second funding notice, a Middle Mile project is
defined as any component of a comprehensive community infrastructure
project that provides broadband service from one or more centralized
facilities (i.e., the central office, the cable headend, the wireless
switching station, or other equivalent centralized facility) to an
Internet point of presence.
* Public Computer Centers. At least $150 million is available to
provide broadband access to the general public or a specific
vulnerable population and must either create or expand a public
computer center or improve broadband service or connections at a
public computer center, including those at community colleges, that
meets a specific public need for broadband service.
* Sustainable Broadband Adoption. At least $100 million is available
to fund innovative projects that promote broadband demand, including
projects focused on providing broadband education, awareness,
training, access, equipment, or support, particularly among vulnerable
groups that traditionally have underutilized broadband technology.
Second round awards are expected to be announced starting in July 2010.
Nature and Type of Broadband Awards:
In the first funding round, NTIA awarded and obligated 82 Broadband
Technology Opportunities Program grants worth more than $1.2 billion.
As of May 10, 2010, more than $8.6 million had been expended; however,
NTIA officials said that more funds have been spent, but not yet drawn
down. NTIA has funded 49 infrastructure projects, 20 public computing
centers, and 13 sustainable broadband adoption projects in 45 states
and territories. In addition, NTIA has initially funded 54 broadband
mapping and planning grants in 50 states, three territories, and the
District of Columbia, totaling more than $100 million.
Over Half of Broadband Descriptions Met Our Transparency Criteria:
We assessed the transparency of descriptive information for broadband
awards available on Recovery.gov. We found that an estimated:
* 57 percent met our transparency criteria,
* 43 percent partially met our criteria, and:
* zero percent did not meet our criteria.[Footnote 36]
For broadband descriptions that partially met or did not meet our
criteria, we collected information necessary to make the descriptions
meet the transparency criteria. The descriptions of awards in our
sample, whether they met our transparency criteria, and additional
information that we found to complete the narrative descriptions are
provided at the end of this appendix.
Prospective Agency Guidance and Other Factors That May Affect
Transparency of Reported Information:
Since the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program is an entirely
new program, NTIA focused on developing application processes to
ensure the timely distribution of project funding. NTIA did not issue
supplemental technical assistance to recipients to augment OMB's
guidance on recipient reporting.
The agency held a series of workshops in July 2009 and January 2010
that coincided with the first and second funding round notices, and
agency officials said that they will be hosting upcoming workshops to
discuss compliance and oversight requirements. According to several
grant recipients that we spoke with, agency officials have been very
helpful in providing assistance throughout the application and
reporting process.
Other Ways Award Information Is Made Available to the Public:
NTIA makes broadband stimulus project information available to the
public in several forms. For example:
* NTIA Web site (www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants/). On April 7, 2010,
NTIA launched a new Web site for current information on the Broadband
Technology Opportunities Program. The Web site includes sections on
Recovery Act grants awarded and grants management, as well as an
application database, and will make publicly available copies of
reports on award recipients' progress that contain detailed
descriptions of recipient activities. For each award, the agency posts
an award summary that includes the name, location, and amount of the
award, as well as a detailed description of the award activities and
outcomes.
* Broadband USA (www.broadbandusa.gov). This joint Rural Utilities
Service/NTIA broadband portal includes an information library on
Recovery Act broadband programs and an application database. The
database, which includes funded applications, provides information
such as the project type, proposed project area, description, and, in
many cases, a project executive summary.
* Press releases (www.ntia.doc.gov/press). NTIA also posts press
releases announcing awards for the Broadband Technology Opportunities
Program, including the mapping grants. These press releases typically
include short, narrative information on the awards.
In addition, award recipients are using a variety of methods to inform
the public about their projects, including company/institution Web
sites, press releases, and local news media reports. Award recipients
told us that they have received hundreds of phone calls or Web
inquiries from individuals who were looking for employment or vendors
who were attempting to sell goods or services to the award recipients.
According to agency officials, there has been considerable interest
from various groups about projects funded by the Broadband Technology
Opportunities Program. These comments range from full support for a
project to questions about why a project was funded in an area where
there may already be an incumbent broadband service provider.
Broadband Descriptions That Met Our Transparency Criteria:
The following award descriptions contained sufficient information on
general purpose, scope and nature of activities, location, and
expected outcomes to meet our transparency criteria. The award
description information is taken directly from Recovery.gov. We did
not edit it in any way, such as to correct typographical or
grammatical errors.
Recipient name: State Library, Archives & Public Records, Arizona.
Project name: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - PCC - Arizona
Public Computer Centers.
Award description: The Arizona Public Computer Centers project plans
to enhance existing facilities in more than 80 public libraries
throughout Arizona. The project expects to deploy more than 1,000
computers across the state to meet the growing demand for public
computers and broadband access. The project intends for users to
access valuable e-resources and enable libraries to provide training
in 21st century skills. The Arizona State Library plans to partner
with a variety of government, not-for-profit, and tribal
organizations. The Arizona State Library expects 84 public computer
centers to serve more than 75,000 users per week or more than 450,000
residents throughout the term of the grant.
Project description; The Arizona Public Computer Centers project plans
to enhance existing facilities in more than 80 public libraries
throughout Arizona. The project expects to deploy more than 1,000
computers across the state to meet the growing demand for public
computers and broadband access. The project intends for users to
access valuable e-resources and enable libraries to provide training
in 21st century skills. The Arizona State Library plans to partner
with a variety of government, not-for-profit, and tribal
organizations. The Arizona State Library expects 84 public computer
centers to serve more than 75,000 users per week or more than 450,000
residents throughout the term of the grant.
Project activity description: Public, Society Benefit, General/Other.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Phoenix, AZ 85007-
2819.
Award amount: $1,278,528.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 04-42-B10001.
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Recipient name: Connect Arkansas Inc.
Project name: Connect-Arkansas State Broadband Data and Delivery
Program.
Award description: The Connect Arkansas State Broadband Data and
Delivery Program is a two year broadband mapping and community
strategic planning program funded by the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act. Connect Arkansas has proposed to supply a complete
set of broadband mapping data according to specifications set by NTIA
by March 1, 2010 while further developing state public access mapping
tools, maintaining current broadband coverage maps and engaging in
broadband community strategic planning within nine selected Arkansas
counties. This five year grant program will result in a comprenhensive
map that details the availability of broadband coverage in Arkansas as
well as several unserved and underserved counties enacting strategic
plans on building broadband usage/coverage.
Project description: Starting in September, Connect Arkansas began
reviewing the list of service providers offering broadband access
within the state and began contacting providers about the information
Connect would be requesting for the mapping program. Additionally,
Connect began reviewing and revising the NDA. Connect Arkansas also
began gathering county data and organizing efforts to begin the
planning process for the selected counties. In October, Connect
Arkansas's legal council completed the revised NDA, so Connect re-
issued the NDA to partnered providers. Connect also contacted all the
broadband providers with detailed information regarding the data being
requested by Connect Arkansas for the national and state maps. In
regards to the county mapping efforts, Connect Arkansas engaged the
Delta Center for Economic Development to organize planning committees
within the selected counties as well as assist in the collection of
data on how the internet is used within the counties. Upon the
official grant award announcement by NTIA in early November, Connect
Arkansas moved forward in hiring and additional GIS Specialist to
assist in the data collection and data mapping responsibilities needed
to complete the program deadlines. Additionally, Connect hired a
Compliance Officer to maintain Connect Arkansas's financial and legal
documentation for the duration of this program. During December,
Connect Arkansas purchased and implemented their Fixed Wireless
Propagation (EDX Signal) software and began mapping early submitted
data. The contract with Gadberry Group was signed and the organization
began their work with data analysis and manipulation. Connect Arkansas
also heavily engaged with the service providers and received 50
commitments from providers to submit data by January 4th. By December
31st, Connect Arkansas received data from five providers.
Project activity description: Engineering & Technology.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 200 South
Commerce, Suite 400.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Little Rock, AR
72201-1766.
Award amount: $2,081,238.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 05-50-M09009.
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Recipient name: Public Utilities Commission, California.
Project name: Broadband mapping and planning.
Award description: For Broadband Mapping, CPUC is gathering and
verifying broadband data and creating a publicly available,
interactive web-based map that will display information about the
broadband services and providers available at each address throughout
California. For Broadband Planning, CPUC is partnering with the
California State University, Chico Research Foundation (CSU), to carry
out activities intended to increase broadband subscribership.
Project description: Broadband Mapping: collection of certain
broadband data from all broadband providers in California, specified
data verification tasks, GEO-coding, and creation and on-going
maintenance of a state-level broadband availability map. Data must be
collected, verified, geo-coded, and submitted to the NTIA twice yearly
for the entire duration of the broadband mapping portion of this Grant
Program. Broadband Planning: identify subscribership levels in order
to develop a plan to identify barriers to broadband adoption, develop
marketing and promotional material aimed at promoting broadband
adoption and usage, and work with broadband providers to encourage
high speed Internet services.
Project activity description; Engineering & Technology.
Award type; Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 505 Van Ness
Ave.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: San Francisco, CA
94102-3214.
Award amount: $2,343,760.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 06-50-M09001.
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Recipient name: Governor's Office Of Information Technology, The.
Project name: State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program.
Award description: The State of Colorado Governor's Office of
Information Technology (OIT) is overseeing Colorado's State Broadband
Data and Development Program which will map broadband availability
across the state and provide the information regarding broadband
service required by the NTIA. OIT will verify this broadband service
data through a number of methods. The Broadband Data and Development
Program grant also includes a planning effort, funded through five
years. This planning program will start by working closely with local
stakeholders in several regions of the state to develop local
technology planning teams during the first two years of the grant
period. The teams will assess broadband demand and barriers to
adoption and will disseminate the broadband service information being
mapped. Successful methods in developing these teams' work will then
be generalized across the state over the last three years of the
funded planning period.
Project description: 12/30/09: Finalizing award documents, selection
and contract development of data contractor and defining positions to
be hired.
Project activity description: Engineering & Technology.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 601 East 18th
Avenue, Suite 250.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Denver, CO 80203-
1492.
Award amount: $2,108,975.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 08-50-M09032.
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Recipient name: Technology & Information, Delaware Dept Of.
Project name: State Broadband Data and Development Grant.
Award description: The Delaware Department of Technology and
Information (DTI) was designated by Governor Markell as the Delaware
entity eligible to receive a federal grant under the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NITA) State
Broadband Data and Development Grant Program. DTI applied for
$1,069,922 to cover broadband mapping activities for the first 2
years, as well as $472,811 for broadband planning purposes. DTI will
oversee the broadband mapping data collection and verification,
including public anchor institution information, and the development
of an interactive state broadband inventory mapping system. The
resulting data will be presented to NITA per their specifications and
also made available to the public from a user friendly website. DTI
will leverage existing IT infrastructure, and will partner with the
University of Delaware's Information for Public Administration (UD-
IPA) to achieve the overall NTIA goals. The longer term broadband
planning activities will be carried out by DTI in partnership with UD-
IPA. Relationships will be built with Technology Planning Teams
comprised of representativies from local governments, small
businesses, and agricultural communities. These teams will be formed
in parallel with mapping activities and will continue for the full 5
years of the program. They will identify (1) broadband best practices
for their community: (2) issues affecting the deployment and full use
of broadband: and (3) potential projects to expand the use and
deployment of broadband in these communities.
Project description: DTI signed the approved grant on December
16,2009. Internal resources for the project have been assigned.
Initial meetings have been conducted within DTI and the Delaware
Office of Management and Budget to review reporting requirements. DTI
is currently working on finalizing the Statement of Work with vendor
to begin data collection.
Project activity description: Engineering & Technology.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 801 Silver
Lake Blvd.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Dover, DE 19904-
2247.
Award amount: $1,542,733.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 10-50-M09029.
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Recipient name: Partnership For A Connected Illinois, The.
Project name: Connect Illinois Mapping and Planning.
Award description: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - SBDD - The
Partnership for a Connected Illinois, Inc. This project, conducted on
behalf of the State of Illinois, seeks to employ GIS toolsets and
experienced personnel to deliver comprehensive broadband mapping data,
develop state-level broadband maps, aid in the development and
maintenance of a national broadband map, and fund statewide
initiatives directed at broadband planning, in a manner compliant with
the National Telecommunications and Information Administration?s
(NTIA) Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the State Broadband
Data and Development Grant Program. The ensuing deliverables will
include datasets as required by the NTIA as well as web-based,
interactive broadband maps to inform state and local government
officials, consumers, broadband providers, community development
organizations, researchers, and other stakeholders. This interactive
web site (www.ConnectIllinois.org) will be critical to ensure
accessibility of the broadband data, but it will also be key to
increasing awareness of the mapping program and the benefit of
broadband. It will also play an important role in ensuring local
verification of the mapping data. Data will be compiled directly from
network providers with protection to the proprietary aspects of that
data provided by non-disclosure agreements. Connect Illinois partner
Connected Nation will utilize the value of long-standing relationships
with providers to negotiate the non-disclosure agreements, receive
datasets from individual providers, develop comprehensive datasets of
Illinois providers of all platforms excluding satellite, then
incorporating those datasets into informative GIS mapping that will be
the first of its kind in Illinois. The end product of the mapping
activities will be that of a highly interactive and accessible mapping
suite called BroadbandSTAT. This product will allow easily functional
search activity at street levels and will be combined with U.S. Census
and research data to provide users with the ability to drill down to
neighborhoods, see which companies provide service in their areas,
determine the density of households and populations, and county-level
adoption rates. Also of great value will be the collection of datasets
reflecting the presence of community anchor institutions throughout
the state. Teams are already at work identifying the locations of
various health care providers, K-12 schools, public and private
colleges and universities, public safety answering points (PSAP?s),
fire departments, police departments, and ambulance services, and, to
the extent permissible, other local emergency services agencies.
Community anchor institution data, including connectivity information,
will be submitted as datasets to NTIA, but it will also be overlaid
within a mapping context to create a remarkable graphic depiction of
the locations of these critical connection points from a statewide to
a local level. Community anchor institutions tend to be key junctures
in the development of telecommunications systems nodes that provide
greater access to households and businesses in unserved and
underserved areas. Lastly, SBDD funding under this award will provide
for five years of planning activities that relate to the consistent
and steady communication of the ?messages? of the mapping products
throughout the state, including instruction on the use of the mapping
tools. Through strategic relationships with various organizations
including the Illinois Resource Network, the Governor?s Broadband
Deployment Council, the Illinois Library Association, the Illinois
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and the Connect
Illinois Broadband Resource Development Council, this project
envisions a steady flow of communication and information that will
ensure full statewide penetration of awareness of the mapping
artifacts and how to employ them at their best and highest uses. Teams
are already at work identifying the locations of various health care
providers, K-12 schools, public and private colleges and universities,
public safety answering points (PSAP?s), fire departments, police
departments, and ambulance services, and, to the extent permissible,
other local emergency services agencies. Community anchor institution
data, including connectivity information, will be submitted as
datasets to NTIA, but it will also be overlaid within a mapping
context to create a remarkable graphic depiction of the locations of
these critical connection points from a statewide to a local level.
Community anchor institutions tend to be key junctures in the
development of telecommunications systems nodes that provide greater
access to households and businesses in unserved and underserved areas.
Lastly, SBDD funding under this award will provide for five years of
planning activities that relate to the consistent and steady
communication of the 'messages' of the mapping products throughout the
state, including instruction on the use of the mapping tools. Through
strategic relationships with various organizations including the
Illinois Resource Network, the Governor's Broadband Deployment
Council, the Illinois Library Association, the Illinois Department of
Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and the Connect Illinois Broadband
Resource Development Council, this project envisions a steady flow of
communication and information that will ensure full statewide
penetration of awareness of the mapping artifacts and how to employ
them at their best and highest uses.
Project description: The performing partners of The Partnership for a
Connected Illinois, Inc. have been working diligently and proactively
during the fourth quarter of 2009 to produce the requisite datasets of
broadband availability in the state of Illinois. The federal award
notification sent to The Partnership was dated December 29, 2009. As
such, ASAP registration at this writing is incomplete. No funds have
been received or invoiced as yet. Not withstanding, work continues. A
total of 344 potential broadband providers in Illinois were
identified. Through further research and direct contact, that number
was pared to approximately 250. Non-disclosure agreements were
developed, submitted, negotiated, and signed. Data from providers of
various size and platform are now submitting data. Negotiations,
contacts, and research continues to increase the flow of data.
Foundational work has been accomplished in terms of identification and
location of community anchor institutions. Recruitment has begun by
one subcontractor to hire a researcher specifically assigned to
community anchor institution data development. A hire in this regard
is anticipated in the first two weeks of 2010. Demonstrations of the
BroadbandSTAT product described in the proposal have been made to
several state agencies. The combination of highly granular mapping and
research will be crucial to the information and development of a
statewide comprehensive broadband strategic plan. As described in the
Planning Outcomes section, the Illinois Resource Network has agreed to
prepare an online tutorial about the Illinois BroadbandSTAT product,
increasing access and user-friendliness. Hard work lies ahead, and the
performing partners of The Partnership for a Connected Illinois, Inc.
remain focused on meeting federal deadlines and providing the citizens
of Illinois with quality data, maps, research, education, and
broadband advocacy.
Project activity description: Engineering & Technology.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): Partnership
for a Connected Illinois, Inc., 150 E. Pleasant Hill Rd, MC 6879.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Carbondale, IL
62903-6162.
Award amount: $1,845,511.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 17-50-M09033.
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Recipient name: Connected Nation, Inc.
Project name: State Broadband Data And Development Program.
Award description: Recipient DBA Name: Kansas. The State Broadband
Data Program is a competitive, merit-based matching grant program that
effects the joint purposes of the Recovery Act and the Broadband Data
Improvement Act (BDIA) by funding projects that collect comprehensive
and accurate state-level broadband mapping data, develop state-level
broadband maps, aid in the development and maintenance of a national
broadband map, and fund statewide initiatives directed at broadband
planning.
Project description: Connect Kansas Progress to Date:
* Commenced with broadband planning efforts in late February 2009 and
included working groups among the public sector and provider
communities;
* Provided a number of staff hours in-kind to the planning effort;
* State of Kansas contracted with professional facilitators to help
with the initial organizing of the planning effort;
* Developed budget/finance cost model for Connect Kansas;
* Developed, distributed, reviewed and finalized project work plan and
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS);
* Assigned project team and distributed project organization chart;
* Developed and launched a Connect Kansas website to explain the
program and gather information from the consumer community;
* Prepared Project Kick-off Plan, Roles & Responsibilities, and
Outreach Plan;
* Created and implemented a outreach strategy;
* Scheduled periodic bi-weekly Connect Kansas project team meetings;
* Produced bi-weekly status reports, data collection activity log and
website statistics: and, distributed to the Connect Kansas project
team;
* Compiled and refined broadband provider list;
* Developed a broadband data collection activity log;
* Developed SBDD compliant Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA);
* Distributed NDAs to provider community;
* Executed NDAs with the provider community;
* Securely stored executed NDAs;
* Conducted webinars with provider community;
* Conducted demonstrations of the BroadbandSTAT product;
* Requested broadband coverage coordinate data sets from provider
community;
* Distributed broadband coverage data sets to GIS Mapping team for
processing.
Project activity description: Engineering & Technology.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1020 College
Street, P. O. Box 3448.
Place of performance-city, state, and postal code: Bowling Green, KY
42102-3448.
Award amount: $1,974,083.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 20-50-M09021.
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Recipient name: Massachusetts Technology Park.
Project name: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 'SBDD'
'Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation dba MTC ('Mass Broadband
Institute')'.
Award description: The goal of the Massachusetts Broadband Mapping
Project is to develop detailed and accurate statewide broadband
availability and infrastructure datasets to support the development
and updating of a national broadband map that will be made available
to the public. This goal will be accomplished by: developing
collaborative relationships and data sharing agreements with broadband
providers to develop a broadband availability database: validating and
enhancing the provider database through the analysis of cable strand
maps, DSL-equipped central office and remote terminal locations and
wireless tower locations and various modeling methods based on the
transport technology: verifying broadband availability in the field
through a grassroots, civic engagement component using industry
experts, partner organizations, and public participation and: making
the data easily accessible and useable through an innovative web-based
map library, data repository, and searchable broadband map. The MBI
will collect, integrate, verify and submit five substantially complete
datasets to NTIA in the first quarter of 2010 with subsequent semi-
annual updates. A wireline broadband availability dataset will include
availability, technology and speed of wireline broadband services by
census block or street segment. A wireless broadband availability
dataset will include availability, technology, speed and spectrum of
wireless broadband services by census block or street segment. A
residential broadband speed dataset will include average nominal speed
for residential broadband users for each broadband service by
metropolitan and rural statistical areas. A middle-mile infrastructure
dataset will include location, ownership, technology, capacity and
typical speeds of interconnect points between broadband provider
services and the Internet. A community anchor institution dataset will
include address, current broadband subscribership, technology and
typical speed for each community anchor institution in the state
(e.g., public safety entities, medical and healthcare facilities,
libraries, state and local government entities, schools, community
colleges and other higher education buildings). The Massachusetts
Broadband Planning Project will identify barriers and assets to the
deployment of broadband infrastructure and broadband adoption and then
develop and implement innovative solutions to overcome barriers and
best utilize assets. These solutions include: developing and
supporting Local Technology Planning Teams and organizing outreach
efforts to engage, inform, and energize residents, businesses, and
public officials: supporting municipalities in making educated
decisions on broadband issues impacting their communities, including
technology, siting locations, zoning, and permitting: improving access
to broadband and increasing adoption rates by providing technical
assistance, support and coordination to the public, community anchor
institutions, municipalities, and providers and: facilitating the
development of public computing centers, training programs, and other
efforts to improve broadband access and adoption.
Project description: Quarterly activities for the Massachusetts
Broadband Mapping Project included: hiring staff and selecting
consultants: purchasing hardware and software: establishing
information security policies and procedures: requesting data from and
negotiating non-disclosure agreements with broadband service
providers: acquiring publicly available cable and DSL data: performing
cable and DSL availability modeling by census block: submitting
initial statewide availability datasets to the NTIA: and establishing
data verification and web site development plans. Quarterly activities
for the Massachusetts Broadband Planning Project included: approving a
sub-award to WesternMA Connect: developing a community contact
database: planning sub-regional public forums: and coordinating with
other broadband initiatives in western Massachusetts.
Project activity description: Engineering & Technology.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 75 North Drive.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Westborough, MA
01581-9999.
Award amount: $2,069,078.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 25-50-M09017.
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Recipient name: Connected Nation, Inc.
Project name: State Broadband Data And Development Program.
Award description: Recipient DBA Name: Michigan. The State Broadband
Data Program is a competitive, merit-based matching grant program that
effects the joint purposes of the Recovery Act and the Broadband Data
Improvement Act (BDIA) by funding projects that collect comprehensive
and accurate state-level broadband mapping data, develop state-level
broadband maps, aid in the development and maintenance of a national
broadband map, and fund statewide initiatives directed at broadband
planning.
Project description: Connect Michigan Progress to Date:
* Developed budget/finance cost model for Connect Michigan:
* Developed draft project work plan and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS):
* Assigned project team and distributed project organization chart:
* Developed and launched a Connect Michigan website to explain the
program and gather information from the consumer community:
* Prepared Project Kick-off Plan, Roles & Responsibilities, and
Outreach Plan:
* Conducted project kick-off meeting with public stakeholders:
* Scheduled periodic bi-weekly Connect Michigan project team meetings
* Compiled and refined broadband provider list:
* Conducted introductory meeting with broadband provider community:
* Developed a broadband data collection activity log:
* Developed SBDD compliant Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA):
* Distributed NDAs to provider community:
* Started execution of NDAs with the provider community:
* Securely stored executed NDAs:
* Conducted webinars with provider community:
* Conducted demonstrations of the BroadbandSTAT product:
* Requested broadband coverage coordinate data sets from provider
community:
* Distributed broadband coverage data sets to GIS Mapping team for
processing.
Project activity description: Engineering & Technology.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1020 College
Street, P.O. Box 3448.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Bowling Green, KY
42102-3448.
Award amount: $1,765,754.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 26-50-M09035.
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Recipient name: Connected Nation, Inc.
Project name: State Broadband Data And Development Program.
Award description: Recipient DBA Name: Minnesota. The State Broadband
Data Program is a competitive, merit-based matching grant program that
effects the joint purposes of the Recovery Act and the Broadband Data
Improvement Act (BDIA) by funding projects that collect comprehensive
and accurate state-level broadband mapping data, develop state-level
broadband maps, aid in the development and maintenance of a national
broadband map, and fund statewide initiatives directed at broadband
planning.
Project description: Connect Minnesota Progress to Date:
* Developed budget/finance cost model for Connect Minnesota:
* Developed draft project work plan and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
* Assigned project team:
* Developed and launched a Connect Minnesota website to explain the
program and gather information from the consumer community:
* Prepared Project Kick-off Plan, Roles & Responsibilities, and
Outreach Plan:
* Created draft communications strategy:
* Compiled and refined broadband provider list:
* Developed a broadband data collection activity log:
* Developed SBDD compliant Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA):
* Started distribution of NDAs to provider community:
* Scheduled demonstrations of the BroadbandSTAT product:
* Requested broadband coverage coordinate data sets from provider
community (National Providers in Minnesota):
* Distributed broadband coverage data sets to GIS Mapping team for
processing.
Project activity description: Engineering & Technology.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1020 College
Street, P. O. Box 3448.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Bowling Green, KY
42102-3448.
Award amount: $1,708,864.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 27-50-M09043.
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Recipient name: Connected Nation, Inc.
Project name: State Broadband Data And Development Program.
Award description: Recipient DBA Name: Nevada. The State Broadband
Data Program is a competitive, merit-based matching grant program that
effects the joint purposes of the Recovery Act and the Broadband Data
Improvement Act (BDIA) by funding projects that collect comprehensive
and accurate state-level broadband mapping data, develop state-level
broadband maps, aid in the development and maintenance of a national
broadband map, and fund statewide initiatives directed at broadband
planning.
Project description: Connect Nevada Progress to Date:
* Developed budget/finance cost model for Connect Nevada:
* Developed draft of project work plan and Work Breakdown Structure
(WBS):
* Assigned project team:
* Developed and launched a Connect Nevada website to explain the
program and gather information from the consumer community:
* Prepared Project Kick-off Plan, Roles & Responsibilities, & Outreach
Plan:
* Scheduled and participated in monthly Connect Nevada project team
meetings with the Nevada Broadband Task Force:
* Presented to the broadband providers association meetings:
* Compiled and refined broadband provider list:
* Developed a broadband data collection activity log:
* Developed SBDD compliant Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA)
* Started distribution of NDAs to provider community:
* Executed NDAs with the provider community:
* Securely stored executed NDAs:
* Conducted webinars with provider community:
* Conducted demonstrations of the BroadbandSTAT product:
* Requested broadband coverage coordinate data sets from provider
community (National Providers in Nevada):
* Distributed broadband coverage data sets to GIS Mapping team for
processing.
Project activity description: Engineering & Technology.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1020 College
Street, P. O. Box 3448.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Bowling Green, KY
42102-3448.
Award amount: $1,428,326.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 32-50-M09056.
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Recipient name: Cultural Affairs, New Mexico Department Of.
Project name: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - SBA - Fast
Forward New Mexico.
Award description: NM State Library, University of NM-Los Alamos,
Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship, and 1st Mile Institute
partner to sponsor 'Fast-Forward New Mexico, a broadband stimulus
initiative that integrates a statewide broadband awareness campaign, a
NM Broadband Conference, and a series of broadband training
initiatives in public and tribal libraries across the state. Trainings
are in computer literacy and e-commerce. A centralized website and on-
line catalog will support current and future trainings.
Project description: No activities during this quarter.
Project activity description: Public, Society Benefit, General/Other.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1209 Camino
Carlos Rey.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: SANTA FE, NM
87507-5166.
Award amount: $1,457,488.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 35-43-B10002.
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Recipient name: Cyber Security & Critical Infrastructure Coordination,
NYS Office Of.
Project name: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - State Broadband
Data and Development Grant Program - NY State Office of Cyber Security
and Critical Infrastucture Coordination.
Award description: In keeping with the Recovery Act's direction that
NTIA develop and maintain a comprehensive and interactive national
broadband map, NTIA established a grant program where awardees will
collect broadband-related data and conduct planning programs at the
state level. In addition to supporting state level planning
activities, these data will be used to construct the following
deliverables: (1) Datasets detailing broadband availability,
technology, speed, infrastructure and in the case of wireless
broadband, the spectrum used, across New York State. (2) A dataset
identifying community anchor institutions and associated broadband
information. (3) Development of a statewide interactive broadband map
identifying available broadband service levels, providers, unserved
and underserved areas. Much of this data will be collected from
broadband service providers. Other data sources, existing and to be
created, will be used to validate the accuracy and completeness of
these deliverables.
Project description: The overall purpose and expected results of the
award are stated above in the Award Description Section. The following
is a summary of quarterly activities: (1) Reviewed grant documentation
and identified reporting requirements and deadlines: (2) Worked with
other NYS agencies to assemble a comprehensive list of companies that
potentially provide end user broadband services or provide
backbone/infrastructure related services. Contacted approximately 120
of these companies thus far in order to execute non-disclosure
agreements and begin the data collection process: (3) Began assembling
community anchor institutions dataset from existing and available
information: (4) Began procurement process to purchase required
hardware and software to complete the project: (5) Began development
of workflows to be used to standardize, cleanse, improve, geo-process
and validate data received from providers: (6) Began hiring process to
staff seven open project team positions. Three were hired in late
December but will not be calculated as jobs created until next
quarter: (7) Began mapping related planning activities in support of
the NYS Broadband Development and Deployment Council.
Project activity description: All Other Information Services.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 30 South Pearl
Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Albany, NY 12207-
3425.
Award amount: $2,548,101.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 36-50-M09010.
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Recipient name: Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation.
Project name: State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program.
Award description: The purpose of the project is to develop geographic
information system maps displaying levels of broadband service by
connection speed and type of technology used to integrate the maps
with demographic information to produce a comprehensive statewide
inventory and mapping of existing broadband service and capability.
Project will be compliant and consistent with requirements specified
by the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA) Notice of July 1, 2009 related to
the ARRA and Broadband Mapping, specifically the State Broadband Data
and Development Grant Program.
Project description: No activities to report for Qtr 4 - 2009 as grant
was awarded on 12/28/09.
Project activity description: Engineering & Technology.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 315 Iron Horse
Way, Suite 101.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Providence, RI
02908-5637.
Award amount: $1,542,660.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 44-50-M09052.
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Recipient name: Connected Nation, Inc.
Project name: State Broadband Data And Development Program.
Award description: Recipient DBA Name: South Carolina. The State
Broadband Data Program is a competitive, merit-based matching grant
program that effects the joint purposes of the Recovery Act and the
Broadband Data Improvement Act (BDIA) by funding projects that collect
comprehensive and accurate state-level broadband mapping data, develop
state-level broadband maps, aid in the development and maintenance of
a national broadband map, and fund statewide initiatives directed at
broadband planning.
Project description: Connect South Carolina Progress to Date:
* Developed budget/finance cost model for Connect South Carolina:
* Developed draft project work plan and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS):
* Assigned project team:
* Developed and launched a Connect South Carolina website to explain
the program and gather information from the consumer community:
* Prepared Project Kick-off Plan, Roles & Responsibilities, and
Outreach Plan:
* Created a outreach strategy:
* Compiled and refined broadband provider list:
* Developed a broadband data collection activity log:
* Developed SBDD compliant Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA).
* Distributed NDAs to provider community (National):
* Executed NDAs with the provider community (National):
* Securely stored executed NDAs:
* Conducted webinars with provider community:
* Conducted demonstrations of the BroadbandSTAT product:
* Requested broadband coverage coordinate data sets from provider
community:
* Distributed broadband coverage data sets to GIS Mapping team for
processing.
Project activity description: Engineering & Technology.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1020 College
Street, P.O. Box 3448.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Bowling Green, KY
42102-3448.
Award amount: $1,686,403.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 45-50-M09044.
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Recipient name: Connected Tennessee, LLC.
Project name: State Broadband Data And Development Grant Program.
Award description: Recipient DBA Name: Tennessee. The State Broadband
Data Program is a competitive, merit-based matching grant program that
effects the joint purposes of the Recovery Act and the Broadband Data
Improvement Act (BDIA) by funding projects that collect comprehensive
and accurate state-level broadband mapping data, develop state-level
broadband maps, aid in the development and maintenance of a national
broadband map, and fund statewide initiatives directed at broadband
planning.
Project description: Connected Tennessee Progress to Date:
* Developed budget/finance cost model for Connected Tennessee:
* Developed draft project work plan and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS):
* Assigned project team and distributed project organization chart:
* Refined Connected Tennessee website to include Broadband Provider
page to explain the program and gather information from the provider
community:
* Prepared Project Kick-off Plan, Roles & Responsibilities, and
Communications Plan:
* Conducted project kick-off meeting with stakeholders:
* Scheduled periodic bi-weekly Connected Tennessee project team
meetings:
* Compiled and refined broadband provider list:
* Conducted introductory meeting with broadband provider community:
* Developed a broadband data collection activity log:
* Developed SBDD compliant Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA):
* Distributed NDAs to provider community:
* Started execution of NDAs with the provider community:
* Securely stored executed NDAs:
* Conducted webinars with provider community:
* Conducted demonstrations of the BroadbandSTAT product:
* Requested broadband coverage coordinate data sets from provider
community:
* Distributed broadband coverage data sets to GIS Mapping team for
processing.
Project activity description: Engineering & Technology.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 618 Church
Street Suite 305.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Nashville, TN
37219-2437.
Award amount: $1,757,502.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 47-50-M09041.
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Recovery.gov information.
Recipient name: Vermont Center For Geographic Information, Incorporated.
Project name: VT Broadband Mapping Initiative.
Award description: The VT Broadband Mapping Initiative will initiate
the development of a comprehensive and verified geographic inventory
of broadband service availability in the State of VT. Landline and
wireless services (fixed and mobile) will be mapped, including
wireless voice and data with information from providers and other
sources. The broadband mapping information collected and verified
through this proposed effort will then support the broadband
development objectives identified in the RUS Broadband Initiatives
Program (BIP) and NTIA's Broadband Technology Opportunities Program
(BTOP) in VT. Most importantly, the geographic inventory will further
refine our understanding of the location of 'unserved' and
'underserved' areas, supporting targeted investments in these areas.
Project description: Comprehensive and verified geographic inventory
of broadband service availability in the State of VT.
Project activity description: Engineering & Technology.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 58 South Main
Street, Suite 2.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Waterbury, VT
05676-1559.
Award amount: $1,197,496.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 50-50-M09004.
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Broadband Descriptions That Partially Met Our Transparency Criteria:
The following award descriptions did not contain sufficient details on
one or more of the following pieces of information necessary to
facilitate general understanding of the award, based on our criteria:
general purpose, scope and nature of activities, location, or expected
outcomes. In some cases, only a small amount of additional information
was needed, while in other cases, many pieces of information were
needed to make the description more transparent. The award description
information is taken directly from Recovery.gov. We did not edit it in
any way, such as to correct typographical or grammatical errors.
Recipient name: Technology Authority, Georgia.
Project name: ARRA SBDD Georgia Technology Authority (GTA).
Award description: ARRA SBDD Georgia Technology Authority(GTA) The
purpose of this project is to provide NTIA (Dept Commerce)and Georgia
Public/Private sector stakeholders with broadband mapping and data
collection, analysis, and broadband mapping display services for the
State of Georgia residents, businesses, and community anchor
institutions. The GTA Broadband office operations will utilize
planning funds to promote sustainable adoption throughout the state as
a part of this project's deliverable.
Project description: The Georgia Technology Authority is in the
process of selecting a vendor through a statement of need process with
qualified vendors. We expected to select a mapping vendor by the end
of January, 2010.
Project activity description: Engineering & Technology.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 47 Trinity
Avenue.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Atlanta, GA 30334-
9006.
Award amount: $2,193,700.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 13-50-M09046.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award
supports broadband data collection, mapping, and planning activities
across Georgia over a 2-year period. Data on the availability, speed,
and location of broadband across the state will be collected and
verified on a semi-annual basis between 2009 and 2011. These data will
be used to develop publicly available state-wide broadband maps and to
inform the comprehensive, interactive, and searchable national
broadband map that the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) is required by the Recovery Act to create and
make publicly available by February 17, 2011.
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Recipient name: Indiana Office Of Technology.
Project name: SBDD-Indiana Office of Technology.
Award description: Mapping Indiana Broadband is a project that will
collect, map, verify, and distribute data that will contribute to a
publicly available national broadband map to inform policymaker's
efforts and provide better information to consumers about the
availability of broadband Internet services.
Project description: State Broadbamd Data and Development Grant. Award
letter received.
Project activity description: Engineering & Technology.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 100 N Senate
Avenue IGCN551.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Indianapolis, IN
46204-2259.
Award amount: $1,266,269.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 18-50-M09003.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports collection of information from broadband providers across the
state.
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Recipient name: Administration, Louisiana Division Of.
Project name: American Recovery & Reinvestment Act - SBDD - State of
Louisiana Division of Administration.
Award description: Louisiana State Broadband Data & Development Program
- Data Collection & Mapping: Louisiana State Broadband Data &
Development Program - Planning.
Project description: The intent of the award is to allow the State of
Louisiana to collect/verify statewide broadband availability and
submit the findings to the NTIA, according to the requirements
contained in the SBDD NOFA and its subsequent clarification. In this
reporting period, we completed our project kickoff meeting and
finalized our strategy for Service Provider Outreach.
Project activity description: Engineering & Technology.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1201 North 3rd
Street, Suite 2-130.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Baton Rouge, LA
70802-5243.
Award amount: $1,688,428.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 22-50-M09030.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
mapping activities including broadband availability data collection,
verification, mapping and analysis. These efforts are expected to
raise awareness of the availability of broadband, identify barriers to
adoption, and develop a plan for sustainable broadband adoption for
currently "underserved" and "unserved" businesses and households.
Further, these activities will increase coordination and collaboration
between the state and regional economic development efforts.
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Recipient name: Boston, City Of.
Project name: Broadband Technology Opportunities Program.
Award description: Overall Approach/How grant will increase Broadband
Adoption: The city's 3 partners who operate the 66 centers are
established community anchor organizations which provide multiple
services to constituents including public computing. PCCs are embedded
in multi-multiple services organizations providing ideal institutional
setting for reaching a large audience of potential broadband adopters.
These partners are: The Boston Pubic Library (BPL) and its 25
neighborhood branches: Boston Centers for Youth and Families (BCYF),
Boston's largest youth and human services agency serving over 90,000
resident annually in 46 facilities including 29 PCCs: and the Boston
Housing Authority (BHA) operating 62 pubic housing sites, serving
11,500 household with 11 computers labs.
Project description: No fund spent on infrastructure.
Project activity description: Computer & Information Science.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): City of
Boston/Auditing Dept., One City Hall Sq. R-M-4.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Boston, MA 02201-
0000.
Award amount: $1,906,439.10.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 25-42-B10006.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The city is using
the award funds to wire 66 community centers and some public housing
within the City of Boston for Internet use and purchase a few hundred
computers for those centers. These activities will provide internet
access to low-income individuals who may not otherwise have access to
the Internet.
[End of table]
Recipient name: North Dakota, State Of.
Project name: ARRA-SBDD-North Dakota Information Technology Department.
Award description: $1,305,354 is for efforts related to mapping
broadband availability across the state and year two maintenance of
that data. $308,400 is for efforts related to broadband planning
activities to identify how the state could leverage current
organizational structure and relationships, either directly or
indirectly, to provide the broadband requirements for additional
anchor institutions.
Project description: No project activities occurred during this period.
Project activity description: Engineering & Technology.
Award Type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Bismarck, ND
58505-0100.
Award amount: $1,613,754.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 38-50-M09050.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports broadband planning activities, including drafting non-
disclosure agreements, a project plan, and a project schedule. The
award covers personnel salaries, travel expenses, and equipment
associated with this planning.
[End of table]
Recipient name: Executive Office State Of Ohio.
Project name: State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program.
Award description: State Broadband Data and Development program
grant - supports state broadband mapping and related planning
activities.
Project description: Award announced 12/28/09 - no activities to
report for quarter ending 12/31/09.
Project activity description: Engineering & Technology.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 30 E. Broad
Street, 39th Floor.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Columbus, OH
43215-6108.
Award amount: $1,772,739.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 39-50-M09039.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the development of a statewide map that will pinpoint areas
in Ohio that do not currently have access to broadband technology. The
activities under this award include collecting broadband data, to be
displayed in a national broadband map, and planning delivery of
broadband services.
[End of table]
Recipient name: Public Utility Commission, State Of Oregon.
Project name: State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program.
Award description: Governor Theodore Kulongoski designated the Public
Utility Commission of Oregon (PUC) as the single eligible entity to
receive a grant under the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) State Broadband Data and Development Grant
Program. The PUC was granted a $1,609,692 million Broadband Data
Collection and Mapping Grant and a $498,610 Broadband Planning Grant.
The OPUC selected One Economy through the state's 'Request for
Proposal' process to assist Oregon with fulfilling the requirements of
these Grant Programs.
Project description: None to date.
Project activity description: Engineering & Technology.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 550 Capitol St
NE, Suite 215.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Salem, OR 97308-
2148.
Award amount: $2,108,302.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 41-50-M09042.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the collection and mapping of specific data on broadband
infrastructure and the availability of broadband services throughout
Oregon, including on tribal lands. These data will identify unserved
and underserved areas at the most granular level possible: identify
community anchor points: be displayed on a publicly accessible and
interactive state Web site in the form of a broadband map: be updated
semi-annually through 2011: and be provided to the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). These data
will inform Oregon about the affordability, availability, and adoption
of broadband technology in all areas of the state. These data will
also provide information for analyzing and reporting on Oregon's use
of broadband technology in the telehealth industry and for energy
management, education and government. In year 2, additional data
collection efforts will provide fresh data that may show the effects
of any actions taken by the State of Oregon to address broadband
adoption or availability and allow for further development of state
broadband strategies.
[End of table]
Recipient name: Tincan.
Project name: Spokane Broadband Technology Alliane: Public Computer
Centers.
Award description: This Public Computer Centers project will provide
establish 17 public computer centers throughout the Spokane Washington
Area.
Project description: This is a newly awarded grant. During the 8 days
of the quarter the grant was active, we held a press conference,
notified stakeholders and partners, had front page coverage in the
local newspaper, and established a preliminary calendar.
Project activity description: Public, Society Benefit, General/Other.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 827 West First
Avenue, Suite 121.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Spokane, WA 99201-
3904.
Award amount: $1,283,641.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 53-42-B10004.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
provides 3 new and expands 14 existing public computer centers in
Spokane's poorest neighborhoods, and equips a vehicle to bring
computers and training to other organizations and hard-to-reach
populations. The training will cover basic Internet search training
and links to needed services, video production, and using the Internet
for small businesses. The award is anticipated to serve 298,906
unduplicated users.
[End of table]
Recipient name: Tincan.
Project name: Spokane Broadband Technology Alliane: Sustainable
Adoption.
Award description: This Sustainable Broadband Adoption project will
provide training to individuals and organizations throughout the
Spokane Washington Area. We estimate that we will train 12150 people
over the three years of the project, and that about 1550 will become
new broadband subscribers.
Project description: This is a newly awarded grant. During the 8 days
of the quarter the grant was active, we held a press conference,
notified stakeholders and partners, had front page coverage in the
local newspaper, and established a preliminary calendar.
Project activity description: Public, Society Benefit, General/Other.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 827 West First
Avenue, Suite 121.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Spokane, WA 99201-
3904.
Award amount: $980,591.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 53-43-B10005.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports sustainable adoption of broadband services, which includes
acquiring broadband-related equipment, developing and providing
education and training programs, and conducting broadband-related
public outreach. The Sustainable Broadband Adoption project in Spokane
will provide training at 11 not-for-profit organizations and community
centers on the benefits of broadband access to enhance work/life
skills. Small businesses are being trained to create an online
presence, sell on the Internet, and use social media and low-cost,
targeted Web advertising. Additional training will be available at 6
public libraries.
[End of table]
Recipient name: Geological & Economic Survey, West Virginia.
Project name: ARRA-SBDD-WV Geological and Economic Survey.
Award description: The purpose of this program is to develop a
statewide broadband coverage map to provide a comprehensive picture of
current infrastructure deployment and availability of broadband
service in the State of West Virginia. Working with providers to
encourage the provision of service in unserved and underserved areas,
and engaging local entities to analyze current use of the technology
and educate on service expansion opportunities.
Project description: this quarter's activity was gathering data from
broadband service providers By the way, this is the message I get when
changing the number of jobs to 4, since we have not used federal funds
yet. ?If Number of Jobs is greater than 0, it cannot equal or exceed
Total Federal Amount ARRA Funds Received/Invoiced. ?If Number of Jobs
is greater than 0, it cannot equal or exceed Total Federal Amount of
ARRA Expenditure. ?If Number of Jobs is greater than 0, it cannot
equal or exceed Total Federal ARRA Infrastructure Expenditure.
Project activity description: Engineering & Technology.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1124 Smith St,
LM-10.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Charleston, WV
25301-1336.
Award amount: $1,404,674.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 54-50M09012.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the collection and verification of the availability, speed,
and location of broadband access across West Virginia. This
information will be mapped on a semi-annual basis from 2009-2011, and
the map will be used to increase broadband access and adoption through
better data collection and broadband planning.
[End of table]
Recipient name: Puget Sound Center Foundation For Teaching, Learning
And Technology, The.
Project name: Wyoming State Broadband Data and Development Grant.
Award description: Provide targeted, timely and useful information
that will enable local solutions to address local broadband priorities
for the State of Wyoming: Data Project Feasibility: Expedient Data
Delivery: Process for Repeated Data: Updating, Planning and
Collaboration.
Project description: In November and December 2009 the project was
initiated and the team assembled. Mapping project activities included
the execution of NDAs with all relevant providers and the development
and release of a broadband provider survey. This online survey was
designed to collect coverage and speed information in the format
requested by NTIA. Outbound e-mail and telephone calling efforts
helped encourage provider responses to the survey. Initial data
submissions were reviewed, normalized and stored in a master database.
In addition, consumer website templates were developed for the
ultimate delivery of statewide maps for Wyoming. Planning activities
included the establishment of planning objectives and state oversight
procedures. Initial interviews with stakeholders across the State of
Wyoming will begin in Q1 2010.
Project activity description: Engineering & Technology.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 19020 33rd
Avenue West Suite 210.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Lynnwood, WA
98036-4754.
Award amount: $1,792,805.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 56-50-M09016.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description; The award
supports the development of a statewide interactive map showing (1)
areas that do and do not have broadband access (or have limited
access), (2) transmission speeds, and (3) the type of access (e.g.,
wireless, cable, etc.) available. This information will be used to
help broadband providers apply for future infrastructure funding to
build capacity across the state of Wyoming.
[End of table]
Recipient name: South Dakota Network, LLC.
Project name: Project Connect South Dakota.
Award description: South Dakota Network,LLC, $20.6 million grant with
an additional $5.1 million matching funds to add 140 miles of backbone
network and 219 miles of middle mile spurs to existing network,
enabling the delivery of at least 10Mbps service to more than 220
existing anchor institution customers in rural and underserved areas
of the state.
Project description: Delivering 10 Megabit Connectivity for Community
Anchor Institutions in areas currently not served.
Project activity description: Power and Communication Line and Related
Structures Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Sioux Falls, SD
57104-2543.
Award amount: $20,572,242.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: NT10BIX5570003.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award is
being used throughout the state to add 140 miles of fiber optic cable
to an existing 1,850-mile network and an additional 219 miles of fiber
optic cable to connect anchor institutions (such as schools,
hospitals, and libraries) to the expanded network. Funds will be used
for fiber construction, equipment, and end-point electronics, plus
permitting and engineering fees.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Ion Holdco, LLC.
Project name: ION Upstate New York Rural Broadband Initiative.
Award description: ION will build 10 new segments for a total of 1308
plant miles of 'Middle Mile' infrastructure, which will incorporate
more than 70 additional rural communities into its current statewide
fiber backbone. ION will enhance its reach throughout rural New York
with its Open Network design: this will enable a host of last mile
service providers to bring their products and services to numerous
underserved and unserved areas of rural NY.
Project description: No activities this quarter we are in the planning
phase of the project.
Project activity description: Power and Communication Line and Related
Structures Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 80 State
Street, 7th floor.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Albany, NY 12207-
2543.
Award amount: $39,724,614.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: NT10BIX5570007.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
encompasses 10 projects to build Middle Mile infrastructure that will
bring broadband service to 125 anchor institutions. The project will
occur throughout the State of New York in a majority of the rural
areas of New York and parts of Pennsylvania and Vermont.
[End of table]
[End of section]
Appendix III: Weatherization Assistance Program:
The Weatherization Assistance Program assists low-income families
while improving their health and safety, by making such long-term
energy-efficiency improvements to their homes as installing
insulation, sealing leaks, and modernizing heating equipment, air
circulation fans, and air-conditioning equipment. These improvements
enable families to reduce energy bills, allowing these households to
spend their money on more pressing needs, according to the Department
of Energy. In 2009, the Recovery Act provided $5 billion for the
program--increasing the department's portion for local weatherization
efforts by more than 20 times over a 2-year period based on fiscal
year 2008 funding levels--about $227.2 million per year. The
department distributes 58 awards to each of the 50 states, the
District of Columbia, and seven territories and American Indian tribes
(recipients) and relies on the recipients to administer the programs.
Nature and Type of Weatherization Assistance Program Awards:
The department had obligated approximately $4.73 billion of the
Recovery Act's weatherization funding to recipients for weatherization
activities as of March 31, 2010, retaining about 5 percent of the
funds to cover its expenses, such as those for training and technical
assistance, management, and oversight for the expanded Weatherization
Assistance Program. Funds are available for obligation until September
30, 2010, and the department has indicated that the recipients are to
spend the funds by March 31, 2012. As of March 31, 2010, recipients
had spent about $659 million, or about 14 percent of the $4.73 billion
obligated, to weatherize about 82,200 homes nationwide. Many
recipients are just beginning to use Recovery Act funding, in part
because certain federal requirements, such as Davis-Bacon wage
requirements, affected the ability of some agencies to start work in
programs, including the Weatherization Assistance Program,[Footnote
37] and because they have needed time to develop the infrastructures
required for managing the significant increase in weatherization
assistance funding.
About 12 percent of the Weatherization Assistance Program Descriptions
Met Our Transparency Criteria:
We assessed the transparency of descriptive information for
Weatherization Assistance Program awards on Recovery.gov, as described
in the report. We found that an estimated:
* about 12 percent met our transparency criteria,
* 71 percent partially met our criteria, and:
* 18 percent did not meet our criteria.[Footnote 38]
For weatherization descriptions that partially met or did not meet our
transparency criteria, we collected information necessary to make the
descriptions meet our criteria. The descriptions of awards in our
Weatherization Assistance Program sample, whether they met our
criteria, and information that would complete the descriptions of
award activities are provided at the end of this appendix.
Agency Guidance and Other Factors That May Affect Transparency of
Reported Information:
The department provided additional documentation to assist recipients
in fulfilling Recovery Act reporting requirements but did not assess
the quality of the information reported by recipients in narrative
reporting fields. The department issued supporting documentation on
the grant application process for the Weatherization Assistance
Program in March and December 2009.[Footnote 39] This documentation
includes information about requirements for a public hearing, budget,
and program oversight. The department also issued supporting
documentation twice in March 2010, providing additional information
about requirements for quarterly reporting and calculation of jobs
created.[Footnote 40] The supporting documentation is available on the
department's Web sites, as is a capability to search responses to
frequently asked questions.
The department also provided technical assistance restating the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) requirements in the form of reporting
instructions and training for completing specific fields, including
narrative description fields, to fulfill Recovery Act reporting
requirements in December 2009.[Footnote 41] The department has made
its technical assistance available on the Weatherization Assistance
Program's technical assistance Web site, [hyperlink,
http://www.waptac.org], and has established a call center--the
Recovery Act Clearinghouse--to answer specific reporting questions
from recipients. This technical assistance includes some information
specific to the weatherization program, such as the definition of a
completed unit, but for the most part, restates OMB's guidance, as
shown in table 6 for the project description field.
Table 6: OMB Guidance and Department of Energy Technical Assistance
for Completing the Quarterly Activities/Project Description Field:
OMB guidance: "A description of the overall purpose and expected
outputs and outcomes or results of the award and first-tier
Subaward(s) (broadly stated) including significant deliverables and if
appropriate, units of measure;"
Department of Energy instructions: "A description of all significant
activities delivered and billed for the reporting period;"
Department of Energy training: "Just a brief description of the
overall purpose and expected results of the award".
Sources: OMB and the Department of Energy.
[End of table]
However, the department did not evaluate the quality of the
information in narrative fields. OMB's guidance, issued December 2009,
states that where a narrative description is required, as in the award
description field, the "description must be sufficiently clear to
facilitate understanding by the general public."[Footnote 42]
Department of Energy officials told us that the agency ensures the
quality of data primarily through an automated analysis of key data
fields, including award number, recipient name, award amount, and jobs
calculated, but not including narrative fields, such as award
description or project description. Instead, department officials said
every weatherization award has an assigned agency reviewer who may, at
his or her discretion, review the accuracy of any and all data
submitted by recipients. Department of Energy officials said that they
do not have a robust process for evaluating the quality of information
in descriptive fields because they do not consider the narrative
description fields key to reporting and could not automate a review of
narrative fields. Also, they noted that the limited scope of the
Weatherization Assistance Program ensures that narrative descriptions--
such as the award description--are sufficiently clear to be understood
by the general public.
Award Information Is Made Available to the Public in Other Ways:
Weatherization Assistance Program award information is made available
to the public by the department, recipients, and some local agencies:
* The Department of Energy maintains weatherization information and
data on its Web site at [hyperlink,
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/weatherization/recovery_act.cfm] and
[hyperlink, http://www.energy.gov/recovery/]. It also maintains a Web
site housing technical assistance for recipients at [hyperlink,
http://www.waptac.org].
* Many of the 58 recipients have some weatherization information
available on their Web sites that, for example, describes the
assistance program, summarizing activities performed, eligibility
requirements, the application process, and contact information. In
some cases, the Web sites also provide greater detail on the program,
including the amount obligated to the recipient, the number of homes
weatherized, and the number of jobs created. In addition,
approximately 36 of 58 recipients post their weatherization plans on
their Web sites. These plans are required for each recipient receiving
weatherization assistance funds and outline how funds will be used.
Information available in the weatherization plans includes a
description of the types of weatherization activities that could be
performed, the counties or regions in which weatherization activities
will occur, the number of units to be weatherized, the budget for
weatherization activities, the community action agencies performing
weatherization activities, the energy savings expected, and monitoring
activities to ensure the quality of the weatherization activities
performed. In accordance with privacy guidance, the specific location
for individual homes weatherized is not reported. Several state
Offices of Inspector General have issued reports on the Weatherization
Assistance Program in their states. Furthermore, recipients also
provide weatherization award information through press releases,
hearings, public forums, and community meetings.
* Finally, many of the local agencies that provide weatherization
services directly to residents also make information available to the
public, through press releases, public service announcements,
community events, or Web sites.
Most of the feedback that the Department of Energy, recipients, or
local community action agencies have received about the Weatherization
Assistance Program has been about proposed regulations or
weatherization activities performed, and few comments have been about
the weatherization information available to the public. At the
department, many of the comments received relate to proposed
regulations on reporting frequency (and not to project description
information). Recipients have received comments and inquiries from
individuals wanting to apply for weatherization services or learn how
to get a job and from vendors wishing to market products. Inquiries
have also addressed how much money the recipient received, how many
homes will be weatherized and the total amount of funding to be spent
on each household---but not the accessibility of project description
information.
Weatherization Descriptions That Met Our Transparency Criteria:
The following award descriptions contained sufficient information on
general purpose, scope and nature of activities, location, and
expected outcomes to meet our transparency criteria. The award
description information is taken directly from Recovery.gov. We did
not edit it in any way, such as to correct typographical or
grammatical errors.
Recipient name: Human Services, Michigan Department Of.
Project name: Recovery Act Weatherization Award for the state of
Michigan.
Award description: Michigan Department of Human Services has been
awarded stimulus funding from the U.S. Department of Energy
Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons in the amount
of $243 million dollars over the next three years. The State plan
includes changes in the Weatherization Program for year 2009: average
cost per unit maximum of $6,500, increase in income eligibility limits
to 200% of poverty or 60% of state median income, whichever is higher,
and program training plan. Changes in the plan also include the new
positions: 10 weatherization inspectors, report analyst, Davis Bacon
specialist, grant manager/monitor, fiscal monitor, division manager
and the secretary. Funding has been allocated to the 32 Community
Action Agencies and Limited Purpose Agencies that serve as Local
Weatherization Operators (LWOs) in Michigan under the existing
weatherization program. The funding is exclusively for weatherization,
which involves the installation of energy efficiency measures on low-
income homes. Applications are taken at Local Weatherization Operator
offices. Approximately 33,000 homes will be weatherized in Michigan
through March 2012 with the ARRA funding. Households generally realize
a 25% reduction in their energy usage as a result of weatherization.
Project description: We have hired 10 technical monitors and they have
attended and passed the Level I & II Michigan Inspector training. They
were all required to do field activities including 8 inspector
shadowing events and 8 inspections where they took the lead. They had
to prepare all required paperwork/audit materials for each of these 16
inspections and have submitted to supervision for review and comment.
They must next go through the final step in the inspector
certification process-the over-the-shoulder Inspector Observation
test. This will be scheduled in January. We have acquired two training
houses-one in the Upper Peninsula and one in Lansing. These houses are
being used to schedule over the shoulder inspection tests, as well as
hands on contractor trainings and lead safe weatherization training.
As of December 2009, we have trained 180 new program inspectors to
ensure an adequate number of inspectors statewide. We have also
conducted lead safe weatherization training for over 200
contractor/crew members. We continue to work with local community
colleges to adopt the DOE recommended curriculum for contractors/crews
that will enable ongoing classroom and hands on weatherization worker
training. In support of the program (and of the Jobs
Created/Saved/Retained) a total of 703 persons/jobs were supported, in
whole or in part, utilizing DOE ARRA funds generating 101,503 hours of
work. During this reporting period we have seen an increase in the
amount of ARRA funded work grow as new workers ramp up to start
projects. There will continue to be a lag between actual Funds
Received and actual Funds Disbursed due to the use of 'General Funds'
dollars to support the sub-recipient activities until Federal Funds
are drawn down to cover the actual expenditures reported.
Project activity description: Weatherization.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 235 S. Grand
Ave., Suite 1314.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Lansing, MI 48933-
1805.
Award amount: $243,398,975.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-EE0000098.
[End of table]
Recipient name: Virgin Islands Energy Office.
Project name: Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons.
Award description: ARRA Supplemental Funding for the Weatherization
Assistance Program (WAP): To reduce energy costs for low-income
families, particularly for the elderly, people with disabilities and
children, by improving the energy efficiency of their homes while
ensuring their health and safety.
Project description: In October VI WAP was still in the program
implementation stage. A 3 day electric base load audit training for
staff was conducted on Oct. 7th, 8th, and 9th by Pure Energy Inc. Four
members of VI WAP staff were trained and 3 Energy Office engineers who
will serve as back up to the VI WAP auditors. VI WAP identified a home
that would qualify to be weatherized and used it for a demonstration
energy audit. The information obtained in this energy audit was very
useful and provided very good information for DOE's technical
assistance visit. Oct 19th thru Oct 23rd DOE officials conducted a
Technical Assistance Visit and reviewed various VI WAP procedures on
Client Intake. VI WAP has started purchasing tools, equipment, and
supplies and has obligated funds for two vehicles for the program and
funds to pay for the disposal of old refrigerator replaced in the
program. November 2009 VI WAP Client Intake was finalized forms for
the in-take application, and procedures for determining eligibility,
proof of ownership, and ranking system. A web meeting was hosted with
DOE on Nov. 17, 2009, regarding the Virgin Islands Priority List, for
VI specific energy measures for the program. The major issue being the
cost limitation on the refrigerators at $1000.00, which may cause a
problem for the Virgin Islands because of the high price of
refrigerators due to shipping cost. In December, Susan White a DOE
consultant on Procurement and Financial Management trained staff and
provided three days of technical assistance. Ms. White assisted VI WAP
on finalizing VI WAP's procurement manual and developing RFP's for the
certifying agency, final inspections, and two Requests for Bids. The
approved Priority list for the program has still not been approved by
DOE. VI WAP also completed the Production schedule average is 15 homes
a month being weatherized in the Territory. The goal is 430 home by
March 2012.
Project activity description: Weatherization.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 45 Mars Hill.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Frederiksted, VI
00840-4474.
Award amount: $1,415,429.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-EE0000191.
[End of table]
Recipient name: Housing And Community Renewal, New York State Division
Of.
Project name: Weatherization Assistance Program.
Award description: Weatherization formula grants allocated to the New
York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) under the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Funds are provided to
reduce the energy expenditures of low-income households by conducted
instrumented energy audits and installing energy conservation
materials such as insulation, weatherstripping and caulk, high-
efficiency heating and hot water systems, high-efficiency electrical
fixtures and efficient building materials such as windows and doors.
Award amount includes administrative funding (up to 5%) that will be
retained by DHCR for administration. Funds are allocated to eligible
subrecipients throughout the state who are responsible for proper
installation, compliance with program rules and quality assurance.
ARRA funds are expected to provide energy conservation assistance for
more than 45,000 dwelling units.
Project description: Preliminary activities such as training,
conducting energy audits and health and safety tests, and installation
weatherization materials in eligible units.
Project activity description: Other Community Housing Services.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 38-40 State St.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Albany, NY 12207-
2837.
Award amount: $394,686,513.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-EE0000206.
[End of table]
Recipient name: Executive Office Of The State Of New Hampshire.
Project name: ARRA Weatherization.
Award description: To audit and weatherize low-income residential
single and multi-family units for the purpose of lowering residents'
energy costs and increasing their health, safety, and comfort. The
program is also designed to decrease greenhouse gas emissions,
decrease our country's dependence on fossil fuels, and create jobs,
especially in the hard-hit construction related trades. At least 2600
units are slated to be weatherized, coordinated by six Community
Action Agencies within New Hampshire.
Project description: ARRA funding is expected to greatly increase the
number of residential units to be weatherized, from a few hundred over
two years to 2600 over three years. As of December 31st, all six
Community Action Agencies in the state are weatherizing with ARRA
funds. Completed units now stand at approximately 275, with at least
100 in the process of being weatherized. Two energy auditing classroom
trainings have been held, with over 27 new auditors receiving state
energy auditing certification, seven new since the last quarterly
report. Two combustion appliance training sessions are being planned
for January '10.
Project activity description: Administration of General Economic
Programs.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 4 Chenell Drive.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Concord, NH 03301-
8501.
Award amount: $23,218,594.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: EE0000161.
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Weatherization Descriptions That Partially Met Our Transparency
Criteria:
The following award descriptions did not contain sufficient details on
one or more of the following pieces of information necessary to
facilitate general understanding of the award, based on our criteria:
general purpose, scope and nature of activities, location, and/or
expected outcomes. In some cases only a small amount of additional
information was needed, while in other cases, many pieces of
information were needed to make the description more transparent. The
award description information is taken directly from Recovery.gov. We
did not edit it in any way, such as to correct typographical or
grammatical errors.
Recipient name: State, Louisiana Department Of.
Project name: Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons.
Award description: ARRA Supplemental Funding for Weatherization
Assistance to Low-Income Persons: To reduce energy costs for low-
income families, particularly for the elderly, people with
disabilities, and children, by improving the energy efficiency of
their homes while ensuring their health and safety.
Project description: Most activities have continued to support the
ramp up of workforce and infrastructure.
Project activity description: Weatherization.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 2415 Quail
Drive.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Baton Rouge, LA
70808-0120.
Award amount: $50,657,478.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-EE0000122.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: Through this
award, approximately 5,646 homes throughout the state will undergo
weatherization activities such as performing client education,
weatherizing site-built and mobile homes, and making weatherization
repairs, such as installing attic insulation and performing basic air
sealing.
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Recipient name: Natural Resources, Missouri Department Of.
Project name: Weatherization Assistance For Low-Income Persons.
Award description: Funding to be used to increase the energy
efficiency of dwellings owned or occupied by low-income persons,
reduce their total residential expenditures and improve their health
and safety.
Project description: A grand total of 1,093 homes have been
weatherized by the subgrant agencies through December 31, 2009. A
total of 839 homes have been weatherized by the subgrant agencies from
October 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009. On October 13, 2009 the
Missouri Department of Natural Resources Energy Center (MDNR/EC) staff
conducted a one-day administrative and technical training for the
subgrant agencies in Branson, Missouri. The training consisted of an
update of the revised Weatherization Program Operational Manual and
sessions concerning Davis-Bacon requirements, procurement, ARRA
reporting, and technical monitoring. During December 2009 seven
regional ARRA Energize Missouri Housing Initiative meetings were held
throughout the state to provide information and networking
opportunities to those interested in participating in the program.
Also in December the Department of Labor issued a revised
Weatherization wage rate determination for Missouri. The MDNR/EC has
hired four weatherization employees to help with ARRA implementation.
MDNR/EC has five technical staff that are BPI certified.
Project activity description: Weatherization.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1101 Riverside
Drive.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Jefferson City,
MO 65101-4272.
Award amount: $128,148,027.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: EE0000151.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: Over a period of
3 years, 21,506 homes throughout the state will undergo weatherization
activities and 221 of these will be reweatherized. Weatherization
activities may include air leakage reduction, attic insulation, wall
insulation, foundation and floor insulation, duct insulation, heating
system clean and tunes, repairs, and replacements, lighting retrofits,
and replacement of hot water heaters, refrigerators, and air
conditioning units.
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Recipient name: Health & Human Services, North Carolina Department Of.
Project name: Weatherization Assistance for Low Income Persons.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Award description: The Weatherization Assistance Program's mission is
to enhance the well-being of low-income residents, particularly those
persons who are most vulnerable such as the elderly, the handicapped,
and children, through the installation of energy efficient and energy-
related health and safety measures, thus benefiting clients through
reduced energy bills, enhanced comfort, and the mitigation of energy
related health risks. Sub Recipients will be responsible for
weatherizing over 20,000 homes.
Project description: The Weatherization Assistance Program's mission
is to enhance the well-being of low-income residents, particularly
those persons who are most vulnerable such as the elderly, the
handicapped, and children, through the installation of energy
efficient and energy-related health and safety measures, thus
benefiting clients through reduced energy bills, enhanced comfort, and
the mitigation of energy related health risks. Sub Recipients will be
responsible for weatherizing over 20,000 homes.
Project activity description: Weatherization.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): Office of
Economic Opportunity, 222 North Person Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Raleigh, NC 27601-
1067.
Award amount: $131,954,536.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: EE0000118.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: Through this
award, approximately 22,000 homes throughout the state of North
Carolina will undergo weatherization measures, including air sealing,
attic insulation, dense-pack sidewalls, floor insulation, sealing and
insulation of ducts, and general heat waste (weatherstripping,
caulking, glass patching, water heater tank wrap, pipe insulation,
faucet aerators, low-flow showerheads, furnace filters).
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Recipient name: Housing & Community Development, MD Dept Of.
Project name: Weatherization Assistance Program for low-income persons.
Award description: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,
Public Law 111-5, appropriates funding for the Department of Energy to
issue/award formula-based grants under the Weatherization Assistance
Program. The purpose of the program is to increase the energy
efficiency of dwellings owned or occupied by low-income persons,
reduce their total residential expenditures, and improve their health
and safety. The priority population for the Weatherization Assistance
Program is persons who are particularly vulnerable such as the
elderly, persons with disabilities, families with children, high
residential energy users, and households with high-energy burden.
Project description: Maryland began in earnest ARRA production during
the Quarter after working with the LWA's to implement the Davis-Bacon
Act requirements for the prevailing wages and required reporting.
Production has steadily increased during each month of the Quarter.
Maryland completed training for the Hancock Energy Solutions software
system for managing all program information and the system is now
live. All 18 LWA's are entering client case information into the
system and invoices are now being paid out. Maryland DHCD has
purchased 4 vehicles (Ford Escape Hybrids) to be used by our quality
control inspectors for their field work. Note that costs were two @
$29,300 and two @ $30,860, expenditures that do not show up elsewhere
in this report.
Project activity description: Weatherization.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 100 Community
Place.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Crownsville, MD
21032-2037.
Award amount: $61,441,745.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-EE0000110.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: Through this
award, approximately 6,850 homes throughout the state of Maryland will
undergo weatherization activities such as energy audits, incidental
repairs, lighting retrofits, water system treatment, attic and floor
insulation, furnace testing and service, blower door air sealing, and
health and safety abatement.
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Recipient name: SC Governor's Office.
Project name: Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons/ARRA.
Award description: ARRA Supplemental Funding for Weatherization
Assistance to Low-Income Persons: To reduce energy costs for low-
income families, particularly for the elderly, people with
disabilities, and children, by improving the energy efficiency of
their homes while ensuring their health and safety.
Project description: The State of South Carolina plans to weatherize
5000 homes over the three year life of the grant. We anticipate
completing 40% of our goal within the first year, and the remainder
within the next two and half years. This will be accomplished through
a collaborative partnership with both public and private entities.
Project activity description: Weatherization.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1205 Pendleton
Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Columbia, SC
29201-0502.
Award amount: $58,892,771.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: EE0000120.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: Weatherization
activities include air sealing, attic insulation, dense-pack sidewall
insulation, sealing and insulating ducts, floor insulation, and
installation of a smart thermostat, compact fluorescent lamps, and
refrigerator. Activities will be performed statewide.
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Recipient name: Housing And Community Development, Virginia Dept Of.
Project name: Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons.
Award description: To improve home energy efficiency for low-income
families through the most cost-effective measures possible.
Project description: Sub-awardees were expected to complete ramp-up
activities. This includes the purchase of additional or upgraded
vehicles and equipment, hiring of additional personnel, identifying
additional new beneficiaries and limited production increases.
Project activity description: Weatherization.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 600 East Main
Street, The Main Street Centre.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Richmond, VA
23219-2430.
Award amount: $94,134,276.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-EE0000193.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: Through this
award, approximately 9,193 homes throughout the state of Virginia will
undergo weatherization activities such as tests for carbon monoxide,
pre-and post-blower door tests, pressure diagnostic tests, pre-and
post-health and safety tests, heating/cooling equipment inspection and
repair, floor insulation, domestic water heater insulation, and
refrigerator and stove replacement.
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Recipient name: District Of Columbia, Government Of.
Project name: Weatherization Assistance Program.
Award description: The Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) grant
will provide assistance to reduce energy costs for low-income
families, particularly for the elderly, people with disabilities, and
children, by improving the energy efficiency of their homes while
ensuring their health and safety.
Project description: The stimulus Weatherization Assistance Program
(WAP) will expand efforts to audit income-qualified homes and install
energy efficiency measures to reduce energy use. DDOE has completed
selection of community-based organizations and is preparing final
grant agreements and awards to initiate partnerships with 7
organizations. DDOE has posted 6 position descriptions to hire
additional program staff: candidates have been identified and are
being screened and interviewed by DDOE human resources.
Project activity description: Weatherization.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 51 N St. NE
6th FL.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Washington, DC
20002-3327.
Award amount: $8,089,022.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-EE0000102.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: Through this
award, approximately 785 units throughout the District will undergo
weatherization activities, including conducting energy audits of
single-family and multifamily homes/residences and performing
weatherization improvements to these residences, such as installing
energy-efficient lighting, insulation, and weather stripping, and
replacing windows/doors; heat pump repair; hot water heater
repair/replacement; faucet, showerhead replacement, and programmable
thermometer installation. Under this award, inefficient air-
conditioners and refrigerators will be replaced in order to reduce
electric bills in low-income households.
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Recipient name: Labor And Industrial Relations, Hawaii Department Of.
Project name: Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons.
Award description: Weatherization Formula Grants - American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Project description: The quarter ending 12/31/09 we processed a total
of 14 units have been installed. Of these 9 units are hot water solar
systems and 5 are compact fluorescent lights (CFL'S). Projected units
installed for the coming quarter is 137. As of this date 107 families
have been assessed, 17 are currently being considered for solar
installations, and 22 are approved for solar and cfl installations.
Applicants to HCAP's WAP-ARRA program are currently in receipt of
energy conservation education. Applicants watch a video about general
energy conservation practices and receive free copies of the
publications 'Power to Save: An Energy Conservation Guide to Your
Home' and '101 Ways to Save.' In addition to collateral materials,
income eligible applicants received dwelling-specific tips and advice
from the WAP-ARRA Technical Specialist during an initial home survey
and assessment. During the post-installation phase, vendors will
provide information on how to use and care for energy saving devices.
HCAP continues to develop and refine its process for related
weatherization programming with help from the State of Hawaii, Office
of Community Services. In the later part of this quarter the WAP-ARRA
Program Specialist and WAP-ARRA Technical Specialist traveled to the
island of Kauai to discuss procedures with neighbor island CAPs and to
receive technical training from Hawaii Energy.
Project activity description: Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring
Installation Contractors.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 830 Punchbowl
Street, Room 420.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Honolulu, HI
96813-5095.
Award amount: $4,041,461.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: EE0000183.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award
supports weatherization activities for 672 households in all four
Hawaii counties. These activities include an energy audit service,
installation of energy saving devices, and follow-up and energy
monitoring of low-income homes, as well as technical assistance and
training to subawardees.
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Recipient name: Housing & Community Services, Oregon Department Of.
Project name: DOE ARRA Weatherization Assistance Program Statewide.
Award description: The purpose of the Weatherization Assistance
Program is to increase the energy efficiency of dwellings owned or
occupied by low-income persons, reduce their total residential
expenditures, and improve their health and safety. The program
promotes job creation, provides energy savings, and reduces carbon
emissions. The priority population for the program is persons who are
particularly vulnerable such as the elderly, persons with
disabilities, families with children, high residential energy users,
and households with high-energy burden. Income requirements for ARRA
Weatherization funds are 200 percent of the national poverty level. A
DOE-approved energy audit is performed on each home to determine the
greatest cost saving measures for the client's dwelling.
Weatherization contractors then install the most cost-effective,
energy efficient measures, address health and safety concerns, and
improve comfort. The use of ARRA funds on dwelling units may include,
but are not limited to auditing, testing, and installation of energy
saving materials. Energy-efficiency education is also provided for
each household receiving weatherization. ARRA Weatherization funds may
also be used for training and technical assistance.
Project description: During the quarter OHCS continued formalizing
program and legal agreements with subrecipients and conducted training
necessary for proceeding with Weatherization operations throughout the
state. Work activities during the period covered a wide range of
activities. Through various webinars, tele-conferences, and prepared
group training meetings, OHCS has worked with subrecipients developing
monitoring and reporting procedures. OHCS continues to analyze
subrecipient needs for equipment, vehicles, training and hiring,
monitoring and reporting, and feasibility analysis for special
projects. OHCS has evaluated at-risk and vulnerable agencies and
continues to work with those subrecipients to develop action plans.
OHCS continues its coordination with the Oregon Employment Department,
Workforce Development, Oregon Energy Coordinators Association and
Community Action Partnership of Oregon to develop training plans and
the possibilities of leveraged ARRA funding sources. Davis Bacon
certified wages were determined and provided to the agencies. Follow-
up training for the subrecipients regarding certified payroll issues
has been provided. A payroll specialist joined the staff of OHCS
during the quarter to facilitate the collection and retention of
payroll the certified payroll and to provide guidance to the
subrecipients. The monitoring staff has begun scheduled site visits to
the subrecipient agencies across the state, evaluating completed jobs
and providing weatherization technique training and guidance.
Project activity description: Weatherization.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 725 Summer
Street NE.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Salem, OR 97301-
1266.
Award amount: $38,512,236.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-EE0000087.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: Through this
award, approximately 4,635 homes throughout the state will undergo
weatherization activities: the estimated energy savings is 141,368
MBtu.
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Recipient name: Commerce, North Dakota Dept Of.
Project name: Weatherization of Low income homes.
Award description: Weatherization of low income clients in the state
of North Dakota. It is planned to weatherized approximately 3267
homes. Weatherization will receive general heat waste measures,
insulation measures, diagnostics, windows and doors, Health and Safety
measures including furnace replacement and repair. Residential, multi-
family and mobile homes will be weatherized with all measures with a
SIR of Greater than 1.5.
Project description: 310 homes completed as weatherized. 330 homes in-
progress.
Project activity description: Weatherization.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1600 E.
Century Ave, Suite 2.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Bismarck, ND
58503-0649.
Award amount: $25,266,330.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-EE0000089.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: Each
weatherization measure to be installed must have savings-to-investment
ratio (SIR) equal to or greater than 1 in order to be included as a
priority. The award will result in an estimated energy savings of
85,917 MBtu.
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Recipient name: Development, Ohio Department Of Communications.
Project name: Home Weatherization.
Award description: Recovery ACT Weatherization Award for State of Ohio.
Project description: Weatherization program provides services to low-
income households in Ohio to reduce energy costs. The Home
Weatherization Assistance Program (HWAP) weatherized over 5,500 homes
with ARRA funds in the state of Ohio since July 1st, 2009. Additional
training courses have been added to the Corporation for Ohio
Appalachian Development (COAD) training center to meet demand due to
the considerable increase of crew and contractor based personnel
hiring.
Project activity description: Administration of General Economic
Programs.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 77 S. High
St., Columbus.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: COLUMBUS, OH
43216-1001.
Award amount: $266,781,409.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-EE0000099.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: Through this
award, approximately 32,180 homes throughout the state will undergo
weatherization activities, including water heater insulation, air
leakage repair, furnace tune-up, duct insulation in nonconditioned
areas, duct sealing, and the installation of low-flow showerheads.
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Recipient name: Social Services, Connecticut Department Of.
Project name: Weatherization Assistance Program.
Award description: ARRA Supplemental Funding for the Weatherization
Assistance Program (WAP): To reduce energy costs for low-income
families, particularly for the elderly, people with disabilities, and
children, by improving the energy efficiency of their homes while
ensuring their health and safety.
Project description: DSS has provided 2 Combustion Safety, 2 Lead
Safe, and one OSHA 10 training for weatherization crews and
subcontractors. DSS also sponsored 2 Davis Bacon trainings and hosted
one statewide ARRA WAP meeting in early December. Through the CCTCs, 1
Building Analyst course was provided to 14 students. Through two
workforce investment boards, 2 Weatherization Installer courses were
provided to 36 students. To date, more than 125 people have received
training for the ARRA WAP program. All DSS ARRA WAP durational project
positions have been filled. DSS holds monthly weatherization directors
meetings. Through an agreement with the OWC and CT's workforce
investment boards, regional workplans have been developed for
weatherization training and job creation/retention programs. In
addition, the CCTC system is in the process of developing a statewide
weatherization training curriculum and building training labs at the
vocational and technical high schools. DECD began its pilot project in
which 500 state financed elderly housing units will be weatherized in
Northwest CT. The sub recipients have finalized their procurement
processes and 98 contracts for services and materials have been
executed. Total FTEs for the reporting period are 34.33: however,
approximately 79 persons have worked for ARRA WAP during this quarter.
Project activity description: Weatherization.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 25 Sigourney
Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Hartford, CT
06106-5041.
Award amount: $64,310,502.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: EE0000129.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: Through this
award, approximately 7,500 homes throughout Connecticut will undergo
weatherization activities, such as attic insulation, sidewall
insulation, air-sealing/infiltration measures, basement/crawlspace
ceiling insulation, pipe and duct insulation, and install storm
windows/doors and primary windows/doors.
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Recipient name: Health And Welfare, Idaho Department Of.
Project name: Department of Energy - Weatherization.
Award description: The Department of Energy ARRA Weatherization Award
will be used to weatherize an additional 3,198 low and moderate income
(at or under 200% federal poverty income guidelines) homes by March
31, 2011. This will result in job creation, projected to at least
double current staffing as well as increase the use of contractors,
promoting retention. Projections indicate that the material purchased
to weatherize homes will at least triple during the project period.
Project description: Project description: The Community Action network
will deliver consistent and high quality, standardized weatherization
services, improving the energy efficiency of homes for low to moderate
income Idahoans. Over the course of the ARRA contract, the agencies
will develop and grow a high quality partnership between Idaho
Department of Health and Welfare, Community Action Partnership
Association of Idaho, and Weatherization Providers. Stimulus money
will be used to promote economic development by effectively preserving
and creating jobs. The IDHW and CAPAI will exercise strong stewardship
through the timely and proper management of funds and other resources,
recognizing and promoting the most cost effective method for achieving
energy savings. Quarterly Activities: The Community Action Partnership
Association of Idaho (CAPAI) is on course to exceed their
Auditor/Inspector (A/I) field training goals by 94% through December.
The new Intake, Weatherization & Inventory Tracking System project is
on track with a release date planned for mid-January. Thirty-five
vehicles and nine trailers have been purchased locally. To meet their
ARRA production targets, the Idaho agencies have been increasing their
weatherization production and this quarter doubled their baseline
production.
Project activity description: Weatherization.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 450 West State
Street, 9th Floor.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Boise, ID 83720-
0036.
Award amount: $30,341,929.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DEFG26EE0000144.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
includes weatherization activities such as attic, floor, and wall
insulation, door/window replacement, furnace repair/replacement,
refrigerator replacement, duct sealing and insulation, water pipe
insulation, and water heater replacement.
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Recipient name: Department Of Commerce.
Project name: Weatherization Assistance Program for Low Income Persons
Under the Recovery Act.
Award description: ARRA Supplemental Funding for Weatherization
Assistance to Low-Income Persons: To reduce energy costs for low-
income families, particularly for the elderly, people with
disabilities, and children, by improving the energy efficiency of
their homes while ensuring their health and safety.
Project description: ARRA Supplemental Funding for Weatherization
Assistance to Low-Income Persons: To reduce energy costs for low-
income families, particularly for the elderly, people with
disabilities, and children, by improving the energy efficiency of
their homes while ensuring their health and safety.
Project activity description: Weatherization.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): Legislative
Building 416 Sid Snyder Avenue S.W.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Olympia, WA 98504-
0000.
Award amount: $59,545,074.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE - EE0000086.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: Through this
award, approximately 7,170 homes throughout the state will undergo
weatherization services such as an energy audit, a complete visual
assessment, assessment of electric base load measures, diagnostic
tests, energy-related health and safety assessments, client education,
appropriate low-cost measures, applicable weatherization-related
repairs, and a thorough consideration of the client and residence.
There is an estimated energy savings of 701,927 MBtu.
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Recipient name: Business And Industry, Nevada Department Of.
Project name: Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons.
Award description: ARRA Supplemental Funding for Weatherization
Assistance to Low-Income Persons: To reduce energy costs for low-
income families, particularly for the elderly, people with
disabilities, and children, by improving the energy efficiency of
their homes while ensuring their health and safety.
Project description: With $11,572,667.00 of grants awarded in the
first cycle, NHD anticipates providing weatherization assistance to
approximately 2,000 homes. Production began the first week of November
due to state stipulations that had to be met, and work is now moving
forward. Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR)
is contracting with nonprofit collaboratives to provide weatherization
worker training to approximately 300 individuals who we anticipate
will be absorbed into the workforce by our current contractors. NHD
has hired a compliance auditor/inspector, project specialist, and a
Davis Bacon compliance specialist with additional staff to be added as
needed.
Project activity description: Weatherization.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1535 Old Hot
Springs Road, Suite 50.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Carson City, NV
89706-0679.
Award amount: $37,281,937.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-EE0000081.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports weatherization activities by five service providers
throughout Nevada. The activities include minor home repairs, floor
and duct insulation, refrigerator replacement, and shell infiltration
sealing.
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Recipient name: Legislative Office Of The State Of West Virginia.
Project name: Weatherization Assistance Program.
Award description: To increase the energy efficiency of dwellings
owned or occupied by low-income persons, reduce their total
residential expenditures, and improve their health and safety,
especially low-income persons who are particularly vulnerable such as
the elderly, persons with disabilities, families with children, high
residential energy users, and households with a high energy burden.
Project description: To weatherize low-income persons homes throughout
the State of West Virginia according to the Department of Energy and
West Virginia Weatherization Field Standards.
Project activity description: Weatherization.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 950 Kanawha
Blvd. E., 3rd Floor.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Charleston, WV
25301-2842.
Award amount: $37,583,874.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-EE0000101.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award will
support weatherization activities for 3,574 homes throughout West
Virginia. These activities include cleaning and tuning heating
systems: air sealing: duct, attic and floor insulation: and
replacement of heating systems, doors, and windows. The award is
expected to result in an energy savings of 57,269 MBtu.
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Recipient name: Department Of Commerce Minnesota.
Project name: Weatherization Assistance Program.
Award description: Recovery Act - Weatherization Formula Grants - Low-
Income Households.
Project description: Second qtr activities included ramping up by
increasing the number of state monitors, issuing grants to
subrecipients, and providing training on American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) rules, the Davis Bacon Act, and other
related regulations. Weatherization-related training opportunities
have been provided to new State and Service Provider Weatherization
Assistance Program staff. The MN Department of Commerce (DOC) hired
additional weatherization field and fiscal monitoring staff. 1,392
homes have been weatherized using ARRA funds. 101 of these homes were
monitored by ARRA DOC weatherization staff. These monitoring visits
were also used to train new DOC weatherization staff.
Project activity description: Weatherization.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 85 Seventh
Place East, Suite 500.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Saint Paul, MN
55101-2198.
Award amount: $131,937,411.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-EE0000103.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports weatherization activities for about 16,850 homes in all
Minnesota counties and 6 of the state's 11 Native American
reservations. Weatherization activities include air leakage and
infiltration reduction, attic insulation, wall insulation, health and
safety repairs/replacement, duct sealing and room-by-room pressure
balancing, cleaning and tuning heating systems, efficiency-based
heating system replacements, and belly and duct repairs/sealing.
[End of table]
Recipient name: Kentucky Housing Corporation.
Project name: ARRA Weatherization Assistance for Low Income Persons.
Award description: ARRA Weatherization Assistance Program for Low
Income Persons provides funding for improving the energy efficiency of
low-income dwellings to decrease energy consumption and thereby
decrease the cost of energy for low-income families.
Project description: ARRA Weatherization Assistance Program for Low
Income Persons provides funding for the improvement of energy
efficiency of dwellings to decrease energy consumption and thereby
decrease the cost of energy for low-income families. This is
accomplished through the state's network of Community Action Agencies
and is headed by Community Action of Kentucky, the subrecipient of
grant funds.
Project activity description: Weatherization.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1231
Louisville Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Frankfort, KY
40601-6191.
Award amount: $70,913,750.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-EE0000152.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award
supports weatherization activities for 9,907 homes throughout
Kentucky. These activities include attic, wall, and floor insulation:
incidental repairs: infiltration reduction: and health and safety
measures. The award is expected to result in an energy savings of
268,644 MBtu.
[End of table]
Recipient name: Community Affairs, Florida Department Of.
Project name: Weatherization Assistance Program.
Award description: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded
$175,984,474 to Florida for the Weatherization Assistance Program
(WAP) through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). These
funds are to help reduce the monthly energy burden of Florida's low-
income population households by making those dwellings more energy
efficient. To date, DOE has released 50% of the total award amount to
the state. The funding, administered by the Florida Department of
Community Affairs, will be passed through to the existing 27 provider
agencies (community action agencies, non-profit entities and county
governments) covering the 67 counties statewide. Each of these
providers, along with the contractors and vendors participating in the
program, have an integral role in job creation and retention by
providing energy efficiency improvements on low-income dwellings.
Weatherization activities may include: addressing air infiltration
with weather stripping, caulking, thresholds, minor repairs to walls,
ceiling and floors and window or door replacement: applying solar
reflective coating to manufactured homes: adding ceiling and floor
insulation: evaluating efficiency of heating and cooling systems,
refrigerators, water heaters: and installing solar screens, low flow
shower heads, compact fluorescent light bulbs, water heater and water
line insulation. One hundred percent of the beneficiaries of the WAP
are below the 200% federal income guidelines.
Project description: During the first quarter, primary activities were
focused on capacity-building and training at the local provider level.
Local providers were required to complete specific benchmarks, prior
to receipt of ARRA working weatherization grants. Benchmarks included:
completion of one-week weatherization inspector training for existing
and new employees with follow-up field testing, purchasing of
additional equipment, and validation and eligibility verification of
client waiting lists. During the second quarter, all but one of the 27
local providers completed the required benchmarks. Weatherization
grant awards were executed with 26 agencies and those agencies began
weatherizing dwellings. A new oversight measure of field monitoring
was also implemented within the second quarter. Field monitors were
trained by state Weatherization staff and in November the monitors
began their ongoing responsibility of reviewing 100% of client files
and inspecting 50% of the weatherized homes. Training on Davis Bacon
requirements was also provided statewide by a representative of the
U.S. Department of Labor. Statewide contractor training curriculum was
developed and implementation begins in the third quarter.
Project activity description: Weatherization.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Tallahassee, FL
32399-2100.
Award amount: $175,984,474.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DEEE0000209.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports weatherization activities for approximately 19,090 homes.
[End of table]
Recipient name: Housing & Community Affairs, Texas Department Of.
Project name: Recovery Act-Weatherization Assistance Program for the
State of Texas.
Award description: The Weatherization Assistance Program assists low-
income households control energy costs to ensure an healthy and safe
living environment. Qualified households may receive weatherization
materials installed in their residences and/or energy conservation
education.
Project description: Continued administrative activities at the prime
recipient level and weatherization work at the subrecipient level.
Project activity description: Home Improvement & Repairs.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 221 East 11th
Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Austin, TX 78701-
2410.
Award amount: $326,975,732.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: EE0000094.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports weatherization activities for 33,908 homes across the state.
Weatherization activities include measures to reduce air infiltration,
such as replacement of doors and windows, repairing of holes and
caulking: installation of ceiling, wall and floor insulation:
replacement of energy inefficient appliances and heating and cooling
units: and energy education to help families reduce their energy
consumption. Subawardees will receive training that will include basic
and advanced weatherization, weatherization program management, NEAT
software, and Davis-Bacon administration.
[End of table]
Recipient name: The Executive Office Of The Commonwealth Of Puerto Rico.
Project name: ARRA-Weatherization Formula Grant.
Award description: The Weatherization Assistance Program helps low-
income families to attain a reduction of household energy
expenditures, while securing and enhancing the health and safety of
the home. Of particular concern to the program is to provide
assistance to the elderly, families with children, persons with
disabilities, and those with a high energy burden in their household.
Due to the warm climate of the island, weatherization efforts will be
directed at improving the efficiency of cooling systems, reduction in
electrical energy demand of light fixtures and selected household
appliances, and mitigate energy-related health and safety concerns. To
maximize the benefits of the program, work will be performed by
trained personnel, and the process will be monitored from initial
client application to certification of completed weatherization work.
The period of performance is estimated from 4-1-2009 to 3-31-2012.
Project description: The Evaluation Committee for the Call Center
studied the proposals received and made their recommendations to
subgrantee's, PRIFA, Board of Awards. The pre-bid meeting for the
Refrigerator Replacement Services Bid was held. Refrigerator
Replacement Services Bid Documents were prepared, and the newspaper
bid announcement was published. The Evaluation Committee for the
compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) bid began evaluating the proposals
received. Water Heater Replacement Services Bid Documents were
prepared, and the newspaper bid announcement was published. Trainers
(ECA) contract was signed and their first visit occurred on December
29 and 30. The Evaluation Committee for the qualification of auditors
and inspectors met and selected the inspectors to be invited for the
training. Evaluation of auditors started this period. Probable intake
locations were visited to evaluate the physical conditions and
necessities to adjust the locations to the intake process. Evaluation
of probable training facilities was finished and sent to PRIFA for
their comments and final decision on which facility to use. Draft
report on the Energy Audit Tool to be used by auditors in Puerto Rico
WAP was prepared. After grantee's, EAA, revision, the agency will
submit the document to the DOE. The document includes a brief
description of the Puerto Rico housing stock, photos, climate
description, explanation of audit tool for all the weatherization
measures for which the Savings to Investment Ratio (SIR) needs to be
calculated, samples of SIR calculations for each of the measures, and
a priority list which describes SIR tendencies for the different
weatherization measures.
Project activity description: Weatherization.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): Environmental
Agencies Building Floor 8 Street 8868, PO BOX 41314.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: San Juan, PR
00940-0285.
Award amount: $48,865,588.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-EE0000189.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: Through this
award, approximately 5,500 homes throughout Puerto Rico will undergo
weatherization activities such as installing reflective films:
addressing air leakage in air-conditioned areas: installing solar
water heaters: replacing refrigerators, water heaters, and air
conditioners with Energy Star rated units: replacing incandescent
lamps with compact fluorescent lamps (CFL): replacing shower heads:
installing smart power strips to avoid phantom loads: and other work
to mitigate energy-related health and safety concerns.
[End of table]
Recipient name: Governor's Office Of Economics Development.
Project name: Weatherization Assistance Program.
Award description: Provide home weatherization services to eligible
low-income households, including furnace replacement, insulation,
etc., with the goal of reducing energy usage, energy production and
greenhouse gas output, as well as reducing utility bills.
Project description: Weatherization staff has been hired at 9 local
area agencies responsible for implementing the Weatherization
Assistance Program. 558 homes have been completed and another 842 are
in progress.
Project activity description: Residential Remodelers.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 324 South
State Street, Ste. 500, N/A.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Salt Lake City,
UT 84111-2388.
Award amount: $37,897,203.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-EE0000080.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: Through the
award, approximately 4,466 homes will undergo weatherization
throughout the state.
[End of table]
Recipient name: Office Of The Governor.
Project name: Weatherization Assistance Program.
Award description: Weatherization of homes ultimately completes the
plan to upgrade State Energy Infrastructure. As the primary focus
being on lowering energy liabilities electricity providers are
charging onto the costumers. Through education, training and
audits/assessments the consumers can learn the benefits of using
Energy Efficiency and Conservation measures in their homes. However,
the State Plan wishes to initiate this program for the first time by
focusing on replacing electricity appliances and other electricity
devices with certified Energy Star units. Several deliverables
applicable in the State plan include Solar Water Heater, Electric
Stove, Refrigerator, Air Con, Microwave, Cloth Washers, and etc.
Project description: Home assessments are continued and an
environmental regulatory issue needs be resolved prior to initiating
any production to measures guided under the State Plan. This issue
perhaps should be finalized before this quarter expires.
Project activity description: Weatherization.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): American Samoa
Government, Territorial Energy Office.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Pago Pago, AS
96799-0000.
Award amount: $719,511.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-EE0000177.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports weatherization activities for approximately 225 homes
throughout American Samoa.
[End of table]
Recipient name: Public Health And Human Services, Montana Department Of.
Project name: Recovery Act - Weatherization Assistance Program for Low
Income Persons.
Award description: ARRA - Supplemental Funding for Weatherization
Assistance to Low-Income Persons: To reduce energy costs for low-
income families, particularly for the elderly, people with
disabilities and children, by improving the energy efficiency of their
homes while ensuring their health and safety.
Project description: These funds will provide grants for local Human
Resource Development Councils that apply to pay to weatherize homes
with the original created and retained remaining active. As with all
weatherization projects, the applicants will be asked to provide
planning and accountability documentation. The Weatherization
Program's mission is to increase the energy efficiency of homes
occupied by low-income individuals, thereby reducing their energy
costs. The program has reduced the annual heating costs of recipient
households by an average of approximately 32 percent. It serves
approximately 2,000 high energy burden households each year. ARRA
funding will allow the Weatherization Program to serve at least 2,500
more families and to double the average labor and materials
expenditure per dwelling for cost-effective energy conservation
measures. As of November, 2009, 253 homes have been weatherized and
audited in Montana with an additional 411 that are in the process of
being weatherized.
Project activity description: Weatherization.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Helena, MT 59620-
2956.
Award amount: $26,543,777.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: EE0000143.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports weatherization activities for approximately 2,477 homes
throughout Montana. These activities include stoppage of air
infiltration: heating systems tune-ups: water heater, attic, floor,
perimeter, and wall insulation: installation of storm windows,
replacement doors, moisture controls, ventilation materials, pipes,
and duct wrap.
[End of table]
Weatherization Descriptions That Did Not Meet Our Transparency
Criteria:
The following award descriptions did not contain sufficient details on
one or more of the following pieces of information necessary to
facilitate general understanding of the award, based on our criteria:
general purpose, scope and nature of activities, location, and/or
expected outcomes. In some cases only a small amount of additional
information was needed, while in other cases, many pieces of
information were needed to make the description more transparent. The
award description information is taken directly from Recovery.gov. We
did not edit it in any way, such as to correct typographical or
grammatical errors.
Recipient name: Community Services & Development, California
Department Of.
Project name: Recovery Act - Weatherization Assistance Program.
Award description: Recovery Act - Weatherization Assistance Program.
Project description: Formula Block Grant - DOE WAP. The initial
allocation is dedicated for CSD & Agency ramp up, this included
training, new hires & vehicle purchases. The training also included
creating a web based WX training curriculum web site.
Project activity description: Other General Government Support.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 700 N 10th St
Rm 258.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Sacramento, CA
95811-0336.
Award amount: $185,811,061.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-EE0000180.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award allows
42 subawardees to weatherize 43,400 eligible low-income dwellings in
all California counties. In addition to start-up activities such as
training, hiring, and vehicle purchases, this award supports
weatherization activities, including the installation of ceiling
insulation and carbon monoxide alarms. The award will result in an
estimated energy savings of 1,742,370 MBtu.
[End of table]
Recipient name: Oklahoma Department Of Commerce.
Project name: Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons.
Award description: ARRA supplemental funding for Weatherization
Assistance to Low-Income Persons: To reduce energy costs for low-
income families, particularly for the elderly, people with
disabilities, and children, by improving the energy efficiency of
their homes while ensuring their health and safety.
Project description: As this is the first report for WAP ARRA funds,
most activity has supported ramp up of workforce and infrastructure.
Project activity description: Other Community Housing Services.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 900 N. Stiles.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Oklahoma City, OK
73104-3234.
Award amount: $60,903,196.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-EE0000153.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports weatherization activities for about 7,000 homes in all
Oklahoma counties. These activities include cost-effective energy
efficiency measures, including attic insulation, caulking, weather
stripping, and air sealing. The award is expected to result in an
estimated energy savings of 310,640 MBtu.
[End of table]
Recipient name: Human Services, Vermont Department Of.
Project name: ARRA Weatherization Assistance Program.
Award description: The ARRA Weatherization Assistance Program mission
in to reduce the energy burden of low income persons while ensuring
their health & safety.
Project description: Grants have been written to the 5 sub-awardees
and training has begun.
Project activity description: Weatherization.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 103 South Main
Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Waterbury, VT
05671-0001.
Award amount: $16,842,576.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-EE0000171.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award
supports weatherization activities for approximately 1,612 homes in 15
counties in Vermont. Weatherization activities include heating system
modifications: installation of cost-effective levels of attic, wall,
floor, duct, and foundation insulation: and water heater and water
pipe insulation and modifications. The award is expected to result in
an energy savings of 60,588 MBtu.
[End of table]
Recipient name: Family Services, Wyoming Department Of.
Project name: Weatherization of Homes.
Award description: Recovery Act Weatherization Award for State of
Wyoming.
Project description: N/A.
Project activity description: Weatherization.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance -street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Cheyenne, WY
82002-0001.
Award amount: $10,239,261.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-EE0000188.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: Through this
award, approximately 900 units throughout the state will undergo
weatherization activities such as installing insulation, sealing and
balancing ducts, and mitigating heating loss through windows and door.
[End of table]
Recipient name: Human Services, Tennessee Department Of.
Project name: Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons.
Award description: Weatherization Assistance Program, Recovery Act.
Project description: Reduce energy costs for low-income families
through increased energy efficiency.
Project activity description: Weatherization.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Nashville, TN
37243-1403.
Award amount: $99,112,101.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-EE0000114.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award
supports weatherization activities for 10,524 homes throughout
Tennessee. These activities include attic, wall, floor, and duct
insulation: air sealing: heat waste reduction measures: refrigerator
replacement: and window and door repairs. The award is expected to
result in an energy savings of 320,952 MBtu.
[End of table]
Recipient name: Government Of Guam - Department Of Administration.
Project name: Weatherization Assistance Program ARRA.
Award description: Recovery Act-Weatherization Assistance Program.
Project description: MOU being established with Guam Energy Office and
Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority, an agency which works
closely with HUD and has the qualifications and the knowledge to
assist in determining which dwelling qualifies and falls under the WAP
guidelines as stipulated in the grant activity.
Project activity description: Communications & Public Education.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 548 N Marine
Corps Dr.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Tamuning, GU
96913-4111.
Award amount: $1,119,297.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: EE0000187.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports weatherization activities for 204 homes throughout the
territory of Guam. Weatherization activities include the replacement
or repair of refrigerators, air conditioners, low-flow shower heads,
and faucets, compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) fixtures, and water
heaters. The award will result in an estimated energy savings of 3,060
MBtu.
[End of table]
[End of section]
Appendix IV: Geothermal Technologies Program:
Within the Department of Energy, the Geothermal Technologies Program
(geothermal program) provides grants, cooperative agreements, and
contracts to support scientific research to find, access, and use
geothermal energy in the United States.[Footnote 43] In fiscal year
2009, the geothermal program received $43.3 million in annual
appropriations; the Department of Energy provided an additional $400
million in Recovery Act funds for geothermal activities and projects
that should be completed within 3 years.
According to program officials, the geothermal program received a
tremendous and unprecedented response to its solicitations announcing
Recovery Act funding opportunities. Specifically, the program office
received 529 applications in response to the grant solicitations and
over 50 applications in response to a solicitation for the
department's national laboratories.[Footnote 44] Out of these
applications, the program office selected 151 projects--124 projects
were submitted by private industry, academic institutions, tribal
entities, and local governments, and 26 projects were submitted by 10
national labs.[Footnote 45] The program office also established an
interagency agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey to work on 1
project.[Footnote 46]
In terms of awarding grants and contracts for projects, program
officials told us that a grant is equivalent to a project because the
grant is awarded to one recipient and funds are provided directly to
the recipient. However, this concept does not hold true for all
contracts awarded to the national labs for a project. This is because
a national lab can be involved in a collaborative project that
includes one or more partner labs. In this case, individual
"activities" from each national lab would be completed and contribute
to the completion of the overall project. Unlike grants, funding from
the program office is provided directly to the lab performing the
work. Consequently, a national lab project can be equivalent to one
contract or multiple contracts.
Nature and Type of Geothermal Projects:
The department selected the projects to receive grants under the
Recovery Act in October 2009, but according to program officials, it
had not finished awarding the grants until February 2010.[Footnote 47]
The program officials told us that some lag time (e.g., 5 to 6 months)
between project selection and award is typical. As of April 23, 2010,
the program office had obligated almost $343 million of the $393
million in appropriations (about 87 percent); however, only 28
recipients had spent any funds, and they had only spent 2.6 percent
(almost $9 million). Program officials told us that the expenditure
rate was low because many projects were recently awarded and had not
started.
Almost 60 percent of the geothermal program obligations under the
Recovery Act were split evenly between enhanced geothermal systems
research and development projects and innovative exploration
technologies projects. Specifically, over $101 million (30 percent)
was obligated to 50 enhanced geothermal systems research and
development projects,[Footnote 48] while about $98 million (29
percent) was obligated to 22 validation of innovative exploration
technologies projects. (See figure 1.) The rest of the obligations
funded the following three project areas:
* almost $62 million (about 18 percent) was obligated to 37 ground
source heat pump projects,
* about $50 million (about 15 percent) was obligated to 14 geothermal
demonstration projects, and:
* about $31 million (about 9 percent) was obligated to 5 national
geothermal data system projects.
Figure 1: Reported Uses of Recovery Act Geothermal Funds, as of April
23, 2010:
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Enhanced geothermal systems technology research and development ($101
million): 30%;
Validation of innovative exploration technologies ($98 million): 29%;
Ground source heat pumps ($62 million): 18%;
Geothermal demonstrations ($50 million): 15%;
National geothermal database, resource assessment, and classification
system ($31 million): 9%.
Source: GAO analysis of Department of Energy data.
Note: Percentages do not add to 100 because of rounding.
[End of figure]
About One-Third of the Geothermal Descriptions Met Our Transparency
Criteria:
We assessed the transparency of the descriptive information for
geothermal awards available on Recovery.gov.[Footnote 49] We found
that an estimated:
* 33 percent met our transparency criteria,
* 62 percent partially met our criteria, and:
* 5 percent did not meet our criteria.[Footnote 50]
For geothermal descriptions that partially met or did not meet our
criteria, we collected information necessary to make the descriptions
meet our criteria. The geothermal descriptions of awards in our
sample, whether they met our criteria, and information that we found
to provide a fuller understanding of the award are provided at the end
of this appendix.
Agency Guidance and Other Factors That May Affect Transparency of
Reported Information:
Although supplemental materials were available to assist with
recipient reporting, recipients did not always follow the directions
in these materials. Additionally, geothermal program officials did not
review narrative description fields in Recovery.gov, which may have
led to some reporting errors. Both the Department of Energy and the
Office of Science[Footnote 51] provided supplemental materials that
directed recipients to a source document (e.g., the award letter)
where information can be found to complete a required field. In
addition, the department provided training on the reporting
requirements through webinars, while the geothermal program office
held a video conference with recipients (i.e., the national labs).
Furthermore, the department has a Recovery Act Clearinghouse available
to answer questions from recipients, and it posts responses to
frequently asked questions on its Recovery Act Web site. Moreover,
geothermal program officials told us that they do not review these
narrative description fields because information in these fields is
available on the geothermal Web site. Likewise, department officials
told us that they do not review these fields because the information
is fully described in the award documents. However, we identified two
issues with the fields that may have affected the transparency of some
information reported by the national labs.
First, information on the overall status of four national lab projects
that involve multiple labs may not come across clearly in the
narrative description fields. This is because Recovery.gov was set up
to track Recovery Act spending at the recipient level and not at the
project level. According to geothermal program officials, Recovery Act
funds are provided directly to a lab to complete its activities on a
project. Consequently, multiple labs working on the same project would
report their individual activities in multiple records in
Recovery.gov. For example, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory was
the prime recipient for a project on enhanced geothermal systems using
carbon dioxide as a heat transmission fluid, and the Idaho National
Laboratory was identified as a partner lab. As required, both national
labs reported their activities on this project in two separate records
in Recovery.gov. Unless narrative information disclosed that this
project involved more than one lab, the expectation might be that
these were two different projects.
Second, six national labs did not submit a separate report for each
activity as specified in the supplemental materials provided by the
department. The six labs combined two to four different activities
into a single report. As a result, 18 separate activities were
reported in just six records. When we spoke with program officials,
they were unaware of the requirement that recipients report on
projects separately. They told us that their preference for national
labs reporting on multiple activities is explained in the annual
program guidance letter. However, based on our review of a few program
guidance letters, we believe that the preference of the program office
is for the labs to report each activity separately because this is how
the activities are presented in the letters.
Other Ways Award Information Is Made Available to the Public:
According to geothermal program officials, information on the
geothermal projects funded by the Recovery Act is made available to
the public using other means besides Recovery.gov. For example:
* The Geothermal Technologies Program Web site [hyperlink,
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/geothermal/projects/] This Web site
provides detailed information on each project, including the
technology type, recipient name, location, objectives, description,
and targets/milestones. It provides a database that allows the public
to search for a project by, among other things, funding source,
location, and technology type.
* The Department of Energy Recovery Act Web site [hyperlink,
http://www.energy.gov/recovery/]. It provides weekly updates on
departmental projects and programs funded by the Recovery Act,
including data on appropriations, obligations, and outlays.
* Press releases. These provide information on major announcements,
such as announcements on the availability of Recovery Act funding.
* Geothermal Technologies Blog [hyperlink,
http://www.eereblogs.energy.gov/geothermaltechnologies/]. This
provides the public with the opportunity to learn about and discuss
geothermal activities.
* Weekly Recovery Act success stories. These highlight the results of
Recovery Act funding on recipients. If the department selects a
geothermal story, then it appears on the department's Recovery Act Web
site.
Program officials told us that the geothermal program has become more
visible to the public during the past two years. Although the program
office has not conducted any surveys to determine how consumers are
becoming aware of the program, they believe that new articles and the
Recovery.gov Web site could be contributing to the increased
awareness. Program officials also told us that the public, the
community, and reporters have provided positive feedback on the
geothermal Web site, noting that the Web site is easy to navigate.
Geothermal Descriptions That Met Our Transparency Criteria:
The following award descriptions contained sufficient information on
general purpose, scope and nature of activities, location, and
expected outcomes to meet our transparency criteria. The award
description information is taken directly from Recovery.gov. We did
not edit it in any way, such as to correct typographical or
grammatical errors.
Recipient name: Sandia Corporation.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Geothermal Technologies Program Enhanced Geo
Science R&D Task 1) Design, develop, and field test highly integrated,
high temperature data loggers using silicon on insulator and silicon
carbide technologies. Task 2) Develop a drilling system based upon
pneumatic down the hole hammer bits and polycrystalline diamond
compact bits. Task 3) Test supercritical fluids in a pilot-scale
Brayton Cycle and evaluate the performance of the working fluids.
Requirements: Task 1 Milestones: Field Dewarless 240C PTC Tool-
9/30/10: Evaluate existing Dewar Technology-9/30/10: Design analog MCM-
01/31//11: Status report-03/31/11. Deliverables: 1) Dewarless 240C PTC
Tool: 2) Report evaluating existing Dewar technology: 3) Design of
analog MCM: 4) Status report. Task 2 Milestones: Year 1: Complete
Initial Field Trials-9/30/10: Year 2: Implement Design Changes from
Initial Field Trials-9/30/11. Deliverables: Report evaluating existing
Dewar technology. Task 3 Milestones: 1) Prediction of thermodynamic
properties for a single component fluid through the critical point-
10/1/10. 2) Obtain full vapor-liquid equilibrium envelopes & critical
points for one set of mixtures-4/1/11. 2) Milestones 1: Verification
complete mixing & thermodynamic equilibrium between components can be
obtained so appearance of new phase can be reliably detected (Go/no-
Go).: Deliverables 1) thermodynamic properties for several candidate
working fluids: 2) computational toolbox for analysis of mixtures of
fluids, turbine design & cooling needs: 3) experimental results from
Brayton cycle rests: & 4) recommendations for new working fluids. (For
Performance outcomes & measures see Work Authorization Plan).
Project description: The original project has been separated into
three separate projects: 1) ARRA Drilling Technology (145316) with
$588,600, 2) ARRA Geo Thermal Turbines (146694) with $150,000: and 3)
Base Technologies ARRA (144299) with $885,600. The budget total has
remained the same. The scope, deliverables and milestones are being
developed.
Project activity description: Other Electric Power Generation.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1515 Eubank NE.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Albuquerque, NM
87123-0000.
Award amount: $1,624,200.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: AL85000.
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Recipient name: Battelle Memorial Institute.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Develop a new type of biphasic working fluid for
subcritical geothermal systems that utilizes microporous
nanostructured metal-organic solids as the primary heat carrier and
heat transfer medium to support an organic Rankine cycle. Provide
information on temperature distribution, fracture spacing, and
fracture surface area in EGS (Enhanced Geothermal Systems). Develop
suites of tracers with different properties that can be injected into
geothermal systems, extracting the desired information by interpreting
the differences in transport behavior of these compounds in the
reservoir.
Project description: SA 56595 - Project team members from PNNL, LANL,
and BNL participated in a meeting at the Energy and Geoscience
Institute (EGI) at the University of Utah on December 8, 2009. The
purpose of the meeting was to share information on the geothermal
tracer programs at EGI and the four national labs the project team
plus INL) and to explore ways that the programs can interact.
Following this meeting, the project team discussed the next steps for
2004190-EGS R&D and agreed to begin laboratory testing of PFT
compounds early next calendar year. A tentative schedule was developed
that included a meeting in late winter at Los Alamos to further plan
laboratory testing. In parallel with the laboratory effort, PNNL and
LANL will develop a modeling approach, conduct predictive simulations
to identify optimal thermal and surface adsorption properties for
geothermal tracers, and examine the sensitivity of the model to a
range of tracer properties. Results from this sensitivity analysis
will be used to guide subsequent laboratory-scale testing of candidate
tracers.
Project activity description: Research and Development in the
Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology).
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 902 Battelle
Blvd.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Richland, WA
99354-1793.
Award amount: $696,000.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-AC05-76RL01830.
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Recipient name: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) Technology R&D
($1.953M). This scope of work includes four scopes of work. 1) Air-
Cooled Condensers in Next-Generation Conversion Systems. The Idaho
National Laboratory (INL) will identify and resolve issues that are
associated with using air-cooled condensers in next-generation energy
conversion systems, achieve the full benefits of using mixed working
fluids in air cooled binary cycles, evaluate the benefits of using air-
cooled condensers with flash steam cycles, and establish criteria for
designing air-cooled binary plant turbines. 2) Enhanced Geothermal
Systems with CO2 as Heat Transmission Fluid. The INL will conduct
experiments for evaluating the effect of supercritical carbon dioxide,
at elevated temperatures, on precipitation and dissolution of mineral
phases that are typical of geomedia found in geothermal reservoirs. 3)
Physics-Based Fracture Stimulation, Reservoir Flow and Heat Transport
Simulator. The INL will develop a physics-based rock deformation and
fracture propagation simulator by coupling a discrete element model
for fracture generation with a continuum-based multiphase fluid flow
and heat transport model. 4) Advancing Reactive Tracer Methods for
Measuring Thermal Evolution in CO2 and Water-based Geothermal
Reservoirs. The INL will develop a set of tracer test planning and
analysis tools to define the parameters necessary for successful
testing, identify new tracers suitable to a wide range of potential
reservoir volumes and permeabilities, and demonstrate the utility of
newly developed tracers in a system representative of Enhanced
Geothermal Systems.
Project description: Quarterly activities are listed below for the
four scopes of work as mentioned above. 1) Personnel have been
developing power plant (conversion system) models that will be used to
assess the benefits of applying different equipment concepts having
the potential to increase performance from air-cooled binary plants.
Emphasis has been on plants to be used with EGS resources. Model
development has been largely been completed. The reasonability of
model performance estimates are being assessed by comparing estimates
to operating data from existing plants. 2) Experimental design for
batch experiments involving supercritical CO¨2/water/mineral reactions
was planned. Reactor components were ordered and/or under
construction. Initiated laboratory safety review and approval process.
3) Over the past quarter, significant progress was made in the
development of advanced computer models for predicting the behavior of
enhanced geothermal systems. 4) A high-performance liquid
chromatograph was purchased and has been installed in the laboratory
to perform tracer analyses. A computer program was developed to model
the migration of thermally reactive tracers through a fractured
geothermal system. This code was used to evaluate testing strategies
for tracer experiments. Experiments were conducted to encapsulate
reactive tracers. The experiments showed that encapsulsted tracers
could be made and are stable at room temperature.
Project activity description: All Other Professional, Scientific, and
Technical Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 2525 Fremont
Ave.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Idaho Falls, ID
83415-0001.
Award amount: $1,953,000.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-AC07-05-ID14517.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name; Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
Project name; Federal Contract.
Award description; LANL?s project will develop a multipurpose
(simultaneous multiple physical parameter determination) acoustic
sensor for downhole fluid monitoring in EGS reservoirs over typical
ranges of pressures and temperatures and then demonstrate the
capabilities and performance of this sensor for conditions in
different EGS systems (with a wide range of temp/pressure and
geophysical/geological conditions). Specific technical challenges are
finding the right material for the sensor that can withstand working
temperatures of up to 374×C and pressures up to 22 MPa; developing the
most efficient design/geometry for the sensor to sustain the high
temperature/high pressure conditions specific for a typical EGS
system; and the fluid flow determination requires either high flow
rates or turbulent flow (vortices or disturbances) and/or impurities/
gas bubbles present in the fluid. The multipurpose sensor that LANL
proposes is capable of accurately measuring temperature, pressure, and
fluid composition at in situ conditions expected in geothermal
environments and is needed in nearly every phase of an EGS project,
including testing of injection and production wells, reservoir
validation, inter-well connectivity, reservoir scale-up, and reservoir
sustainability. The Swept Frequency Acoustic Interferometry (SFAI)
technique was originally developed at LANL for noninvasive
identification of chemical warfare compounds in a multitude of weapons
and a wide range of containers for international treaty verification
and counterterrorism purposes. Since then, the technique has been
significantly refined and expanded, and LANL will adapt SFAI and
combine new approaches to extract multiple fluid parameters from a
single sensor. Although the underlying basis of the SFAI technique is
proven, it has never been applied to geothermal exploration primarily
because the requirements of high temperature and pressure were not
needed in earlier applications; this application will require some
novel adaptation and sensor development and associated physics.
Project description; A thorough literature search was performed in
order to identify the best choice of piezoelectric materials to be
used. Curie temperature (TC) is an important factor in high-
temperature applications, as the transducers lose their piezoelectric
property completely at temperatures close to TC. Typically, it is best
not to exceed half of Tc. Piezoelectric materials and their TC, in ½C:
PZT (195-300), AlN (600), LiNbO3 (1150), Langasite (1000), Langatate
(>1500). The langasites and langatates are piezoelectric materials
discovered recently and are still under investigation by the
scientific community. We are planning to investigate the material
properties at high-temperatures and determine if there are advantages
in using these new piezoelectric materials in the development of the
multipurpose acoustic sensor. Several PZT and Lithium Niobate
transducers with different center frequencies, ranging from 1 MHz to 6
MHz, were investigated above room temperature. Langasite and/or
langatate piezoelectric material has to be acquired and machined into
transducers. Milestone Status As planned. Significant Procurements
Investigated and identified the equipment necessary: Parr Instrument
Pressure Vessel, Model 4681; Air Pressure Amplifier, Haskel AAD-30;
Thermocoax cables (high temperature coaxial cables); Bode 100 Vector
Network Analyzer; Tektronix Arbitrary Function Generator; Tektronix
Oscilloscope; Materials for transducers (Lithium Niobate, Langatate
and or/Langasite). Hiring A postdoctoral job was posted on several web-
sites targeting recently graduated PhD?s. From a pool of 30+
applicants, we narrowed the list to 2 potential postdocs, which we
interviewed on site. Dr. Blake Sturtevant graduated in Dec 2009 form
University of Maine, and is very experienced in the field of
Acoustics, with extensive experience related to high-temperature
piezoelectric materials. Dr. Sturtevant has accepted the job offer,
and he is planning to start in middle of January 2010.
Project activity description; Research and Development in the
Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology).
Award type; Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field); Bikini Atoll
Rd SM30.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code; Los Alamos, NM
87544-1663.
Award amount; $536,400.00.
Project status; Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number; DE-AC52-06NA25396.
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Recipient name: University Of Utah, The.
Project name: Economic Impact Analysis For EGS.
Award description: The proposed project is aimed at studying the
economic development and impacts associated with electric power
production resulting from Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS),
conventional hydrothermal, low temperature geothermal, and coproduced
fluid technologies. The project also involves analysis of these
results to develop an impact assessment model that could be used
across the Nation for impact assessments with an ability to quantify
the potential employment, energy and other environmental impacts
associated. Further to developing such a tool, we will also be
carrying out a Utah region study to validate the GEC tool developed
and will publish a detailed report on the economic impacts associated
with Geothermal technologies considered for this study in the Utah
State. The 24-month project is divided into three discrete phases:
Phase 1: Data gathering: collect the associated cost data for each of
the different technologies Phase 2: Economic Impact Analysis ? design
studies to understand all the impacts associated, and Phase 3:
Outreach activities ? Communicate the findings to the industry and the
research community to validate the studies used to roll out an impact
assessment tool, the GEC tool.
Project description: See Award Description.
Project activity description: Research & Public Policy Analysis.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 75 S 2000 E RM
211.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: SALT LAKE CITY,
UT 84112-8930.
Award amount: $603,230.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: DE-EE0002744.
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Recipient name: Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Field tests (Fenton Hill, USA: Hijiori, Japan)
strongly suggest that our ability to image fluid flow and temperature
distribution in enhanced (engineered) geothermal reservoirs (EGS)
needs to be dramatically improved to optimize the operation of
injection and production wells and the placement of new wells. The
objectives of this project are to (1) improve image resolution for
fracture detection, (2) image the flow in the fractures with super-
resolution imaging, and (3) quantify fluid flow and temperature
changes during and after stimulation. This research will provide
vastly improved, high-resolution images of pre-existing and created
fractures and fluid flow in EGS reservoirs. Focusing on the data
available from short term-stimulation treatments, while developing
imaging and modeling technology of importance to the long-term
operation of an EGS system, we will integrate LANL's and NETL's unique
capabilities in seismic imaging, fluid flow modeling, and laboratory
measurements. Develop a super-resolution, seismic imaging method for
imaging fractures and fluid flow using time-lapse microearthquake
(MEQ) and vertical seismic profiling data. Improve fracture and flow
imaging using MEQ and double-difference tomography. Utilize imaging
results, time-lapse seismic data and modified Gassmann equations to
quantify fluid flow and temperature changes in EGS. Develop a
reservoir-scale fully coupled thermal-hydrologic-mechanical (THM)
model. Use NETL's discrete fracture network modeling to scale up
constitutive relationships for porosity and permeability needed for
THM. This project is innovative in that the development of super-
resolution seismic imaging for mapping features and imaging fluid flow
is a novel extension of a ground-breaking technique recently developed
in medical imaging, and offers great potential to break through
seismic imaging resolution. Typically, the use of microseismic data
has been restricted to mapping gross flow paths affected by
stimulation. Our proposed high-resolution mapping will provide
additional information about fracture network geometry and induced
deformation. Combining this information with the active seismic images
will enable a more complete conceptual model of the fracture networks
and fluid flow/temperature distribution in the EGS, which is vitally
needed for successful EGS operations.
Project description: The ability to include stress-dependent fracture
permeability in reservoir simulation models allows for (more)
accurately predicting future reservoir performance and offers the
possibility of help in managing thermal short-circuiting. Reservoir
simulation software has evolved in the past decades to a point where
complete reservoirs can be efficiently simulated with a single model.
Thermal hydrologic mechanical (THM) software has also progressed to
the point where large scale simulations including fluid flow, heat
transfer, and stress changes can be made. This capability allows
ground displacement measurements and micro earthquake (MEQ) analysis
to be used to calibrate and constrain reservoir models and thereby
help predict future field behavior. In the THM modeling of geothermal
reservoirs, relating the fracture permeability to fracture aperture
and fracture aperture to changes in stress or displacement is the key
to realistic and efficient computations. We surveyed the literature
and found several conceptualizations of permeability-aperture-stress
relationships. We like a paper by Bai et. al. (Rock. Mech. Rock
Engng., 32, 195-219, 1999) because it can represent compressive,
tensile, and shear stresses. We converted this to a displacement
formulation and added a thermal stress term. We are testing the model
on grids we developed for this purpose. In addition, we met and
discussed with our collaborators at Berkeley Lab, GeothermEx, and
Ormat: one meeting at LBNL and another at San Francisco during the AGU
meeting. We have obtained some geophysical well log data from
GeothermEx/Ormat for building a reservoir model. Milestone Status:
Programmed Initial Permeability-Aperture-Stress (PAS) models in FEHM
Created 2D and 3D numerical grids to test the PAS models.
Project activity description: Research and Development in the
Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology).
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): Bikini Atoll
Rd SM30.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Los Alamos, NM
87544-1663.
Award amount: $300,600.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-AC52-06NA25396.
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Recipient name: United Technologies Corporation.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: The United Technologies Research Center (UTRC)
proposes to improve the utilization of available energy in geothermal
resources and increase the energy conversion efficiency of systems
employed by: a) tailoring the subcritical and/or supercritical glide
of enhanced working fluids to best match thermal resources, and b)
identifying appropriate thermal system and component designs for the
down-selected working fluids. By implementing these technologies, the
overall energy conversion of binary geothermal power plants is
projected to increase by at least 40%. The technical approach is: 1.
Screen, evaluate, and down-select working fluids and mixtures that
efficiently match source and sink conditions, meet environmental and
safety requirements (flammability, global warming potential, ozone
depletion potential, toxicity, etc), and increase thermodynamic cycle
performance. 2. Develop necessary models to identify and evaluate
opportunities for energy conversion technology advancements in
subcritical, supercritical and trilateral cycles. UTRC shall identify
optimal cycle configurations and component designs to take full
advantage of the attributes of down-selected working fluids. UTRC
shall also define a two-phase expander to best match chosen fluids and
cycles and conduct a proof-of-concept demonstration. 3. Conduct
property measurements and develop validated thermophysical models for
down-selected working fluids. 4. Characterize the heat transfer and
pressure drop performance of down-selected working fluids and perform
experiments to quantify and mitigate the impact of heat transfer
degradation characteristic of supercritical fluids and non-azeotropic
mixtures. The deliverables of the program are: 1. A comprehensive
analytical study detailing the screening, evaluation, and down-
selection of working fluids and identifying the appropriate technology
advancements in subcritical, supercritical, and trilateral cycles 2.
Improved heat exchanger and turbine designs for down-selected working
fluids 3. Validated thermophysical models and experimental data for
down-selected working fluids 4. Heat transfer and pressure drop data
and validated correlations for down-selected working fluids over a
representative operational envelope, plus an analytical study of and
recommendations for the mitigation of heat transfer degradation 5.
Definition and proof-of-concept demonstration of a two-phase expander.
Project description: NA.
Project activity description: Research and Development in the
Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology).
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 411 Silver Lane.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: East Hartford, CT
06118-1127.
Award amount: $1,816,306.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: DE-EE0002770.
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Geothermal Descriptions That Partially Met Our Transparency Criteria:
The following award descriptions did not contain sufficient details on
one or more of the following pieces of information necessary to
facilitate general understanding of the award, based on our criteria:
general purpose, scope and nature of activities, location, and/or
expected outcomes. In some cases, only a small amount of additional
information was needed, while in other cases, many pieces of
information were needed to make the description more transparent. The
award description information is taken directly from Recovery.gov. We
did not edit it in any way, such as to correct typographical or
grammatical errors.
Recipient name: Regents Of The University Of California, The.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: We propose mathematical modeling work, using both
analytical and numerical methods, to design and analyze laboratory and
field experiments that would (a) identify tracers with sorption
properties favorable for enhanced geothermal systems (EGS)
applications, (b) apply reversibly sorbing tracers to determine the
fracture-matrix interface area available for heat transfer, and (c)
explore the feasibility of obtaining fracture-matrix interface area
from non-isothermal, single-well injection-backflow tests.
Project description: 1. We performed a first series of design
calculations for the laboratory heat extraction experiments with CO2
as heat transmission fluid. 2. An improved model for the specific
enthalpy of the CO2-rich phase was implemented in the evolving ECO2H
fluid property module for TOUGH2. 3. We started a literature survey of
rock-fluid interactions in geologic systems that may serve as
(partial) analogues of EGS with CO2. Reactive transport modeling
studies have also been initiated.
Project activity description: Research and Development in the
Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology).
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1 CYCLOTRON
ROAD.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: BERKELEY, CA
94720-0000.
Award amount: $373,200.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-AC02-05CH11231.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
experiments on fluid flow, heat transfer, and rock-fluid chemical
interactions conducted by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
in partnership with Idaho National Laboratory. The award supports an
Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) development project that seeks to
achieve a rational, science-based design that tests and interrogates
critical process elements of EGS with carbon dioxide.
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Recipient name: Regents Of The University Of California, The.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: 1) develop a novel model and high performance code
for analysis of coupled THMC processes in EGS, 2) determine
quantitatively the permeability of sheared fractures and its long term
changes through THMC processes, 3) refine and validate the models and
codes to laboratory experiments. and 4) model couple THMC processes in
near wellbore hydrofracture systems.
Project description: Thermal-Hydrological-Mechanical-Chemical Code
Development: An initial coupling of TOUGHREACT V2.0 to FLAC, based on
the TOUGH-FLAC code has been done. This code will be used to benchmark
problems handled by the fully coupled THMC code under development.
Improvements in TOUGHREACT V2.0 have been made to increase efficiency
and speed for strongly coupled problems encountered in EGS.
Combinations of improved code and compiler capabilities have resulted
in over 30% speed increases on test problems. Initial evaluation of
thermal-hydrological-mechanical processes in ROCMAS was begun, that
will form the basis of the fully coupled THMC code. Background
investigation into chemical-mechanical processes in fractures under
EGS conditions is continuing. Experimental Design and Setup: The
experimental design for the rock shearing test inside a triaxial cell
was updated. The new design is based upon double shearing of two axis-
parallel fractures. These fractures will be induced by sequential
Brasilian loading in two perpendicular directions along the core
diameter A procurement request was placed for the test vessel, with
the requisite operating requirements, to be used in the THMC
experiments. Evaluation of potential EGS rock samples and their
suitability for experimental studies was begun.
Project activity description: Research and Development in the
Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology).
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1 Cyclotron
Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Berkeley, CA
94720-0000.
Award amount: $511,200.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-AC02-05CH11231.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports experiments at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
related to Thermal-Hydrological-Mechanical-Chemical (THMC) processes
with the outcome of model and code development for THMC processes, as
well as optimization of enhanced geothermal system development and
production. The experiments will cover four different purposes: (1)
develop a novel model and high performance code for analysis of
coupled THMC processes in Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS), (2)
determine quantitatively the permeability of sheared fractures and its
long-term changes through THMC processes, (3) refine and validate the
models and codes to lab experiments, and (4) model couple THMC
processes in near wellbore hydrofracture systems.
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Recipient name: Regents Of The University Of California, The.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will
determine the feasibility of jointly using data from microseismic and
electrical surveys to image the fluid distribution with Enhanced
Geothermal Systems.
Project description: (1) We conducted feasibility studies on using
electromagnetic methods to monitor enhanced geothermal processes. The
preferred approach is to use time lapse measurements to image fluids
associated with the geophysical attribute of electrical conductivity.
The modeling experiments were based upon the Desert Peak Geothermal
field. Findings show that it is critical to isolate the fluid imaging
volume for successful outcome. This volume can be provided by micro
earthquake hypocenter locations, obtained through standard and double
difference earthquake location algorithms. (2) We initiated evaluation
of standard and double difference earthquake location and
corresponding tomographic algorithms to reconstruct P and S wave
seismic velocities. The double difference seismic tomography looks
favorable in reconstructing velocity images of greatest resolution in
the earthquake stimulated region. Our future plans will include
coupling of these velocities to electrical conductivity to better
image fluid stimulation. This is to be done using a common structural
constraint between velocities and conductivity. (3)We have
successfully implemented and tested a cross-gradient constraint in our
electromagnetic imaging codes. We can now image subsurface electrical
conductivity, which is associated with fluids, that is constrained by
seismic velocity structural information obtained from seismic
tomography. We have now just started this implementation in our
seismic tomographic codes, where velocity will be constrained by
electrical conductivity structural information. (4)The desert peak EGS
experiment will not go forward as planned. We are now investigating
two new field test sites to make measurements. Bardys Nevada or Raft
River Idaho. Plans call for an earthquake monitoring networks to be
installed at both sites, and we are evaluating logistics for making
time lapses electromagnetic measurements. A contractor has been found
that will make these measurements, pending final selection.
Project activity description: Research and Development in the
Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology).
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1 Cyclotron
Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Berkeley, CA
94720-0000.
Award amount: $615,000.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-AC02-05CH11231.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
collection of data at an Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) site to
provide a baseline study and a large EGS injection to map fluid
attributes. The project will determine the feasibility of jointly
using data from micro earthquake and electrical surveys to image the
fluid distribution within EGSs.
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Recipient name: Regents Of The University Of California, The.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Laboratory will conduct a series of laboratory
experiments to quantify the reactivity of a suite of natural chemical
and isotopic tracers as a function of fluid chemistry, temperature,
surface area, and time: and incorporate the measured solute
reactivities into a tracer analysis model.
Project description: 1. Quantification of Bulk Reactivity and Surface
Area: In collaboration with, EGI, University of Utah and PI on the
Raft River EGS demonstration project, core samples from the Raft River
site were examined and arrangements have been made for shipping core
samples to LBNL. Preliminary assessment of potential core samples from
the Desert Peak EGS demonstration site has been completed. Sample
selection is underway. The core samples will be used in the surface
area reactivity experiments. Arrangements have been made with rock
prep lab at UC Berkeley's Department of Earth and Planetary Science
for preparing the core samples for the surface reactivity tests. 2.
Tracer Transport Simulation In this quarter, we have focused on Task
2.1 Tracer Transport Simulation for the modeling part of the project.
Specifically, we have incorporated the analytical solution of
Neretnieks (2002) into the framework of the channelized flow that is
expected to occur in an EGS system. The work of Neretnieks (2002)
deals with both conservative and reactive (simple kd-approach) tracers
for one-dimensional flow conditions. We are also extending the
analytical solution for steady-state isotopic compositions of fluids
flowing through fractured rock (DePaolo, 2006) to transient conditions
that are important for new fractures created in an EGS system. In
addition, we are evaluating whether or not the TOUHREACT code (Xu et
al., 2006) needs to be modified when bulk-reactivities for species,
determined as part of the experimental phase of the project, are used
in place of assumed reaction rates for specific species.
Project activity description: Research and Development in the
Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology).
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1 Cyclotron
Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Berkeley, CA
94720-0000.
Award amount: $564,600.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-AC02-05CH11231.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports activities that will quantify the mineralogy of reservoir
rocks and the chemical composition of fluids needed for an Enhanced
Geothermal System (EGS) to incorporate into numerical models and
evaluate the reactivity of different solutes as a function of surface
area, temperature, fluid chemistry and time to develop the tracer-
interpretation technique. The activities will develop an innovative
approach for estimating the change in fracture surface area induced by
well stimulation.
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Recipient name: Uchicago Argonne, LLC.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: EGS Technology R&D (Project code 2004190) consists
of the following 3 subprojects: Enhanced Geothermal--EGS R&D for
Synchrotron X-Ray Studies In accordance with the approved EERE
Geothermal Technologies Program, these funds are for synchrotron X-ray
studies of supercritical carbon dioxide/reservoir rock interfaces.
Argonne will use synchrotron x-ray measurements to monitor all aspects
of atomic to nanoscale structural changes resulting from chemical
interactions of scCO2-H2O binary fluids with rocks under enhanced
geothermal systems conditions. EGS R&D for Utilization of Geothermal
Energy In accordance with the approved EERE Geothermal Technologies
Program, these funds are for the Utilization of Geothermal Energy.
Argonne will develop chemical energy carrier processes to recover heat
from enhanced geothermal systems as chemical energy. EGS R&D for
Waveguide-based Ultrasonic and Far-Field Electromagnetic Sensors In
accordance with the approved EERE Geothermal Technologies Program,
these funds are for Waveguide based ultrasonic and far-field
electromagnetic sensors for downhold reservoir characterization.
Argonne National Laboratory will develop waveguide-based ultrasonic
and far-field electromagnetic sensors to measure Enhanced Geothermal
Systems reservoir parameters. Two sensor technologies to be examined
are (1) microwave (MW) radiometer and (2) ultrasonic waveguide (UW)
sensor. Major activities in FY2010 include: (1) Establish a laboratory
hot-rock test facility, (2) Evaluate MW antenna performance under high
temperature and humidity, and (3) Evaluate UW sensor performance under
high temperature and humidity.
Project description: Synchrotron X-Ray Studies: Silica surfaces were
prepared for synchrotron x-ray reflectivity. The roughness of the
surface was found less than 1 nm. X-ray reflectivity measurements of
the silica surfaces under static scCO2-scH2O fluids showed no
measurable dissolution and roughening as expected. The X-ray/pressure
cell was modified to accommodate thinner windows (0.5~1 mm) of
synthetic diamond, boron carbides, or silicon carbides. The boron
carbide windows were ordered and tested. The synthetic diamond windows
were ordered and yet to be delivered. Utilization of Geothermal
Energy: Potential reversible reactions have been identified.
Preliminary thermodynamic analyses were performed to match the
temperature conditions of some of these reactions to temperatures
potentially available from EGS. Aspen Plus analysis of the methane
reforming/methanantion reaction cycle was conducted. Because the
reforming reaction generally occurs at higher temperatures than what
may be available from EGS reservoirs, a search was conducted to
identify new catalysts that may enhance the performance of this
reaction system at lower temperature. Waveguide-based Ultrasonic and
Far-Field Electromagnetic Sensors: Completed the literature and
commercial sensor/instrumentation search and a brief knowledge capture
report was documented. Both literature search and commercial
instrument survey show lack of high-temperature instruments and
sensing techniques and development in this area is needed.
Project activity description: Research and Development in the
Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology).
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 9700 S. Cass
Avenue.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Argonne, IL 60439-
4832.
Award amount: $1,620,000.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-AC02-06CH11357.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The first project
on synchrotron X-Ray measurements will consist of two phases: one
studies rock and superconcentrated CO2 interface and the other
performs measurements under variable component binary fluids with a
new flow cell. The second project on chemical energy carriers (CEC)
consists of six tasks for conducting tests, analysis, and development
for the CEC systems. The third project on waveguide based ultrasonic
includes three phases for developing and building the ultrawave sensor
and microwave radiometer.
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Recipient name: Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: The Recovery Act funds received by Brookhaven
National Laboratory for the Geothermal Technologies program will be
used to fund (3) separate projects: $200.4k will be used for
FWP#EST436NEDA and will enable BNL to elucidate the carbonation
reaction mechanisms between the supercritical carbon dioxide and
reservoir rocks in aqueous and non-aqueous environments, and to
develop chemical modeling of CO2-reservoir rock interactions. $347.4k
will be used to fund FWP#BCH139 and will allow BNL to develop and
characterize field-applicable geopolymer sealing materials. $225k will
fund FWP#EE632EEDA and will be used to fund the development and
implementation of suites of tracers consisting of compounds with
different chemicals and physical properties.
Project description: Geothermal Technologies - On FWP#EST436NEDA, we
are working with Alta Rock Energy for assistance in developing core
samples and analysis for EGS sites. The key technical leader on this
project will start at BNL the first week of January 2010. ON
FWP#BCH139, work is continuing on lab setup and equipment
requirements. On FWP#EE632EEDA, a specification has been written for a
subcontract to develop methods of encapsulating PFTs in temperature
sensitive microbeads. We expect the process to be completed in January.
Project activity description: All Other Professional, Scientific, and
Technical Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): P.O. Box 5000.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Upton, NY 11973-
5000.
Award amount: $772,800.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-AC02-98CH10886.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports three geothermal technologies projects at Brookhaven National
Laboratory. Brookhaven will collaborate with four other labs on the
projects. (1) The project on elucidating a carbonation reaction
mechanism of reservoir rock will result in, among other things, a
report on chemical analysis. (2) The project on developing and
characterizing geopolymer sealing materials will, among other things,
result in field demonstrations and validations. (3) The project on
determining the temperature distribution and fracture/heat transfer
surface area in geothermal reservoirs will result in tracer and model
development, including field test design and execution.
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Recipient name: UT-BATTELLE, LLC.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: EGS Technology R&D: Geothermal Technologies Program
Enhanced Geo: This award provides funding to four subprojects in
support of Enhanced Geothermal Systems technology: 1) Feasibility and
Design Studies for a High Temperature Downhole Tool--ORNL will perform
feasibility and design studies for a high temperature downhole tool
that can measure the porosity, lithology, and density profile of
geothermal wells: 2) Wear-Resistant NanoComposite Stainless Steel
Coatings and Bits for Geothermal Drilling--ORNL will develop ultra
hard, wear resistant nanocomposite stainless steel coatings and bulk
components to increase the lifetime of drill tooling in harsh
geothermal environments: 3) Working Fluids and their Effects on
Geothermal Turbines--ORNL will evaluate working fluids for a
geothermal turbine cycle based on property measurements, molecular
dynamics modeling, and thermodynamic modeling to increase the turbine
cycle efficiency in binary power plants: and 4) Properties of CO2 Rich
Pore Fluids and their Effect on Porosity Evolution in EGS Rocks--ORNL
will characterize CO2 and water bulk and pore fluids by vibrating tube
densimetry, determine changing pore and fluid structures using neutron
scattering, and conduct real time imaging of the dissolution front and
evolution of porosity using x-ray and neutron computed tomography.
Project description: 1) High Temperature Downhole Tool--A furnace for
detector testing has been ordered but not received. Several
scintillator materials for testing purposes have been ordered. Design
for test apparatus for temperature and vibrations tests is in
progress. Preliminary modeling studies have been performed to
determine the change in tool response with the change in temperature
and surrounding formation environment. 2) NanoComposite Stainless
Steel Coatings and Bits--ORNL is working with Carpenter Powder
Products to gas atomize a 500 pound melt of an alloy specifically
designed to devitrify from an amorphous state into a corrosion
resistant alloy with increased hardness for use as coating materials
in geothermal applications. Carpenter has scheduled this run for late
January 2010 and ORNL should receive powder in early February. ORNL is
currently processing the same alloy using conventional casting
techniques. A parametric study was developed to analyze the effect of
various processing parameters on the laser/metal interaction. A
preliminary conceptual design for an impact-abrasion testing apparatus
has been developed. 3) Working Fluids--A review has been conducted on
the properties of supercritical fluids to identify where there are
needs for additional or corroborative data and where models need to be
developed for physical properties. Work carried out during this
quarter will allow us to focus both experimental and computation
efforts to address gaps and deficiencies in the thermodynamic database
for the heat transfer fluids selected for binary geothermal power
plant operation. 4) Properties of CO2 Rich Pore Fluids--The high
temperature vibrating tube flow densimeter (VTD) was tested and
disassembled to make repairs and improvements needed to restore
reliable operation. Proof of principle experiment was successfully
conducted to synthesize low density silica mesoporous solid inside the
vibrating tubes of different geometries.
Project activity description: Facilities Support Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1 Bethel
Valley Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Oak Ridge, TN
37830-8050.
Award amount: $1,920,000.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-AC05-00OR22725.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award to the
Oak Ridge National Laboratory consists of four projects. (1) The high
temperature down-hole tool project will investigate the feasibility of
developing components for enabling operation at higher temperatures,
up to 400 degrees Celsius for use in geothermal wells. (2) The project
on carbon dioxide fluids will use four complementary approaches to
improve geochemical modeling. (3) The project on stainless steel
coatings and bits will have two stages for analyzing a specific type
of metal and then showing the possibility of using complex metal-boron
carbides into stainless steel matrix for a type of alloy. (4) The
project for working fluids will take advantage of expertise in
prediction and measurement of thermodynamic properties, and accurate
modeling of complex turbine cycles based on those properties.
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Recipient name: Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: This ARRA-funded project addresses the research
topic area: Tracers and Tracer Interpretation ? to adapt or develop
reservoir tracers and/or tracer interpretation techniques that provide
information beyond well-to-well connectivity such as fracture surface
area or fracture spacing. Commercial development of geothermal energy
requires quantitative characterization of temperature distributions
and surface area available for heat transfer in engineered (enhanced)
geothermal systems (EGS). This project will provide integrated tracer
and tracer interpretation tools to facilitate this characterization by
developing and implementing 1. Suites of tracers consisting of
compounds with different chemical and physical properties that can be
injected into wells and will interact in different and measurable ways
with the fractured rock matrix. 2. Single-and inter-well test designs
and corresponding interpretation methods to extract the temperature
distribution and surface area information from differences in the
tracer concentration-versus-time histories (breakthrough curves). We
anticipate significantly advancing tracer-based methods available to
geothermal operators by developing (1) tracers that can be reliably
applied to provide quantitative information on temperature
distribution and fracture surface area, (2) tracer test designs (both
single well and interwell) to exploit the use of these tracers, and
(3) interpretive methods to allow this information to be used to
provide practical guidance to operators to improve heat extraction.
Project description: The members of the research team participated in
a meeting at the Energy and Geoscience Institute (EGI) at the
University of Utah on December 8, 2009. The purpose of the meeting was
to share information on the geothermal tracer programs at EGI and the
four national labs and to explore ways that the programs can interact
and share information. Pete Rose opened the meeting with introductions
and an overview of the geothermal tracer programs at EGI. He described
laboratory programs investigating the properties of different tracer
candidates under geothermal conditions and field programs where
fluorescent dies have been used in actual wells. Kevin Leecaster, also
of EGI, described laboratory equipment and experiments used to
characterize potential tracer compounds, discussed results, and
presented plans for flow through reactor experiments. Paul Reimus of
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) discussed methods for modeling
tracer behavior in geothermal applications and described the
laboratory capabilities at LANL. Contact Paul Reimus or the LANL SPO
office for additional details related to the meeting. The meeting
finished with a discussion of how the three programs, EGI, INL, and
the combined program of BNL, LANL, and PNNL, could establish working
collaborations. We agreed to share information on field programs and
to work towards incorporating tracers from all three programs in
future field tests as well as share in design, operation, and results
of laboratory experiments. On Dec. 9th, The LANL, PNNL, BNL team
discussed the next steps for 2004190-EGS R&D and agreed to begin
laboratory testing of PFT compounds early next year. We developed a
tentative schedule and will have a meeting in late winter at Los
Alamos to plan laboratory testing.
Project activity description: Research and Development in the
Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology).
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): Bikini Atoll
Rd SM30.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Los Alamos, NM
87544-1663.
Award amount: $180,000.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-AC52-06NA25396.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award has
seven milestones, including identifying materials operable at high
temperatures, developing a sensor model, and determining the optimum
approach for flow measurements.
[End of table]
Recipient name: Massachusetts Institute Of Technology.
Project name: Recovery Act: Decision Analysis for Enhanced Geothermal
Systems, Project 2004190.
Award description: Recovery Act: Decision Analysis For Enhanced
Geothermal Systems Project 2004190.
Project description: Not started yet. Start date is Feb 1 2010.
Project activity description: Research & Public Policy Analysis.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 77
Massachusetts Ave., E19-750.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Cambridge, MA
02139-4307.
Award amount: $549,148.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: DE-EE0002743.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the development of a decision analysis procedure to assess
development of an Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS). Activities will
include the development of several models: a cost/time estimation
model, a simple circulation/heat transfer model, and a subsurface
cost/time model. The models will be integrated to assess EGS
development and made accessible to EGS stakeholders to provide
feedback for improvements.
[End of table]
Recipient name: General Electric Company.
Project name: Pressure Sensor and Telemetry Methods for Measurement
While Drilling in Geothermal Wells.
Award description: The scope of the proposed project is to develop a
pressure sensor system consisting of silicon on sapphire based sensor
transducer and SiC-based electronics to operate at 300C in Measurement
While Drilling (MWD) conditions that are expected to be found in a
geothermal well.
Project description: Performance and deliverables in accordance with
the Grant Statement of Project Objectives.
Project activity description: Research and Development in the
Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology).
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1 Research
Circle.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Niskayuna, NY
12309-1027.
Award amount: $3,408,485.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: DE-EE0002755.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award will
develop a pressure sensor system operating at 300 degrees Celsius and
capable of surviving shock and vibration conditions similar to
measurement while drilling (MWD) environments. Activities include
integrating and testing a pressure sensor system and developing and
testing a telemetry module and pressure system at 300 degrees Celsius.
Both systems will be tested for shock and vibration conditions
typically found in measurement while drilling environments. The
technology can aid in the economic completion of (Enhanced Geothermal
Systems) EGS wells.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name; Altarock Energy, INC.
Project name; Newberry Volcano EGS Demonstration.
Award description; This project will demonstrate the development and
operation of an Engineered Geothermal System, including site and
resource investigation, well drilling and completion, stimulation of
wells to create a geothermal reservoir, testing of well productivity
and assessment of reservoir characteristics, construction of a well
field and power plant, and extended operation and monitoring of the
constructed facility with continuous power generation.
Project description; AltaRock Energy has not commenced the project
activities as described in Section 2.0 (Task Schedule) of the Project
Management Plan submitted as part of its application. AltaRock is
currently negotiating the award agreement with DOE and revising budget
and project activities in relation to these negotiations.
Project activity description; Power and Communication Line and Related
Structures Construction.
Award type; Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field); Newberry
Volcano, McKay Butte Road/NF-600.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code; La Pine, OR 97739-
0000.
Award amount; $7,623,432.00.
Project status; Not Started.
Award number; DE-EE0002777.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description; The award funds
the building of a power plant and production facility that will be
capable of generating no less than 15 MWe and operating for 30 years.
This will provide long-term power generation through Engineered
Geothermal System (EGS) and the first source of indigenous geothermal
power in Oregon. The award will allow geothermal experts to enhance
geoscience and engineering techniques that are essential to the
expansion of EGS throughout the country.
[End of table]
Recipient name: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations, Inc.
Project name: RECOVERY ACT: high Temperature 300C Directional Drilling
System.
Award description: The scope of work will be to develop a reliable
drilling and steering system for the creation of Enhanced Geothermal
Systems. The drilling and steering system will provide optimum
performance in temperatures of up to 300×C (572×F) in hard rock
formations, and under the high pressures encountered in boreholes at
depths of up to 10,000 meters (33,000 feet). The drilling and steering
system will be comprised of the following components: a drill bit to
break up the rock formation, a downhole drive to rotate the bit, some
steering means associated with the drive unit to steer the well in a
pre-determined way, and a dedicated drilling fluid (mud) to serve
several purposes including carrying the rock cuttings out of the
wellbore.
Project description: Project not started since award made very late in
quarter: 12/29/2009.
Project activity description: Unknown.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 2001 Rankin
Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Houston, TX 77073-
5114.
Award amount: $5,000,000.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: DE-EE0002782.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award has
four phases and 26 tasks with activities including a concept review,
designing equipment like drill bits and waste management equipment,
conducting design reviews, manufacturing and assembling prototype
equipment, and conducting integrated testing of the prototype drilling
system under geothermal conditions.
[End of table]
Recipient name: Colorado Museum Of Natural History, The.
Project name: Recovery Act: Education and Collection Facility Ground
Source Heat Pumps Demonstration Project.
Award description: Recovery Act: Education and Collection Facility
Ground Source Heat Pumps Demonstration Project.
Project description: No activity: start date was 12/29/09.
Project activity description: Museums.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 2001 Colorado
Blvd.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Denver, CO 80205-
5798.
Award amount: $2,611,832.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: DE-EE0002815.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
installation of a commercial scale (100 ton) ground source heat pump
(GSHP) heating/cooling system that will be operated and maintained for
2 to 3 years. The project is expected to significantly reduce
traditional GSHP installation costs while boosting the efficiency of
the GSHP system. Activities will include, among other things,
developing a detailed engineering design, procuring and installing the
proposed GSHP system, operating and maintaining the system for 2 to 3
years, and developing a national awareness campaign for GSHP systems.
The successful design and installation of the system can drastically
reduce building energy consumption, require less area and capital to
install, and be economically implemented wherever access to recycled
water is available.
[End of table]
Geothermal Description That Did Not Meet Our Transparency Criteria:
The following award description contained little or no information
that allowed readers to understand the general purpose, scope and
nature of activities, location, and expected outcomes. The award
description information is taken directly from Recovery.gov. We did
not edit it in any way, such as to correct typographical or
grammatical errors.
Recipient name: Alliance For Sustainable Energy, LLC.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Geothermal Demonstrations: Geothermal Analysis.
Project description: Literature search was conducted on the status of
dry/wet cooling options for power plants. Interviews with candidates
are scheduled.
Project activity description: Research and Development in the
Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology).
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1617 Cole Blvd.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Golden, CO 80401-
3189.
Award amount: $1,200,000.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: DE-08GO28308.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) research and development in
air cooling. The award will identify and analyze advanced cooling
strategies that allow air-cooled geothermal power plants to maintain a
high electric power output during periods of high air dry bulb
temperatures while minimizing any water consumption. The research will
include activities such as an hour-by-hour cost/performance simulation
of a cost-optimized 50 MW binary-cycle geothermal power plant at
resource temperatures of 125 and 175 degrees Celsius for three
different heat rejection systems.
[End of section]
Appendix V: High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program:
Within the Department of Transportation, the Federal Railroad
Administration's (FRA) High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program is
working to build an efficient, high-speed passenger rail network of
between 100-and 600-mile intercity corridors, as one element of a
modernized transportation system. This relatively new program is based
on two pieces of legislation: the Passenger Rail Investment and
Improvement Act of 2008 and the Recovery Act. The 2008 investment act
established new competitive grant programs for high-speed and
intercity passenger rail capital improvements, and the Recovery Act
provided $8 billion for these grant programs.[Footnote 52] In order to
meet the goals of the Recovery Act, FRA proposed to advance the
following funding tracks:[Footnote 53]
* Projects. Provide grants to complete individual projects that are
"ready to go" with preliminary engineering and environmental work
completed.
* Corridor Program. Enter into cooperative agreements to develop
entire phases or geographic sections of corridor programs that not
only have completed corridor plans and environmental documentation but
also have a prioritized list of projects to meet the corridor
objectives; this approach would involve additional federal oversight
and support.
Nature and Type of High-Speed Rail Projects:
On January 28, 2010, the administration announced the first recipients
of grant funding for the high-speed rail program. In total, 70
projects were selected for funding, but no awards have been made.
[Footnote 54] (See figure 2.) FRA is working with the selected
recipients to refine the projects' scope and descriptions. The
selected projects are focused on the following three key areas that
may provide transportation, economic recovery, and other public
benefits:
* Build new high-speed rail corridors that will fundamentally expand
and improve passenger transportation in the geographic regions they
serve.
* Upgrade existing intercity passenger rail services.
* Lay the groundwork for future high-speed passenger rail services
through smaller projects and planning efforts.
Figure 2: Locations of High-Speed Rail Projects Selected for Funding:
[Refer to PDF for image: U.S. map]
Source: Federal Railroad Administration (map).
[End of figure]
Results of Transparency Assessment for High-Speed Rail Descriptions:
Although FRA has not made any awards for rail projects, it has entered
into five contracts to assist the agency with program administration
and architectural and engineering issues related to the evaluation of
proposals and feasibility studies. For example, FRA can use the
architectural and engineering contractors for site visits to specific
locations to confirm engineering assessments in proposals and check
calculations of various loads and capacities. We assessed the
transparency of descriptive information for these five contracts:
* One met our transparency criteria.
* One partially met our criteria.
* Three did not meet our criteria.
For the four descriptions that partially or did not meet our criteria,
we collected information necessary to make the description meet our
criteria. The descriptions of awards in our sample, whether they met
our transparency criteria, and additional information that we found to
complete the narrative descriptions are provided at the end of this
appendix.
Since the program is relatively new, FRA focused on selecting projects
and getting awards out and did not issue any supplemental reporting
guidance to eligible applicants. FRA officials considered the Office
of Management and Budget's (OMB) guidance sufficient to outline
reporting requirements. While FRA has not yet issued supplemental
guidance, it may in the future.
Other Ways Award Information Is Made Available to the Public:
The Department of Transportation and FRA make high-speed rail project
information available to the public in several forms:
* The department's recovery Web site (www.dot.gov/recovery). This
agencywide map provides the location, cost, and a brief description
for each award.
* FRA Web site and high-speed rail interactive project map
(www.fra.dot.gov/Pages/2243.shtml). This provides information by
region.
* Press releases. Also on its Web site, FRA provides press releases
detailing the goals and plan for the high-speed rail program.
FRA is also developing a more interactive recovery Web site for the
general public.
FRA officials told us they have not received much public feedback
about the high-speed rail awards to date. However, FRA has received
questions on its Web site from the public about job opportunities, and
when it was soliciting grant applications, it received questions from
industry officials about the application process.
High-Speed Rail Descriptions That Met Our Transparency Criteria:
The following award description contained sufficient information on
general purpose, scope and nature of activities, location, and
expected outcomes to meet our transparency criteria. The award
description information is taken directly from Recovery.gov. We did
not edit it in any way, such as to correct typographical or
grammatical errors.
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Deloitte Consulting LLP.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Provide assistance consisting of mission-oriented
business consulting services in support of FRA's Office of Passenger
and Freight Programs, with a specific focus on advising FRA in the
establishment of a grants management program that is commensurate with
the significant increase in discretionary grant activity resulting
from ARRA.
Project description: Program Support - Coordinate information and
develop processes to administer ARRA grant program. Activities
include: development of tools and databases to drive workflow and
assist FRA in meeting statutory objectives and deadlines: support FRA
in the capture, sorting and organization of all relevant grant and
stakeholder information and utilize tools and processes to provide
information to program leadership for analysis and presentation to
relevant stakeholder audiences. Policy/Process - Assist with tasks
such as project planning, grant administration process design and
execution across the grants management lifecycle (Application and
Approval, Award and Disbursement, Management and Monitoring,
Closeout), stakeholder policy issues tracking, risk identification and
mitigation. Communications and Resourcing - Assist program and FRA
leadership in managing communications planning by monitoring,
cataloging and coordinating responses to stakeholder inquiries
submitted via program email account and docket: work with program and
FRA leadership to conduct workforce analysis to identify core
capabilities, organizational structure and resourcing requirements
necessary to successfully administer agency programs at current stage
and into the future.
Project activity description: Administrative Management and General
Management Consulting Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Washington, DC
20590-0001.
Award amount: $4,136,375.44.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS10F0083L/DTFR53-0.
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High-Speed Rail Descriptions That Partially Met Our Transparency
Criteria:
The following award description did not contain sufficient details on
one or more of the following pieces of information necessary to
facilitate general understanding of the award, based on our criteria:
general purpose, scope and nature of activities, location, and/or
expected outcomes. The award description information is taken directly
from Recovery.gov. We did not edit it in any way, such as to correct
typographical or grammatical errors.
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Booz Allen Hamilton will provide general technical
support in environmental engineering, historic documentation, and
financial analysis and organizational planning to assist RDV in
reviewing ARRA high speed rail grant applications.
Project description: There were no invoices submitted for this
reporting period.
Project activity description: Administrative Management and General
Management Consulting Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 8283
Greensboro Drive.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: McLean, VA 22102-
3838.
Award amount: $99,000.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: DTFR53-09-D-00006.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports a contract for activities such as conducting site visits to
specific locations to confirm engineering assessments in applications
and conducting calculations of various loads and capacities. The
activities that will occur under this contract will allow senior
engineers from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to do higher
level assessment work on the various applications and interface with
the prospective grantees.
[End of table]
High-Speed Rail Descriptions That Did Not Meet Our Transparency
Criteria:
The following award descriptions contained little or no information
that allowed readers to understand the general purpose, scope and
nature of activities, location, and expected outcomes. The award
description information is taken directly from Recovery.gov. We did
not edit it in any way, such as to correct typographical or
grammatical errors.
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Aecom Technology Corporation.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Architect and Engineering Support Services for
Passenger Rail Programs.
Project description: Architect and Engineering Support Services for
Passenger Rail Programs.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 3101 Wilson
Boulevard, 4th Floor.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Arlington, VA
22201-4446.
Award amount: $99,000.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: DTFR53-09-D-00010.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports a contract for assistance to the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) as it evaluates and considers the feasibility of
high-speed rail proposals. Activities under the contract include
conducting site visits to specific locations to confirm engineering
assessments in proposals and conducting calculations of various loads
and capacities. These activities will allow senior engineers from the
FRA to do higher level assessment work on the various proposals and
interface with the prospective grantees.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: PB Americas, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: A/E contract for support services in areas of
intercity passenger rail programs and high speed rail programs.
Project description: none.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 465 Spring
Park Technology Center.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Herndon, VA 20170-
5227.
Award amount: $99,000.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: DTFR53-09-D-00007.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports a contract for assistance to the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) as it evaluates proposals and considers
feasibility of high-speed rail proposals. Activities that can occur
under the contract include conducting site visits to specific
locations to confirm engineering assessments in proposals and
conducting calculations of various loads and capacities. These
activities will allow senior engineers from the FRA to do higher level
assessment work on the various proposals and interface with the
prospective grantees.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: STV Incorporated.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Provide environmental engineering and historic
documentation support and financial/organizational planning support
for analysis of high speed rail systems.
Project description: Project not yet started.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Philadelphia, PA
19103-3616.
Award amount: $99,000.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: DTFR53-09-D-00009/0.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports a contract for assistance to the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) as it evaluates and considers the feasibility of
high-speed rail proposals. Activities under the contract include
conducting site visits to specific locations to confirm engineering
assessments in proposals and calculations of various loads and
capacities. These activities will allow senior engineers from the FRA
to do higher level assessment work on the various proposals and
interface with the prospective grantees.
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Appendix VI: Grants-in-Aid for Airports:
Within the Department of Transportation, the Federal Aviation
Administration's (FAA) Grants-in-Aid for Airports Program (airport
improvement program) provides grants for the planning and development
of public-use airports. The Recovery Act provides $1.1 billion for
discretionary airport improvement program grants, with priority given
to projects that can be completed within two years.
Nature and Type of Awards:
FAA had obligated nearly $1.1 billion in recovery funds by April 22,
2010. As of April 22, 2010, about $650 million had been disbursed by
FAA to airports. About two-thirds of obligations have been for runway
and taxiway projects. Approximately $481 million (44 percent) is being
used on runway construction and rehabilitation projects, while nearly
$220 million (20 percent) is being used for taxiway construction and
rehabilitation projects. (See fig. 3.) For example, the Denver
International Airport's taxiway project rehabilitated portions of
Taxiway P by removing and replacing identified distressed concrete
pavement panels.
Figure 3: Reported Uses of Recovery Act Aviation Funds, as of April
22, 2010:
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Runway ($481 million): 44%;
Taxiway ($220 million): 20%;
Apron ($187 million): 17%;
Terminal building ($85 million): 8%;
Construct new airport ($33 million): 3%;
Aircraft rescue and firefighting building ($31 million): 3%;
Other ($19 million): 2%;
Runway safety area ($17 million): 2%;
Equipment ($13 million): 1%;
Noise mitigation measures for the public ($5 million): less than 1%;
Security enhancements ($4 million): less than 1%.
Source: GAO analysis of FAA data.
Note: Apron includes apron construction and rehabilitation; taxiway
includes taxiway construction, rehabilitation, and lighting
installation; and runway includes runway construction, rehabilitation,
and lighting rehabilitation.
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About 18 Percent of Descriptions Met Our Transparency Criteria:
We assessed the transparency of descriptive information for aviation
awards available on Recovery.gov, as described earlier in this report.
An estimated:
* 18 percent met our transparency criteria,
* 82 percent partially met our criteria, and:
* zero percent did not meet our criteria.[Footnote 55]
For descriptions that partially met or did not meet our criteria, we
collected information necessary to make the descriptions meet our
criteria. The descriptions of awards in our sample, whether they met
our criteria, and additional information that we found to complete the
narrative descriptions are provided at the end of this appendix.
Agency Guidance and Other Factors That May Affect Transparency of
Reported Information:
For recipient reporting, FAA provided technical assistance and other
support to recipients but did not issue supplemental guidance. FAA
officials told us they considered the Office of Management and
Budget's (OMB) guidance sufficient to outline reporting requirements,
so the agency did not issue its own supplemental guidance. However,
FAA distributed guidance and provided technical assistance to
recipients through each airport's division office. FAA officials said
field offices have discretion in how to distribute OMB's guidance. One
field official, for example, said the division office hired a
contractor to oversee Recovery Act efforts who distributed information
and guidance to every airport in the division by e-mail. In addition,
FAA annotated, for a few fields, the template that recipients used to
enter information into FederalReporting.gov. These annotations direct
recipients to use information on their grant agreement as entered into
FAA's internal grants database. Many of the recipients we spoke with
indicated that they populated the award description field with the
description that was on the original grant. For example, officials we
spoke with for the Quad City International Airport located in Moline,
Illinois, stated that they used the amount of the award, execution
date, and award description from the grant award to populate fields on
FederalReporting.gov.
In addition, a number of recipients we spoke with stated that they
received help from FAA division office officials to complete their
reporting. According to FAA officials, only a small portion of airport
improvement program grantees--10 percent, or about 300--received
Recovery Act funds. Specifically, according to officials at the
Midland-Bay City-Saginaw International Airport in Michigan, they
received a tremendous amount of support from FAA's division office
with regard to identifying and explaining reporting requirements.
However, several recipients we spoke with reported problems with
FederalReporting.gov or OMB's guidance. For example, officials at the
John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport had difficulty
determining the correct zip code to use to accurately identify the
location of the project receiving Recovery Act funds. The FAA district
official was able to identify the correct zip code to enter into
FederalReporting.gov.
Other Ways Award Information Is Made Available to the Public:
Beyond Recovery.gov, the Department of Transportation and FAA make
award information available to the public through various means,
including the following:
* Department of Transportation interactive map of awards
(www.dot.gov/recovery). This agencywide map, which includes aviation
awards, provides the location, cost, and a brief description for each
award.
* FAA web site (www.faa.gov/recovery). The Web site contains a
spreadsheet that outlines each award's location, cost, and name, among
other things. In addition, the Web site provides a pie chart to
display awards by category (i.e., runway, taxiway).
In addition, airport improvement program recipients use Web sites and
other tools to provide award information to the public. Several
airport improvement program recipients we interviewed disseminate
award information to the public on their Web sites. For example, the
Web site for the Washington Metropolitan Airport Authority, recipient
of the Dulles International Airport award includes, among other
things, a narrative description of the project and the estimated cost
of the investment. Another Web site, for the Midland-Bay City-Saginaw
International Airport Authority, describes the ongoing construction
project but does not mention that Recovery Act funds are being used.
Dulles International Airport also erected a sign to alert the public
that its runway project was funded by the Recovery Act.
According to FAA headquarters officials, the public has provided
little feedback on airport improvement program Recovery Act awards,
but they were unsure if the regions had received any feedback. The
airport improvement program recipients we interviewed generally
reported the same experience. Officials from Los Angeles World
Airports told us that they had not received many calls, but those
calls were typically from construction companies or individuals
looking for work. The Williamson-Sodus Airport in New York and the
John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport in Pennsylvania received
negative media attention because the media considered them smaller
airports and maintained their funds could have been better spent at
larger airports.[Footnote 56] However, recipients at both airports
told us they received support from FAA and the local communities that
they service.
Airport Improvement Program Descriptions That Met Our Transparency
Criteria:
The following award descriptions contained sufficient information on
general purpose, scope and nature of activities, location, and
expected outcomes to meet our transparency criteria. The award
description information is taken directly from Recovery.gov. We did
not edit it in any way, such as to correct typographical or
grammatical errors.
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Bartow City Of.
Project name: Rehabilitate Taxiway D (+/-3,000 feet by 50 feet) and
Overlay.
Award description: This project consisted of the design, bid and
award, and construction phases for the rehabilitation of Taxiway 'D'
at the Bartow Municipal Airport. Taxiway 'D' and associated taxiway
connectors are approximately 3000' in length and 50' wide and had
severe cracking and spalling. The cracks were sealed and covered with
a self-adhesive engineering fabric prior to the P-401 overlay. The
project improved the quality of the pavement of our primary taxiway at
the Bartow Airport. This project now provides a safer environment for
aircraft by placement of the asphalt overlay on a poor pavement
surface which was oxidized and raveling, creating a FOD situation.
Project description: The overall purpose and expected results of this
project is the project improved the quality of pavement of a primary
taxiway at the Bartow Municipal Airport. The project provided a safer
environment for aircraft by the placement of the asphalt overlay on a
poor pavement surface which had oxidized and raveled, creating a FOD
situation.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): Bartow
Municipal Airport.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Bartow, FL 33831-
0650.
Award amount: $499,398.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: 3-12-0005-024-2009.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Houma Terrebonne Airport Commission.
Project name: Rehabilitate Runway 12/30 Lighting.
Award description: Airport Improvement project to replace and
rehabilitate runway and taxiway lighting and associated NAVAIDs. This
project will bring the current airfield lighting system into
compliance standards, prevent further failures and increase safety,
and reduce associated maintenance and operational costs. Current
system tests show that the megohm readings are out of acceptable range
to by an excessive amount. The new system is designed to prevent pre-
mature deterioration and reduce maintenance and operational costs
while providing a more reliable and visable lighting system. An
overall cost savings will be realized over the life of the new system.
Project description: Contractor has run 1,137 ft of homerun conduits
from the regulator station. Contractor has installed one pull box at
the end of the 512 ft run. Contractor has completed 7 runs of homerun
conduits to the junction box where the conduits split to the various
runways and taxiways. Contractor trenched and ran conduits to Taxiways
Alpha and Fox Trot. Contractor has completed the conduit runs to
Taxiways Alpha and Fox Trot. Contractor started installation of the
threshold lights on the north end of 12/30 and installed conduit for
Taxiways Alpha and Fox Trot through the threshold. Contractor
completed installation of the threshold cans on the north end of
12/30, ran 1800 feet of conduit along the north side of 12/30, and set
runway light cans. Contractor completed installation of the conduit
and cans on the northwest side of 12/30. Contractor installed ground
rods in homerun junction boxes back to the regulator station.
Contractor installed pull strings from the regulator station through
the homerun conduits in preparation for pulling wire. Contractor
completed the work at the intersection of 12/30 and 18/36 and has
cleared the runway safety area of 18/36. Contractor completed the
installation of the cans and conduit on the west side of Runway 12/30
and is currently working on the REILs. Contractor pulled conductors on
the west side of Runway 12/30 and completed the installation of the
REILs on the north end. Contractor pulled the home run wiring on five
active circuits. Contractor began installing lights on the northwest
end of Runway 12/30. Contractor began installation of the lights and
transformers on the northwest end of Runway 12/30. Contractor
backfilled and grated around the newly installed cans. Contractor
completed installation of the cans and lights on the west end of the
runway. Contractor tied in the existing lights on the east end of the
runway and tested the runway lighting. The runway was opened for air
traffic.
Project activity description: Other Airport Operations.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 10264 East
Main Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Houma, LA 70363-
5537.
Award amount: $960,927.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-22-0020-023-2009.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Sierra Vista, City Of.
Project name: Runway 12-30 Reconstruction and Taxiway J Realignment.
Award description: Design and reconstruct Runway 12-30 and construct
Taxiway J realignment at the Sierra Vista Municipal Airport-Libby Army
Airfield.
Project description: The existing Taxiway J pavement was removed. All
excavation and subgrade compaction was completed on Taxiway J. The
pavement at the intersection of Runway 12-30 and Taxiway J was milled
off and the existing base course was removed to finish grade.
Approximately 17,042 square yards of subgrade at the intersection was
repaired to eliminate unstable spots. Base Course materials have been
placed and compacted on Taxiway J and Runway 12-30. Approximately
23,576 sy of concrete pavement was placed on Taxiway J and 14,445 sy
concrete on Runway 12-30 that intersects with Taxiway J and D. Asphalt
pavement was placed on the Taxiway J shoulders and a test strip has
been placed for the P-401 asphalt on Runway 12-30. Electrical conduit
crossings and extensions have been installed, guidance signs were
installed and the shoulder pavement has been cored for the new taxiway
edge lights. The existing concrete storm drain pipe was extended 80
feet.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1011 N.
Coronado Drive.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Sierra Vista, AZ
85635-6334.
Award amount: $4,474,546.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-04-0060-023-2009.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Pangborn Memorial Airport.
Project name: 373715-Rehabilitate Taxiway AND 377259-Runway Incursion
Markings.
Award description: Airport Development - This project included the
rehabilitation of T/W B and its adjacent apron, as well as
constructing holding position markings for Runway 12-30. This project
included rotomilling approximately 20,000SY of pavement, excavating
and backfilling 13,000 CY of material, installing 2,300 LF of edge
drain, 5000 Tons of bituminous surface course, 45,000SF of airfiled
markings (including enhanced and surface painted holding position
markings), and other miscellaneous airfield improvements to Taxiway
Bravo.
Project description: Construct new taxiway, apron, and safety markings
on airport to maintain safe taxiway and airfield for commercial, jet,
and general aviation fleet.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): One Pangborn
Drive.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: East Wenatchee,
WA 98802-9233.
Award amount: $1,317,000.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-53-0084-030-2009.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name; Redwood Falls, City Of.
Project name; Rehabilitate Runway 12/30 and Taxiway.
Award description; Airport Development to include Runway 12/30 and
adjacent taxiway pavement rehabilitation project at the Redwood Falls
Municipal Airport (RWF). Project scope includes bituminous mill &
overlay of the pavement, incidental grading, and pavement markings per
FAA pavement management program requirements. Project will extend the
useful life of the runway and taxiway pavement complying with the
overall airport pavement management program at the Redwood Falls
Municipal Airport. Project includes construction and engineering costs.
Project description; Activities on this project include engineering
and construction activities. Total project engineering includes
preparation of engineering plans and specifications on the project,
construction observation and administration, and grant assistance
activities. Project construction tasks include completing a bituminous
mill & pavement overlay, incidental grading, and pavement markings on
Runway 12/30 and adjacent taxiway at the Redwood Falls Municipal
Airport. Project plans and specifications were completed in April
2009. Construction and construction observation was completed
September 25th, 2009 in the first reporting period. On-going grant
administration was also completed. For this reporting period (October
1 ? December 31), construction administration, documentation, as-built
plans were completed. Grant administration, reporting, and closeout
procedures were also completed.
Project activity description; Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type; Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field); 500 Airport
Drive.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code; Redwood Falls, MN
56283-2827.
Award amount; $732,346.00.
Project status; Completed.
Award number; 3-27-0083-008-2009.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Wood County Airport Authority (Inc).
Project name: Acquire Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Vehicle.
Award description: Replace old worn out ARFF vehicle with new more
capable and lower maintenance vehicle.
Project description: for this quarter all payments have been made to
the engineering firm for developing bid specs and awarding the bid for
construction of the new ARFF vehicle. This vehicle will be paid for in
a lump sum upon delivery. The truck has been delivered, we are
awaiting maintenance/operations training.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): Airport Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Williamstown, WV
26187-0001.
Award amount: $676,922.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-54-0018-032-2009.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Clark, County Of.
Project name: Economic Recovery Program Construction to Remove
Obstructions-Relocate Powerlines in the Runaway 30 Approach Zone at
the North Las Vegas Airport.
Award description: This grant is for removal and relocation of a high
tension power line located beneath the final approach to runways 30L
and 30R of the North Las Vegas Airport. The power line is located
approximately 1,200 feet from the threshold of Runway 30L and 1,500
feet from the threshold of Runway30R. The lines are 45 feet tall (AGL)
and are listed as an obstruction in the Airport Facilities Directory.
Project description: The transmission and distribution ductbanks are
now approximately 95% complete. Four of the six transmission vaults
are in place. The next phase of construction involves the construction
of the foundations for the six new towers, which will allow the
transmission and distribution ductbanks to be completed. Cable
installation is not expected to take place until the local power
company can arrange for an outage on the existing lines.
Project activity description: Electric Bulk Power Transmission and
Control.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 2730 Airport
Drive, Suite #101.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: North Las Vegas,
NV 89032-0000.
Award amount: $2,695,604.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-32-0010-028-2009.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Spokane International Airport.
Project name: Rehabilitate Runway.
Award description: Airport Development: Rehabilitate runway 3/21.
Project description: Survey, excavation, compacting, grinding existing
asphalt, re-laying new asphalt, replace electrical lighting to insure
safety of National Air Transportation System.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 9000 W Airport
Dr, #204.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Spokane, WA 99224-
9437.
Award amount: $6,394,000.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-53-0072-041-2009.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: City Of Colorado Springs.
Project name: Rehabilitate Taxiway E 4 from Sta.9-46.86 to Sta. 16-
20.65, rehabilitate Taxiway E5 from Sta 9+46.29 to Sta 15+97.53.
Award description: The objective of this grant is the rehabilitation
of a portion Taxiway E-4 from the edge of the Runway 17L-35R pavement
to just west of the runway hold-lines including the shoulders and
electrical replacement, and rehabilitation of a portion of Taxiway E-5
from the edge of the Runway 17L-35R pavement to just west of the
runway hold-line including shoulder and electrical replacement at the
Colorado Springs Airport. This taxiway system supports the primary
runway for passenger carriers and Peterson Air Force Base. The project
includes the reconstruction of existing concrete, replacement of
airfield lighting, and an upgrade of all associated drainage systems.
The existing airfield pavements are deteriorating due to the existence
of Alkali-Silca Reactivity (ASR) and will experience failure if the
pavement is not replaced.
Project description: Project physically completed: final inspection
completed in November.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 7770 Milton E
Proby Parkway.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Colorado Springs,
CO 80916-4961.
Award amount: $6,740,778.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-08-0010-046-2009.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov info
Recipient name: Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (The).
Project name: Taxiway B Reconstruction.
Award description: McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) is the sole commercial
service airport for the greater Knoxville and East Tennessee Areas.
The airport has two parallel 9000 ft. runways with RWY 5L/23R being
the primary instrument approach runway equipped with an Instrument
Landing System (ILS). Funds provided by the ARRA are being executed on
TWY Bravo to reconstruct sections B1 to B6: TWY Bravo is the taxiway
network that services our primary instrument approach runway (RWY
5L/23R) that is used by both commercial and military aircraft. In
essence, TWY Bravo is our second highest priority paved aircraft
movement area with RWY 5L/23R being the first priority. TWY Bravo from
B1 to B2 was constructed in 1976 and received a Portland Cement
Concrete (PCC) maintenance overlay in 1986. This section of taxiway
had received numerous spall repairs, crack repairs and full-depth slab
repairs over the past 20 years and was becoming a revolving
maintenance and FOD issue. As part of this project, an aggregate
surfaced access roadway to the airfields Automated Weather Observation
Station (AWOS) will be improved with a durable solid surface course
(asphalt). The Runway Safety Action Team (RSAT) recommended paving
this section of roadway thus greatly reducing the potential for FOD on
the aircraft movement areas. The ARRA funds being spent on this TWY
Bravo project have a direct impact on the safety and level of service
to the traveling public at McGhee Tyson Airport. Significant
deliverables will be concrete measured in square yards and asphalt
measured in tons.
Project description: Funds provided by the ARRA are being executed on
TWY Bravo to reconstruct sections B1 to B6. As part of this project,
an aggregate surfaced access roadway to the airfields Automated
Weather Observation Station (AWOS) will be improved with a durable
solid surface course (asphalt).
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 2055 Alcoa Hwy.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Alcoa, TN 37701-
3179.
Award amount: $5,555,054.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-47-0037-057-2009.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Moses Lake, Port Of.
Project name: Rehabilitate T-Hangar Taxilanes: Install Enhanced
Taxiway Centerline Markings.
Award description: Taxiway Rehabilitation and Runway Incursion
Markings. This project will replace the failed pavements of that T-
Hangar areas, including the Taxiway leading into the area, and the
taxilanes within. The project will also complete the enhanced Runway
Markings.
Project description: This project is designed to replace the failing
asphalt and concrete in the T-Hangar area of the airport, and also
includes the installation of enhanced markings for protection of
Runway Incursions. The completion of this project will do two things:
1) opens up an area of T-Hangars that have not been previously usable
and 2) create a safer environment for pilots. The use of the T-Hangars
will increase the need for other airport employees to handle aircraft
maintenance, fueling, tower operations, etc.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): Grant County
International Airport, 7810 Andrews Street, NE, Suite 200.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Moses Lake, WA
98837-3204.
Award amount: $1,178,144.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-53-0039-034-2009.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name; Office Of The Governor.
Project name; Construct Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF)
Building - Phase IV.
Award description; Fitiuta Airport does not have an ARFF facility to
comply with FAA Regulations Part 139 for this airport. Therefore to
comply and satisfy this requirement, a certified complying ARFF
facility is required to be built.
Project description; This project is 18% complete. Preliminary items
to start the project moving as in mobilization of equipment and
personnel to Fitiuta Island is completed. Excavation of project site
is currently in progress.
Project activity description; Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type; Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field); American Samoa
Department of Port Administration, Pago Pago International Airport.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code; Pago Pago, AS
96799-0000.
Award amount; $1,500,000.00.
Project status; Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number; 3-60-0003-023-2009.
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Airport Improvement Program Descriptions That Partially Met Our
Transparency Criteria:
The following award descriptions did not contain sufficient details on
one or more of the following pieces of information necessary to
facilitate general understanding of the award, based on our criteria:
general purpose, scope and nature of activities, location, and/or
expected outcomes. In some cases, only a small amount of additional
information was needed, while in other cases, many pieces of
information were needed to make the description more transparent. The
award description information is taken directly from Recovery.gov. We
did not edit it in any way, such as to correct typographical or
grammatical errors.
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Upshur, County Of.
Project name: Rehabilitate Apron.
Award description: Rehabilitate Apron.
Project description: Final project checkout and reporting, Developing
grant closeout papers.
Project activity description: Other Airport Operations.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): Airport Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Buckhannon, WV
26201-2260.
Award amount: $806,118.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: 03-54-0039-21-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
rehabilitation of the existing general aviation apron, which is the
extensive paved part of an airport immediately adjacent to the
terminal area or hangers, at the Upshur County Regional Airport. The
rehabilitation activities will consist of removing the existing
pavement section, lowering the profile grade of the existing subgrade,
installing a new pavement section, apron markings, tie-downs, and
lowering of the existing taxiway lights to accommodate the change in
grade. Also the taxiway hold-short markings and the replacement of the
runway light globes inside the "caution zone" will be enhanced to
bring the airport into compliance with current Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) standards.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Port Of Oakland.
Project name: Rehabilitation of Apron, South Field, OIA.
Award description: Airport Development.
Project description: Quarterly activities include: project surveying
and marking of project limit: installation of temporary pavement
striping and marking: demolition of taxiway centerline line light and
edge light fixtures. Procurement and installation of new centerline
and edge light fixtures, demolition of existing jet blast fence,
utilities, and storm drains: installation of water line and fire
hydrant: installation of miscellaneous asphalt pavement patches.
Vendors: Manufacture and furnish electrical and general co.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 530 Water
Street, PO Box 2064.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Oakland, CA 94604-
2064.
Award amount: $9,700,000.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-06-0170-048-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the rehabilitation of the apron--a surface where aircraft
park and are serviced--adjacent to the port maintenance shop, Terminal
1 luggage area, and Terminal 2 tug ramp area at Oakland International
Airport. The award will provide long-term pavement reliability to
maintain airport air cargo, flight, and baggage operations.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Allegheny County Airport Authority.
Project name: Rehabilitate Runway 14-32 Phase 3.
Award description: Airport Development - Rehabilitate Runway 14-32 -
Pittsburgh International Airport - Allegheny County Airport Authority.
Project description: Winter weather activities only.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): Pittsburgh
International Airport, Findlay and Moon Township P.O. Box 12370.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Pittsburgh, PA
15231-0370.
Award amount: $9,770,201.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-42-0081-104-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the rehabilitation of Runway 14-32 at Pittsburgh
International Airport, including activities such as improving pavement
and grading, and updating pavement markings, airfield signage and
lighting systems. The rehabilitation is expected to maintain the
airport's primary runway for night time arrivals and noise abatement
procedures, thus enabling continued environmentally friendly and
efficient operations for military and civilian aircraft.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Allegheny County Airport Authority.
Project name: Rehabilitate Taxiways D,E,F & G.
Award description: Airport Development - Rehabilitate Taxiways D,E,F &
G - Allegheny County Airport - Allegheny County Airport Authority.
Project description: Project 35% complete. Winter weather activities.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): Allegheny
County Airport, Lebanon Church Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: West Mifflin, PA
15122-2605.
Award amount: $1,454,231.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-42-0082-022-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
rehabilitates 75,000 square feet of new airfield asphalt pavement.
Rehabilitation activities include the removal of deteriorated pavement
and base materials, the rebuilding of the base and repaving of the
taxiways, the rebuilding of any necessary storm water drainage
infrastructure, and the remarking and relighting of the taxiways in
accordance with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) specifications.
The rehabilitation will help maintain airfield safety and usefulness,
preventing extensive maintenance costs, correcting an antiquated
physical layout, and allowing for airport economic development.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Laredo, City Of.
Project name: Rehabilitate Runway 17R/35L.
Award description: Rehabilitate Runway 17R/35L.
Project description: Airport Development rehabilitate Runway 17R/35L.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 5210 Bob
Bullock Loop.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Laredo, TX 78041-
0000.
Award amount: $2,565,744.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-48-0136-059-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award
completes a total rehabilitation project of Runway 17R/35L at Laredo
International Airport that began roughly 7 to 10 years earlier. The
rehabilitation work encompasses an area of approximately 5,900 feet
long by 150 feet wide. Specific activities include engineering,
surveying, and demolition of existing pavement: replacing underground
drainage: compaction of the sub base, adding a 6-inch asphalt base and
a 16-inch concrete pavement: and testing, grooving, cleaning, and
repainting the new surface. The rehabilitation will provide a safer
runway that is less costly to maintain by using a rigid Portland
concrete that does not create foreign object debris (FOD) and does not
require frequent sweeping.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Salinas, City Of.
Project name: Rehabilitate Runway, Rehabilitate Taxiway.
Award description: The project is for Airport Development,
specifically, the reconstruction/realignment of the taxiway and
rehabilitation of the runway. The project will enhance safety, protect
the federal investment and increase the life of the pavements.
Project description: Mix designs and test strips are complete. Paving
is underway. Project is 60% complete.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 30 Mortensen
Ave.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Salinas, CA 93905-
3324.
Award amount: $2,565,000.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-06-0206-018-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports airport development activities at Salinas Municipal Airport.
These activities include rehabilitating runway 08/26, taxiway B,
taxiway D, and converting runway 14/32 to a taxiway.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Delaware River & Bay Authority.
Project name: Construct Runway (design, Phase VI)-09/27.
Award description: Airport Development.
Project description: Airport Development.
Project activity description: Other Airport Operations.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Dover/Cheswold,
DE 19936-0000.
Award amount: $909,806.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-10-0001-012-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the design of a new runway and taxiway system at Delaware
Airpark. The project will include a new Runway 9-27 (4,200 feet by 75
feet) and a parallel taxiway. The taxiway will incorporate the old
runway pavement (3,582 feet by 60 feet) plus new pavement (1,300 feet
by 35 feet). It also will include connector taxiways, a wetland
mitigation site, lighting, signage and drainage. The award will result
in a design for a new runway in accordance with the 2003 Airport
Master Plan, which recommended a new runway to accommodate projected
regional general aviation growth.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Palm Beach, County Of.
Project name: Rehabilitate Runway 05/23.
Award description: Airport development - The award purpose is to
rehabilitate Runway 05/23.
Project description: The overall purpose of this award is to
rehabilitate runway 05/23.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 3700 Airport
Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Boca Raton, FL
33431-6409.
Award amount: $2,834,501.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-12-0006-014-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
rehabilitates a runway in Boca Raton Airport in order to improve its
quality. Rehabilitation activities include removing the asphalt,
relaying it, and marking up the two ends of the runway.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Morristown, Town Of.
Project name: Rehabilitate Taxiways 'C'& 'L': Rehabilitate Taxiways
'D' & 'M'.
Award description: This project can be described as the rehabilitation
of pavements on Taxiways 'C' and 'L' and Taxilane 'K', including the
replacement of existing taxiway edge lights with LED lights, the
replacement of failed drainage pipes beneath affected airfield
pavement areas, and re-shaping of taxiway shoulders. The project also
includes the rehabilitation of pavements on Taxiways 'D' and 'M'
(approximately 1,200 ft. x 50 ft.) and the adjacent Customs Apron
(approximately 5,800 sf.) to include full depth pavement
reconstruction, replacement of failed drainage pipes beneath affected
airfield pavement areas, re-shaping of taxiway shoulders, and
adjustment of existing edge lights.
Project description: This project can be described as the
rehabilitation of pavements on Taxiways 'C' and 'L' and Taxilane 'K',
including the replacement of existing taxiway edge lights with LED
lights, the replacement of failed drainage pipes beneath affected
airfield pavement areas, and re-shaping of taxiway shoulders. The
project also includes the rehabilitation of pavements on Taxiways 'D'
and 'M' (approximately 1,200 ft. x 50 ft.) and the adjacent Customs
Apron (approximately 5,800 sf.) to include full depth pavement
reconstruction, replacement of failed drainage pipes beneath affected
airfield pavement areas, re-shaping of taxiway shoulders, and
adjustment of existing edge lights.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance -street address (optional field): 8 Airport Rd.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Morristown, NJ
07960-4624.
Award amount: $5,707,871.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-34-0023-041-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award is for
rehabilitation at Morristown Municipal Airport.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Oklahoma City Airport Trust.
Project name: Upgrade Edge Lights, Taxiways A, B, C, D, and H: Upgrade
Edge Light Base Housings Runway 17L/35R and Taxiway H.
Award description: Airport Development.
Project description: Upgrade airfield lighting and lighting equipment
on select runway and taxiways.
Project activity description: Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring
Installation Contractors.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): Will Rogers
World Airport, 7100 Terminal Drive.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Oklahoma City, OK
73159-0937.
Award amount: $2,051,600.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-40-0072-056-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
upgrades the 20-year-old lighting and lighting fixtures at Will Rogers
Airport in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, which will increase energy
efficiency, improve safety, and make it easier to obtain replacement
parts in the future.
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Recovery.gov information.
Recipient name: Stillwater, City Of.
Project name: Rehabilitate runway.
Award description: Saw cut groove (7400' X100'). Mark (7400'X100') &
transition the connecting TWYS to overlay on RW 17-35 Stillwater
Regional Airport.
Project description: Rehabilitate runway to increase safety and
decrease delays.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 2020 Airport
Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Stillwater, OK
74075-1065.
Award amount: $5,283,348.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-40-0090-018-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
rehabilitates the south 4,800 feet of existing Runway 17-35 to bring
it to a level or quality equivalent to that of the north 2,600 feet of
runway. Rehabilitation activities include a geotechnical investigation
of soils analyses to determine optimum stabilization methods and
parameters, as well as a field survey to determine appropriate grades
and profiles for new pavement.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: County Of Richland.
Project name: Airport Improvement Program.
Award description: Airport Development. Columbia Owens Downtown
Airport Airfield Pavement Rehabilitation Project - Phase III
(Taxiways, taxilanes, & partial apron).
Project description: During the quarter ending December 31, 2009, the
paving operation and pavement markings were completed. Crews began
seal coating, but stopped due to weather issues. There were no hours
completed during the month of December due to weather. The purpose of
this project is to rehabilitate and resurface major portions of the
aircraft parking ramp and active taxiway at the Jim Hamilton - L.B.
Owens Airport.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1400 Jim
Hamilton Boulevard.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Columbia, SC
29205-4453.
Award amount: $1,148,800.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-45-0017-014-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
includes specific activities such as milling of old asphalt:
application of asphalt overlay, pavement rejuvenator and temporary
markings: quality control material testing: and application of
permanent markings. The construction will improve safety, reliability,
and general aviation service to the airport and surrounding area by
improving the condition of the taxiway, taxi lanes, and apron
pavements. (An apron is a surface where aircraft park and are
serviced.) The airport provides facilities for general aviation
traffic and flight training activities and serves as the reliever
airport to Columbia Metropolitan Airport. The existing pavements were
constructed in 1985 and were exhibiting signs of deterioration,
including lane separation, block cracking, and loss of asphalt content
due to aging and oxidation from sunlight exposure. This condition has
the potential to contribute to Foreign Object Damage (FOD) to aircraft.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Columbus, Civil City Of.
Project name: RW RE LI Rehabilitate Runway LIghting.
Award description: Airport Development.
Project description: Completed design & bid phases for project
required to receive grant, substantially complete with site work.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 4770 Ray Boll
Blvd.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Columbus, IN
47203-4764.
Award amount: $1,320,740.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-18-0012-021-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the design, construction, inspection and testing of a new
electrical vault at Columbus Municipal Airport. The award will ensure
the safety of aircraft in the event of a power failure affecting
airport lighting and communication systems.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Boulder City, City Of.
Project name: Rehabilitate Runway.
Award description: The project is for Airport Development,
specifically, the rehabilitation of the primary runway. The project
will enhance safety, protect the federal investment and increase the
life of the pavements.
Project description: Completed pavement mix designs , test strips and
pavement preparation taking the runway project over 50% complete.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1201 Airport
Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Boulder City, NV
89006-1350.
Award amount: $1,137,760.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-32-0003-015-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports rehabilitation activities for Runway 9R-27L at Boulder City
Municipal Airport. Rehabilitation activities include leveling and
covering the safety area around the runway in aggregate to provide a
stable surface, sealing cracks, constructing a 2-inch overlay,
grooving and repainting.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Airport Authority For The City Of Greenville & County
Of Pitt.
Project name: Improve Terminal Building.
Award description: Terminal Building Addition (Lobby/Circulation-3500
sq ft and New Departure Lounge-10,400 sf).
Project description: Terminal building improvement: footings poured,
commencement of steel erection.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 400 Airport
Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Greenville, NC
27834-1401.
Award amount: $7,616,822.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-37-0028-032-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the expansion of a terminal and improvement of the facade by
incorporating green technologies such as solar panels and ground
source (geothermal heat pumps). The expansion will allow the Pitt-
Greenville Airport's capacity to better meet the community's air
service needs due to increased air traffic.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Virginia Department Of Aviation.
Project name: Acquire Mobile Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting
Training Facility.
Award description: Acquire Mobile Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting
Training Facility.
Project description: Approval of Configuration Drawings and Start of
Fabrication for the acquisition of a Mobile Aircraft Rescue and Fire
Fighting Training Facility.
Project activity description: Regulation and Administration of
Transportation Programs.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 5702
Gulfstream Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Richmond, VA
23250-2422.
Award amount: $2,500,000.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-51-0000-006-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award will
support preparations for the facility, including installing electrical
components, running propane lines to and from the facility, as well as
fabrication (bending steel to specification) and engineering. The
award will result in improved aviation safety, as this facility will
provide training to firefighting departments throughout the entire
state of Virginia for the next 15 years.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Mobile, County Of.
Project name: Rehabilitate Runway.
Award description: Airport Development.
Project description: Asphalt overlay and pavement markings.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Dauphin Island,
AL 36528-0000.
Award amount: $719,130.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: 3-01-0023-006-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports activities to fix damaged pavement on Dauphin Island
Airport's runway 12/30, the only runway at this airport. The
activities included reconstruction of the pavement on the entire
runway, which measures 3,000 feet long and 80 feet wide. The result of
the award was to improve the quality of the runway.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation And Public Facilities, Alaska
Department Of.
Project name: Akiachak Airport Relocation-Stage 1.
Award description: Akiachak Airport Relocation-Stage 1.
Project description: This project will construct a new airport
facility approximately 1.5 miles northwest of the community,
consisting of a new 60 ft by 3300 ft runway, 120ft by 3900ft runway
safety area, a 35ft by 400ft taxiway with a 79ft wide safety area and
a 200ft by 400ft apron. The project is approximately 6% complete.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Akiachak, AK
99551-9999.
Award amount: $13,953,325.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-02-0461-001-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
replaces the current airport with a new airport that meets current
design standards. The result of this award will be an airport that
improves safety and operational efficiency by reducing injuries,
fatalities, and property damage, and by improving the mobility of
people and goods.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Illinois Department Of Transportation.
Project name: Decatur Airport - DEC-3911-ARRA.
Award description: Rehabilitation of the center portion of Runway 6/24
- 960 feet long by 150 feet wide - bring the entire runway up to the
same length, at Decatur Airport. Decatur, Illinois.
Project description: Engineering & Construction Services for Decatur
Airport.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 910 Airport
Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Decatur, IL 62521-
4259.
Award amount: $791,853.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-17-0033-034-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports reconstruction activities for 960 feet of Runway 6-24. These
activities include pavement milling, paving, grooving, and marking.
The award will result in a preserved runway with strengthened pavement
that meets Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Mcallen Miller International Airport.
Project name: Rehabilitate Runway.
Award description: Airport Development. The rehabilitation of the
primary air carrier runway and the construction of runway shoulders
and blast pads.
Project description: Project has been beset with weather delays. No
invoices received for reporting quarter.
Project activity description: Other Support Activities for Air
Transportation.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 2500 S.
Bicentennial Blvd.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: McAllen, TX 78503-
3140.
Award amount: $5,400,000.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-48-0144-039-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
rehabilitates the entire length of runway 13/31 in order to increase
safety features and create a better landing surface. Additionally, two
shoulders and blast pads will be added to the runway. Activities
include milling, or stripping, the top layer of runway, putting down a
new overlay, and repainting/restriping the runway.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Houston, City Of.
Project name: Reconstruct EFD Taxiways A, D, & F.
Award description: Airport Development --Reconstruction of Taxiways A,
D and F.
Project description: Taxiways A and D are complete The existing
concrete on Taxiway F has been removed. The base is being laid.
Anticipated completion is before March 31, 2010.
Project activity description: Other Airport Operations.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 16930 JFK Blvd.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Houston, TX 77032-
6020.
Award amount: $4,785,226.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-48-0290-022-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the reconstruction of around 42,000 square yards of pavement
for taxiways A, F, and two portions of D at Ellington Airport.
Reconstruction includes removing pavement that had been in place for
over 20 years and replacing it with concrete pavement. Activities
included construction phasing, sodding and seeding, pavement markings,
and preservation of the existing electrical facilities along the
taxiways, in order to meet new industry standards.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: A B Won Pat International Airport Authority.
Project name: Rehabilitate Runway 06L/24R.
Award description: Rehabilitate Runway 06L/24R.
Project description: Rehabilitate 1000 feet of Runway 06L/24R to
maintain and improve safety for aircraft operations.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 355 Chalan
Pasheru.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Tamuning, GU
96913-4153.
Award amount: $4,807,180.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-66-0001-68.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports rehabilitation activities for Runway 06L-24R at A B Won Pat
International Airport. These activities include removal of the
existing blast pad, localizer concrete pads and steel posts,
electrical conduits, wiring and signs: and construction of the runway
extension subgrade and subbase, and base course. The activities also
will include milling the existing asphalt pavement and construction of
pavement surface pending resolution of Voids in Mineral Aggregate
(VMA), a hot mix asphalt mixture property: restoration of Taxiway
Julia: installation of runway lighting: runway grooving: and painting
the runway and taxiway.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport.
Project name: Modify Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Building.
Award description: Airport Development.
Project description: Site work, drainage, foundation, structural
steel, decking, finish exterior brick, electrical & plumbing rough-in.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 9430 Jackie
Cochran Blvd., Suite 300.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Baton Rouge, LA
70807-8020.
Award amount: $2,518,000.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-22-0006-087-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the renovation and expansion of the existing Aircraft Rescue
and Fire Fighting building. The award will result in a building that
will accommodate airportwide training activities and facilitate the
use of an emergency command center.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: St. Mary, Parish Of.
Project name: Runway Rehabilitation.
Award description: Runway Rehabilitation.
Project description: Project completed/runway asphalt patched,
rejuvenated, and restriped.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): Harry P.
Williams Memorial Airport.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Patterson, LA
70392-6004.
Award amount: $583,009.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: 3-22-0044-012-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
rehabilitation of a deteriorating runway, runway 06/24, which is
approximately 5,400 feet long. The rehabilitation covers the entire
surface of the runway, patching places where the concrete joints have
come through the asphalt, and where lightning has taken out chunks.
Additionally, the runway will be coated and restriped and the new
runway will meet general aviation standards.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name; Windom, City Of (Inc).
Project name: Windom Municipal Airport Runway Project.
Award description: Rehabilitate Runway 17/35 (approximately 75'x3,599').
Project description: Rehabilitated runway - Concrete overlay of
existing runway by placing 3 inches of gravel and 5 inches of concrete
to replace runway asphalt surface. The shoulders were re-graded due to
the raised concrete surface. Shoulders were filled with black dirt and
seeded.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 48572 County
Road 28, PO Box 38.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Windom, MN 56101-
0038.
Award amount: $1,149,062.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: 3-27-0113-006-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award
replaces Runway 17-35, which was originally constructed in the late
1960s and is the only hard-surfaced runway available in Cottonwood
County. The runway's condition was recently classified as "fair poor"
in the Minnesota Department of Transportation annual survey of airport
pavement. This award ensures continued access to aviation for
business, medical, agricultural, and private use by re-constructing
this runway and its taxiways.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Philadelphia, City Of.
Project name: Rehabilitate Runway (Phase III)-09R/27L.
Award description: Airport Development.
Project description: Survey and layout were performed, permits were
obtained and contractor mobilization costs were incurred.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Philadelphia, PA
19153-7001.
Award amount: $5,724,694.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-42-0076-090-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports rehabilitation activities for runway 9R-27L, Philadelphia
International Airport's longest runway. These activities include
replacing the runway's pavement and lighting system. The award will
result in extended life for this runway.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport.
Project name: Install Guidance Signs (Phase II).
Award description: Airport Development.
Project description: Install airfield signs. Demobilization.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 100 Terminal
Drive.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Avoca, PA 18641-
2224.
Award amount: $388,600.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-42-0105-050-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
encompasses the signage for all of the airfield runways and taxiways.
The award will update wiring for runway and taxiway edge lights
installed prior to 1970 and signage last updated in 1991.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Palm Beach, County Of.
Project name: Rehabilitate Runway 05/23.
Award description: Airport development - The award purpose is to
rehabilitate Runway 05/23.
Project description: The overall purpose of this award is to
rehabilitate runway 05/23.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 3700 Airport
Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Boca Raton, FL
33431-6409.
Award amount: $1,250,000.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-12-0006-016-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports rehabilitation activities for runway 5/23, Boca Raton
Airport's only asphalt runway. These activities included removing the
existing asphalt, overlaying the runway with new asphalt, and marking
it up. The award improved the quality of the runway.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name; Sanford Airport Authority.
Project name; Rehabilitate Runway 18-36.
Award description; Rehabilitate RWY 18-36.
Project description; The milling and asphalt pavement are 100%
complete. The striping is 95% complete. The project is 98% complete.
Project activity description; Other Airport Operations.
Award type; Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field); 1200 Red
Cleveland Blvd.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code; Sanford, FL 32773-
4202.
Award amount; $1,540,016.00.
Project status; More than 50% Completed.
Award number; 3-12-0069-058-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description; The award
supports a rehabilitation project for Runway 18-36 (75 feet by 5,002
feet) at Orlando Sanford International Airport. A Pavement Management
Program evaluation conducted by the Florida Department of
Transportation in 2008 determined that Runway 18-36 was past due for
routine maintenance, and therefore in poor condition, requiring total
rehabilitation.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: County Of Shoshone.
Project name: Reconstruct Parallel Taxiway A, Station 9+20 to 22+50,
including two connecting taxiways.
Award description: Airport Development - Reconstruct Parallel Taxiway
A, Station 9+20 to 22+50, including two connecting taxiways. The
existing taxiways have numerous large cracks and failures throughout
the surface. A site investigation has shown that organic debris (tree
stumps) was used as a fill material under the existing taxiways and
apron. This organic debris is causing failures in the asphalt in
several locations. Full depth reconstruction is required.
Project description: Reconstruct Parallel Taxiway A, Station 9+20 to
22+50, including two connecting taxiways.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 926 AIRPORT RD.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Kellogg, ID 83873-
0000.
Award amount: $801,917.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: 3-16-0021-004-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
reconstructs approximately 1,330 lineal feet of parallel taxiway,
including two connecting taxiways at Shoshone County Airport.
Activities include removing existing pavement: constructing the
parallel taxiway, including transitional pavement, shoulders, grading
and reflectors: constructing connector taxiways: and relocating
aircraft tie-downs. Reconstruction of the taxiway will help maintain a
safe aircraft operational surface
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Illinois Department Of Transportation.
Project name: Peoria International Airport - PIA-3912-ARRA.
Award description: Construction of a New Terminal Building (Phase 5 -
Electrical, Doors & Windows & Site Preparation Divisions) at the
Peoria International Airport, Peoria, Illinois.
Project description: Architectural and Building Construction Services
for an airport terminal expansion.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 6100 W.
Everett McKinley Dirksen Parkway.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Peoria, IL 61607-
1220.
Award amount: $6,363,000.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-17-0080-050-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description.: The award
supports work which will facilitate completion of the new terminal
building at the Peoria International Airport, which replaces the
original terminal building built in 1959.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name; Muskegon, County Of.
Project name; Acquire ARFF Vehicle.
Award description; Acquire Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF)
Vehicle.
Project description; Construction of the vehicle began in December
2009, currently 19% complete.
Project activity description; Fire Protection.
Award type; Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field); 99 Sinclair
Drive, c/o Muskegon County Airport.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code; Muskegon, MI
49441-0000.
Award amount; $668,000.00.
Project status; Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number; 3-26-0071-031-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description; This vehicle will
provide necessary fire fighting capabilities as required by the
Federal Aviation Regulation Part 139.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Mankato, City Of.
Project name: Rehabilitate Runway.
Award description: Airport Development.
Project description: Crack route and seal, 2' asphalt overlay on
Runway 4/22.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Mankato, MN 56001-
7794.
Award amount: $1,185,682.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-27-0055-017-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the rehabilitation of all of runway 4/22, which is 75 feet
wide by 4,000 feet long, at Mankato Regional Airport. Rehabilitation
activities include obtaining materials and services to prepare the
area, removing old runway pavement, laying new pavement, and
repainting the runway. The rehabilitation will improve the pavement
condition and extend the useful life of the runway by sealing the
surface to prevent water damage.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient Name: Illinois Department Of Transportation.
Project name: Dixon Municipal Airport C73-3914-ARRA: Waukegan Regional
Airport UGN-3908-ARRA.
Award description: Airport Development under the State Block Grant
Program, including: Dixon Municipal Airport (C73) - Rehabilitate
Apron: Waukegan Regional Airport (UGN) - Rehabilitate Runway 14/32.
Project description: Engineering Services for Waukegan Regional
Airport and Dixon Municipal Airport.
Project activity description: Power and Communication Line and Related
Structures Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 3580 N.
McAcree Rd.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Waukegan, IL
60087-1486.
Award amount: $2,155,560.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-17-SBGP-083-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
rehabilitates the apron--a surface where aircraft park and are
serviced--at Dixon Municipal Airport: specific activities include
11,000 linear feet of cleaning and sealing cracks and 3,450 square
feet of pavement marking. The award also rehabilitates a runway at
Waukegan Regional Airport: specific activities include approximately
14,000 square feet of pavement marking, 8,200 square yards of pavement
milling, and 4,100 feet of cleaning and sealing cracks. The
rehabilitation at both airports will strengthen the pavement to
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements and preserve the
existing investments.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Albert Lea, City Of.
Project name: Construct Runway.
Award description: Airport Development: Construct new Runway 16/34.
Project description: Work this quarter involved site grading,
draintile, and subbase.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 400 Airport
Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Albert Lea, MN
56007-2081.
Award amount: $2,853,619.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-27-0003-010-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
construction of a new, asphalt runway that is 5,000 feet long,
reconstruction of the existing runway (as a 35-foot wide parallel
taxiway), and rehabilitation of the crosswind runway that is 2,899
feet long at Albert Lea Municipal Airport. The activities will include
grading, drainage and paving work for the relocated runway: new edge
lighting for the runway and taxiway: new navigational aides for the
runway: new airfield signage: and rehabilitation of a runway involving
milling, asphalt overlay, and painting. These activities will assist
in accommodation of the airport's current and projected aircraft fleet.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Somerset Air Service Inc.
Project name: Rehabilitation of South Apron.
Award description: Airport Development.
Project description: Rehabilitate Apron to extend life.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 150 Airport
Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Bedminster, NJ
07921-0000.
Award amount: $519,686.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-34-0061-008-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports rehabilitation activities for the existing south paved
asphalt apron--a surface where aircraft park and are serviced--and
taxiways leading to this apron at the Somerset Airport in Bedminster,
New Jersey. These activities include an excavation to remove
deteriorated asphalt surface and sub-base soils for placement of a
geotextile stabilization fabric, new sub-base course, and asphalt
pavement and pavement markings. The award is expected to result in
improved surface drainage.
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Recipient name: Findlay, City Of.
Project name: TW ST CO Construct Taxiway.
Award description: Relocate Taxiway A (Construction Phase 3 - 5000' x
100').
Project description: Construction substantially completed in 4th
quarter.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1615 Gray
Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Findlay, OH 45840-
1411.
Award amount: $4,810,000.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-39-0034-019-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award will
improve the safety of the airfield geometry and correct the pavement
condition of Runway 18-36 at Findlay Airport to be within the
recommended Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards. The
runway will be relocated to 400 feet from the runway centerline north
of Runway 7-25. Along with relocating the runway, activities include
construction of connector taxiways as appropriate, and the completion
of construction of a second taxiway to access the apron (a surface
where aircraft park and are serviced) from the south.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Wisconsin Department Of.
Project name: Construct Runway Safety Area-01L/19R.
Award description: Airport Development.
Project description: The grant to General Mitchell International
Airport improves the airport's infrastructure by constructing Phase II
of Runway Safety Area Improvements to runway 01L/19R. The outcome of
this project will be to enhance the safety and efficiency of the
airport.
Project activity description: Power and Communication Line and Related
Structures Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Milwaukee, WI
53207-0000.
Award amount: $9,460,285.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-55-0045-058-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the second phase of a project that will construct a tunnel to
provide a clear runway safety area.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Clay, County Of.
Project name: Rehabilitate Runway - 09/27.
Award description: Airport Development. Rehabilitate Runway - 09/27.
Project description: Paving, Pavement Marking Applications and Grading.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 41771 Highway
77, P.O. Box 187.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Ashland, AL 36251-
0187.
Award amount: $813,000.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-01-0105-006-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the rehabilitation of a runway at Ashland/Lineville Airport.
Rehabilitation activities will preserve airport infrastructure by
removing old runway pavement, preparing the area, laying new pavement,
and repainting the runway.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: San Diego County Regional Airport Authority.
Project name: Install airfield guidance signs and elevated runway
guard lights.
Award description: Airport Development.
Project description: Project mobilization including construction
trailer: review of product submittals: beginning of construction of
electrical duct bank, laying conduit and surveying for location of
trenches, pull boxes, and new lights and signs.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 3225 N. Harbor
Drive.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: San Diego, CA
92101-1045.
Award amount: $4,875,537.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-06-0214-058-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award will
replace aging lights and signs throughout the San Diego International
Airport with new LED lights and directional signs that meet Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) standards and improve safety. The new
LED lights also will be more energy efficient, thereby reducing the
cost of their operation.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name; San Francisco, City & County Of.
Project name; Reconstruction of a Runway (28R-10L).
Award description; Airport Development. This project will overlay and
reconstruct Runway 28R-10L to repair deteriorating pavement, improve
the surrounding drainage system, upgrade the electrical runway and
taxiway lighting system, and repaint runway markings to increase
visibility and improve safety for aircraft on the airfield.
Additionally, this project consists of pavement grinding, excavating,
paving, runway marking, and installing of runway and taxiway lights.
Project description; Activities included pavement grinding, asphalt
paving, shoulders grading and watering; demolition of existing steel
conduits; and installation of runway centerline light extensions, edge
lights installation, wiring, transformers, and steel conduits on
runway 28R-10L.
Project activity description; Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type; Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field); (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code; San Francisco, CA
94128-8097.
Award amount; $5,500,000.00.
Project status; More than 50% Completed.
Award number; 3-06-0221-046-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description; The award
supports work at San Francisco International Airport.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Gary/Chicago International Airport.
Project name: Perimeter Fence Modifications.
Award description: 'Airport Development'.
Project description: This overall program consists of increasing the
height of the existing perimeter fence to 10' in height and the
installation of underground wildlife deterrent.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 6001-C W.
Industrial Highway.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Gary, IN 46406-
1024.
Award amount: $845,698.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-18-0028-024-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports increasing the height of the perimeter fence to 10 feet and
installing wildlife deterrent measures. The award will result in
securing the airport property from wildlife.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Iowa City, City Of.
Project name: Rehabilitate Runway 12/30 (Phase 2).
Award description: Airport Development.
Project description: Construction, Engineering Design and Construction
Observation.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): Iowa City
Municipal Airport, 1801 South Riverside Drive.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Iowa City, IA
52246-5704.
Award amount: $1,835,771.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-19-0047-019-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports rehabilitation activities for approximately 2,500 feet of
runway 12/30 at Iowa Municipal Airport. This runway is 60 years old
and the award will result in improved safety.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Madisonville, City Of (Inc).
Project name: Rehabilitate Apron.
Award description: Airport Development.
Project description: Pave Apron.
Project activity description: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering
Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 162 Airport
Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Madisonville, KY
42431-0000.
Award amount: $1,200,000.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-21-0033-019-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the rehabilitation of the ramp and apron--a surface where
aircraft park and are serviced--at Madisonville Municipal Airport. The
apron is 272 feet wide and 385 feet long. This award will allow the
airport to continue its mission of catering to military, corporate,
private, and recreational flyers. In addition, the award will provide
more space to aircraft when they are parked and tied down overnight.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Wisconsin Department Of.
Project name: Rehabilitate Taxiway.
Award description: Airport Development.
Project description: The grant to Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport
improves the airport's infrastructure by rehabilitating taxiways A, B,
and D. The outcome of this project will be to enhance the safety and
efficiency of the airport.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): Post Office
Box 233.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Rhinelander, WI
54501-7201.
Award amount: $2,251,876.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-55-0070-028-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports taxiway rehabilitation activities, including removing old
taxiway pavement, laying new pavement, and preparing the new taxiways
for use.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation And Public Facilities, Alaska
Department Of.
Project name: Allakaket Airport Improvements.
Award description: Allakaket Airport Improvements.
Project description: Repair and stabilize the runway embankment,
taxiway and apron to correct areas that have experienced serious
differential settlement, side slope failures and erosion.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Allakaket, AK
99720-9999.
Award amount: $10,000,000.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-02-0009-005-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports activities to improve taxiways A-E and aprons--surfaces where
aircraft park and are serviced--including resurfacing and installing
new lighting.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport Authority.
Project name: Rehabilitation of Taxiways C, D & G.
Award description: Airport Development.
Project description: Rehabilitation of Taxiways C, D & G to improve
pavement.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 2627 Hollywood
Way.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Burbank, CA 91505-
1062.
Award amount: $3,985,000.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-06-0031-049-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: Taxiways C, D,
and G at Bob Hope Airport are deteriorating and reaching the end of
their life spans. This award funds the rehabilitation of these runways
to bring them up to Federal Aviation Administration requirements and
give them life spans of approximately 10 years. Activities include
removing the existing pavement by milling and replacing with new
asphalt pavement, installing new striping, and applying creak seal and
seal coat.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Denver, City & County Of.
Project name: Rehabilitate a portion of Runway 17L/35R from Station
494+57 to Station 583+62.
Award description: Rehabilitate a portion of Runway 17L/35R from
Station 494 + 57 to Station 583 + 62. Pavement rehabilitation of
portions runway 17L/35R complex including runway 17L/35R by removing
and replacing identified distressed PCCP pavement panels and portions
of asphalt shoulders. Benefits include replacement of distressed
aircraft pavement to improve safety, increase overall runway and
taxiway pavement life, and reduce FOD and possible aircraft damage FOD
can cause.
Project description: All work was completed September 3, 2009.
Pavement Rehabilitation of portions Runway 17L/35R by removing and
replacing identified distressed PCCP pavement panels and portions of
asphalt shoulders. Benefits include replacement of distressed aircraft
pavement to improve safety, increase overall runway and taxiway
pavement life, and reduce FOD and possible aircraft damage FOD can
cause.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 8500 Pena Blvs.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Denver, CO 80249-
6340.
Award amount: $7,000,000.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-08-0086-055-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
the removal and replacement of deteriorated concrete panels on
portions of the east runway at Denver International Airport to, among
other things, reduce foreign object debris (FOD).
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Gulfport Biloxi Regional Airport Authority (Inc).
Project name: Mill and Overlay Runway 18/36.
Award description: Overlay and groove Runway 18/36 (4,93'5 +-x 150').
Project description: Completed and closed out related contract on time
and under budget.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 14035 L
Airport Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Gulfport, MS
39503-4617.
Award amount: $1,828,988.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: 3-28-0030-069-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The overlay
covers holes that develop in the runway concrete. The grooving reduces
the slick nature of the runway to meet Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) friction requirements. The result of the award enhances the
safety of landing aircraft and will help attract more general aviation
aircrafts to use the airport.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Wahpeton Airport Authority.
Project name: Runway 15-33 Reconstruction.
Award description: Airport Development - Runway 15-33 is in need of
improvement to reconstruct pavement to reconstruct pavement, upgrade
the lighting system, and provide better airfield drainage.
Project description: Purchase construction materials & project
administration.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1251 Pegasus
Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Wahpeton, ND
58075-4868.
Award amount: $4,173,796.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-38-0054-014-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the reconstruction of Runway 15-33 at Harry Stern Airport.
Reconstruction of this runway is a state priority because the North
Dakota Aeronautics Commission determined that the runway was in poor
condition.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Texas Department Of.
Project name: Rehabilitate and mark Runway 17/35 and reconstruct 17/35
end in PCC.
Award description: Runway improvements to increase and sustain
economic activity for the airport and its local community.
Project description: Primary runway reconstruction at the Curtis
Field/Brady Municipal Airport.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 3821 N US Hwy
377.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Brady, TX 76825-
6825.
Award amount: $914,840.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-48-SBGP-060-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The
reconstruction of 500 feet of runway 17/35 involves pouring Portland
Cement Concrete (PCC) to fix the failures in the pavement. The
rehabilitation of 4,104 feet of the runway includes resurfacing with
asphalt and remarking of the runway.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Port Of Bellingham.
Project name: Rehabilitate Taxiway D.
Award description: Rehabilitate Taxiway D.
Project description: Demo of existing asphalt apron, add de-icing
catchment and pave the area with concrete.
Project activity description: Site Preparation Contractors.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): PO Box 1677,
1801 Roeder Avenue.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Bellingham, WA
98225-7068.
Award amount: $780,746.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-53-0005-041-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
reconstructs the portion of Taxiway D at the intersection of Taxiway E
and A at Bellingham International Airport. Since the runway is
currently experiencing rapid pavement failures, the reconstruction
will improve the pavement and add drainage to ensure the runway has a
longer life.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Benedum Airport Authority.
Project name: Rehabilitate Emergency Generator and Acquire Index B Air
Rescue and Fire Fighting Vehicle.
Award description: The project involves the construction of a new
backup generator that will serve the airport terminal, airfield
lights,FBO and ARFF building. The project also involves the purchase
of a new ARFF vehicle.
Project description: The generator is installed. The punchlist will be
completed next week. The ARFF vehicle has been delivered. Waiting on
the training which should be later this month.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 2000 Aviation
Way.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Bridgeport, WV
26330-9704.
Award amount: $1,581,952.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-54-0005-032-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds a
backup generator at North Central West Virginia Airport, including
construction of two different facilities to house the generator and
installation of the generator. The award also funds the acquisition of
the new Air Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicle including
designing the specification of the ARFF and the purchase itself.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Georgia Department Of.
Project name: Federal Aviation Administration-Grants-in-aid for
Airports, Recovery Act.
Award description: FAA Airport Improvement Program Grant for Non-
primary development projects in the State Block Grant Program. This
grant provides 100% federal funding for five general aviation airport
construction projects in Georgia.
Project description: This grant provides 100% federal funding for five
general aviation airport construction projects in Georgia. All five of
Georgia's aviation projects received notice to proceed with
construction in June 2009. All projects to be funded with this grant
are under construction: Adel-Cook County Airport: Construct Parallel
Taxiway for $656,000; Alma-Bacon County Airport: Construct Parallel
Taxiway for $734,000; Brunswick-McKinnon-St. Simons Airport:
Rehabilitation of Terminal Area Apron for $5,864,000; McRae-Telfair-
Wheeler County Airport: Rehabilitate Runway 3/21 for $890,000;
Peachtree City-Falcon Field Airport: Construct Area 'C' Aircraft
Parking Apron-Phase II for $2,000,000.
Project activity description: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering
Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 600 West
Peachtree Street, NW.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Atlanta, GA 30308-
3607.
Award amount: $9,984,000.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-13-SBGP-002-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award funds
projects at five Airports that not only were (1) previously delayed
due to lack of funds and (2) part of the state's respective Airport
Layout Plan and Airport Improvement Programs, but which (3) could
begin construction within 45 days.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Hancock, County Of.
Project name: Construct ARFF Facility.
Award description: Airport Development - design and construction of a
building to house fire fighting equipment.
Project description: site work, framing, roofing, siding, plumbing,
electrical installation.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 143 Caruso
Drive, Suite 1.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Trenton, ME 04605-
6000.
Award amount: $1,278,123.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 3-23-0006-027-2009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
provides adequate space at the Hancock County- Bar Harbor Airport for
fire fighting personnel, vehicle, equipment and their related
functions.
[End of table]
[End of section]
Appendix VII: Highway Infrastructure Investment:
The Recovery Act provides funding to states for restoration, repair,
and construction of highways and other eligible surface transportation
activities under the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Federal-
Aid Highway Surface Transportation Program and for other eligible
surface transportation projects. FHWA apportioned $26.7 billion in
highway funds to states and the District of Columbia through existing
federal-aid highway program mechanisms, and states must follow
existing program requirements and Recovery Act requirements in the use
of funds.
Nature and Type of Highway Projects:
FHWA has obligated $26 billion[Footnote 57] in Recovery Act Highway
Infrastructure Investment funding.[Footnote 58] (See figure 4.) As of
May 3, 2010, FHWA had reimbursed states for about $7.6 billion (29
percent).[Footnote 59]
Figure 4: Reported Uses of Recovery Act Highway Funds, as of May 3,
2010:
[Refer to PDF for image: pie-chart]
Pavement improvement-reconstruction/rehabilitation ($6,429 million):
25%;
Pavement improvement-resurface ($5,755 million): 22%;
Pavement widening ($4,038 million): 16%;
Other ($2,387 million): 9%;
New construction ($1,629 million): 6%;
Bridge replacement ($1,343 million): 5%;
Bridge improvement ($1,188 million): 5%;
Safety/traffic management ($1,311 million): 5%;
Transportation enhancements ($1,046 million): 4%;
New bridge construction ($735 million): 3%.
Source: GAO analysis of FHWA data.
Note: “Other” includes engineering, right-of-way purchases, and
research, among other types of projects.
[End of figure]
Almost two-thirds of Recovery Act highway obligations nationally have
been for pavement projects, including reconstruction, resurfacing, and
widening projects. In addition, $1.6 billion (6 percent) is being used
on new roadway construction projects. Transportation enhancements
account for about $1 billion (4 percent) of highway obligations.
[Footnote 60] Of this $1 billion for transportation enhancements, the
largest portion-- 71 percent--went to facilities for pedestrians and
bicycles, while an additional 18 percent went for landscaping and
other scenic beautification projects. (See table 7.)
Table 7: Recovery Act Obligations for Transportation Enhancement
Projects by Type, as of May 3, 2010:
Transportation enhancements improvement category: Facilities for
pedestrians and bicycles;
Obligations: $738,227,211;
Percent of all transportation enhancements: 71%.
Transportation enhancements improvement category: Acquisition of
scenic easements and scenic or historic sites;
Obligations: $71,467;
Percent of all transportation enhancements: <1%.
Transportation enhancements improvement category: Scenic or historic
highway programs;
Obligations: $50,727,974;
Percent of all transportation enhancements: 5%.
Transportation enhancements improvement category: Landscaping or other
scenic beautification;
Obligations: $190,223,760;
Percent of all transportation enhancements: 18%.
Transportation enhancements improvement category: Historic
preservation;
Obligations: $7,686,197;
Percent of all transportation enhancements: 1%.
Transportation enhancements improvement category: Rehabilitation and
operation of historic transportation buildings, structures, or
facilities;
Obligations: $34,080,453;
Percent of all transportation enhancements: 3%.
Transportation enhancements improvement category: Preservation of
abandoned railway corridors;
Obligations: $3,326,490;
Percent of all transportation enhancements: <1%.
Transportation enhancements improvement category: Safety and education
for pedestrians/bicyclists;
Obligations: $16,695,278;
Percent of all transportation enhancements: 2%.
Transportation enhancements improvement category: Establishment of
transportation museums;
Obligations: $4,617,575;
Percent of all transportation enhancements: <1%.
Transportation enhancements improvement category: Total;
Obligations: $1,045,656,405;
Percent of all transportation enhancements: [Empty].
Source: FHWA data.
[End of table]
About One-Quarter of Highway Descriptions Met Our Transparency
Criteria:
We assessed the transparency of descriptive information for highway
awards available on Recovery.gov, as described earlier in this report.
We found that an estimated:
* 25 percent met our transparency criteria,
* 69 percent partially met our criteria, and:
* 6 percent did not meet our criteria.[Footnote 61]
For highway descriptions that partially met or did not meet our
criteria, we collected information necessary to make the descriptions
meet our transparency criteria. The descriptions of awards in our
sample, whether they met our transparency criteria, and additional
information that we found to complete the narrative descriptions are
provided at the end of this appendix.
Agency Guidance and Other Factors That May Affect Transparency of
Reported Information:
FHWA established a new data system and guidance to support recipient
reporting, which may have affected the transparency of reported
information. For the Recovery Act, FHWA created a new database called
the Recovery Act Data System (RADS) to help fulfill Recovery Act
reporting requirements.[Footnote 62] In addition to oversight and
agency reporting requirements, highway recipients--state highway
departments--can use RADS to complete their recipient reports. RADS
information, including descriptive information, can be uploaded by
recipients into FederalReporting.gov. FHWA officials told us that
highway recipients can also use RADS information to check the accuracy
of their own state highway award data before submitting the data as
part of their recipient reports. Several highway recipients we
interviewed said they relied heavily on FWHA guidance, specifically
RADS guidance, to fulfill their recipient reporting requirements.
RADS includes several data fields to describe highway awards,
including one specifically designed to provide descriptions more
understandable to the public. After a state certifies a highway
project, the highway recipient submits descriptive information to the
database.[Footnote 63] FHWA's guidance for RADS provides specific
instructions on this information; for example, the project name data
field in RADS should be consistent with the name used in state
planning documents. In fall 2009, FHWA added a narrative field to RADS
to describe awards in plain terms to facilitate public understanding.
FHWA division offices in each state were tasked with submitting this
information to RADS. In several cases, state highway department
officials we spoke to helped division offices generate this
information. Colorado and Ohio state highway officials, for example,
told us they generated the information from various sources, such as
state databases and project managers.
In some cases, the addition of this plain-language description field
in RADS may have improved the narrative information in recipient
reports to make it more understandable for the second reporting round.
For state highway recipients that used RADS data to complete recipient
reports, the new RADS description field was reported on Recovery.gov.
[Footnote 64] The Ohio highway department submits RADS data to fulfill
its reporting requirement, and for one pavement improvement project in
Ohio, the narrative information changed between reporting rounds as
follows:
* First round project description: "It is proposed to widen SR104 from
US35 to the new relocated SR207 by adding additional thru traffic
lanes and a center turn lane. PE Only-100% LPA Funds.
* Second round project description: "State Route 104 is currently a
two-lane highway between U.S. Route 35 and the new state Route 207
extension to U.S. Route 23, and it serves as the northwest bypass of
Chillicothe. The project consists of widening approximately three
miles of roadway from two to four lanes. It also provides for adding
traffic signals at two intersections, the rerouting of Pleasant Valley
Road and the upgrading of entrances to the two state prisons located
on the route. One of the signals will serve Moundsville Road, a main
artery for Union Scioto Schools and one of the largest districts in
the county; the other signal will serve Gateway Industrial Park.
As state highway recipients can choose whether to use RADS data for
recipient reporting, the addition of this plain-language description
field will not affect all highway recipient reports. Moreover, FHWA is
still working to gather plain-language descriptions in all states.
FHWA officials told us they regularly check that the new field in RADS
contains information for each award and subsequently work with FHWA
division officials in each state to get the necessary information when
it is missing.
Because of the fluid nature of the Office of Management and Budget's
(OMB) guidance, FHWA officials told us that aligning their agency's
supplemental guidance with OMB's has been a challenging process.
However, FHWA officials said communication with OMB has improved over
time. During the first two reporting rounds, FHWA worked with OMB to
revise its guidance in response to concerns over the agency's
definitions for the award amount fields, including amounts received
and expended. However, OMB did not provide formal approval of this
guidance. For the third reporting round, FHWA officials told us they
did receive written approval for FHWA's supplemental guidance, after
again working with OMB to address problems with the award amount
fields, though it took 2 to 3 months to finalize and gain approval of
this guidance.
In addition to the RADS database and guidance, FHWA provided other
reporting assistance to recipients. First, FHWA held webconferences
for recipients prior to the second reporting round. FHWA also provided
targeted assistance to state highway recipients to discuss specific
problems or concerns with recipient reporting.
Some state-specific factors may also have affected the transparency of
recipient-reported information. For the state's transparency Web site,
the Massachusetts Recovery and Reinvestment Office required the state
highway department to write detailed descriptions understandable to
the public. Massachusetts highway officials told us that creating
these descriptions was time-consuming for the first round of reporting
but that descriptions did not change for second round of reporting. In
Georgia, the state highway department typically develops both a short
and an extended description for a highway project. According to
Georgia highway officials, the extended descriptions are written in
nontechnical terms and include details beyond the project's name and
location. Georgia officials told us they used these extended
descriptions in FHWA's RADS database and used them to fulfill
recipient reporting requirements.
Regarding award location, several recipients we interviewed said they
experienced problems entering information into FederalReporting.gov.
[Footnote 65] Recipients faced difficulty entering zip code and
congressional district information for awards. While highway projects
can occur in more than one locality or congressional district,
FederalReporting.gov allows only one zip code and congressional
district per award. In these cases, highway officials in Colorado and
Pennsylvania told us that multiple entries for location would be
useful. In Pennsylvania, for example, a project to construct curb
ramps compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act in Chester
County spanned two congressional districts, forcing the state
department of transportation to select a single zip code--the
geocenter of the county--and one congressional district--the lowest
number--to report for the award.
Other Ways Award Information Is Made Available to the Public:
The Department of Transportation and FHWA make highway award
information available to the public in several forms. For example:
* Department of Transportation interactive map of awards
(www.dot.gov/recovery). This agencywide map, which includes highway
awards, provides the location, cost, and a brief description for each
award.
* FHWA online map (fhwaapps.fhwa.dot.gov/rap/). The map provides,
among other things, the cost, type (e.g., bridge improvement), and a
brief description of each award.
* FHWA weekly summary of projects [hyperlink,
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/economicrecovery/index.htm]. On its Recovery
Act Web site, FHWA publishes location, cost, and descriptive
information on awards in three stages--awarded, in construction, and
completed. FHWA also provides a weekly summary of obligation and
status information by state.
At the state and local level, recipients provide various types and
amounts of award information to the public. The six state highway
departments we interviewed posted descriptive information on Recovery
Act awards on their Web sites. Several state Web sites provided a list
of awards, while some state highway departments provided award
information in alternative formats. In Massachusetts, for example, the
state highway Web site made award information available through an
interactive map. Other state highway departments provided more
extensive award information. For most Recovery Act awards to the
state, the Ohio highway department provides cost, location, and status
information, as well as a description and photos. For highway awards
administered at the local level, some localities also used Web sites
and other tools to promote award information. The City of Olmsted
Falls in Ohio used the city Web site and newsletter to share
information on the construction of a new bridge on State Road 252 to
improve safety by eliminating a railroad crossing.
FHWA officials and recipients we interviewed said they had not
received much feedback from citizens on Recovery Act highway awards.
As they have no data for comparison, FHWA officials told us that they
could not determine whether Recovery Act awards received more public
feedback than regular awards. Based on their experience, public
feedback on the Recovery Act often involves requests for a definition
of a transportation enhancement and an explanation for why it is
included in a highway program. At the recipient level, state highway
departments experienced varying levels of feedback from the public and
the media. Massachusetts highway officials told us they were surprised
at the level of inquiry received on the Recovery Act. By contrast, New
Jersey and Colorado highway officials said they had received little
public feedback on Recovery Act awards. According to Colorado
officials, the state highway department has not had to respond to many
inquiries, since award information is available on the department's
Web site. At the local level, officials from the City of Olmsted Falls
in Ohio told us that they had received both positive and negative
comments on the bridge project. In addition, officials told us that
the availability of award information has kept public interest alive
and created an outlet to publicize volunteer opportunities to
landscape the project area after the new bridge is completed.
Highway Descriptions That Met Our Transparency Criteria:
The following award descriptions contained sufficient information on
general purpose, scope and nature of activities, location, and
expected outcomes to meet our transparency criteria. The award
description information is taken directly from Recovery.gov. We did
not edit it in any way, such as to correct typographical or
grammatical errors.
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Illinois Department Of Transportation.
Project name: US 6 Channahon Rd Railroad St.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (flexible).
Project description: This project will extend the pavement life by
resurfacing 3.0 miles on US Route 6 in Channahon and Rockdale
(Northeast Illinois).
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: JOLIET, IL 60436-
8539.
Award amount: $1,727,000.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 000S685.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Maryland Department Of.
Project name: Resurfacing Pegg Road from Forest Run Drive to Westbury
Boulevard.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (Flexible).
Project description: To have projects underway that will preserve our
existing highway infrastructure and thereby prevent further decay,
improve conditions, extend the overall life of roadways and bridges,
and further other associated highway improvements. In some cases, the
projects will improve safety and environmental conditions for the
motoring public and/or pedestrians.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: California, MD
20619-9999.
Award amount: $250,000.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number; 0003129.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Massachusetts, Commonwealth Of.
Project name: Resurfacing And Related Work On Route 2.
Award description: Harvard Littleton - Resurfacing & Related Work On
Route 2 Resurface Route 2 from the vicinity of the Littleton Road
Bridge to the Boxborough town line, a distance of approximately 4.4
miles. Work includes minor box widening to extend existing sub-
standard acceleration and deceleration lanes.
Project description: Contract has been awarded and project advanced to
91% of scheduled construction before winter weather forced paving work
to shut down. The project will resume in the Spring.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 10 Main St.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: SHIRLEY, MA 01464-
2630.
Award amount: $5,175,866.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 001S952.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, North Carolina Department Of.
Project name: B-4276.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Areas with
Population equal to or less than 200K.
Project description: Replace deficient bridge carrying NC 73 over Long
Creek in Stanly County.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Albemarle, NC
28001-4626.
Award amount: $3,020,655.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 0073019.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Illinois Department Of Transportation.
Project name: I-57.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (flexible).
Project description: This project will extend the bridge life by
replacing the bridge deck and making other roadway improvements on
112th Place over I-57 in Chicago in Cook County. (Northeastern
Illinois).
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: CHICAGO, IL 60643-
4375.
Award amount: $2,558,918.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 0577277.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name; Transportation, North Carolina Department Of.
Project name; EL-5101EB.
Award description; Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant:
Transportation Enhancements.
Project description; This project provides for the acquisition of
right-of-way to construct trailhead parking area to access the Lake
Brandt Greenway on US 220 North of Strawberry Road in Guildford
County. This is a locally administered project by the Town of
Summerfield.
Project activity description; Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type; Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field); (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code; Raleigh, NC 27601-
1494.
Award amount; $424,538.00.
Project status; Not Started.
Award number; 0729002.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name; Transportation, North Carolina Department Of.
Project name; U-5161AA.
Award description; Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant:
Transportation Enhancements.
Project description; This project adds sidewalks along SR 1149 (Lee
Street/Old NC 11) in Ayden from West Barwick Street to Allen Drive in
Pitt County to improve pedestrian safety.
Project activity description; Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type; Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field); (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code; Ayden, NC 28513-
7492.
Award amount; $75,500.00.
Project status; Not Started.
Award number; 1149007.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, New York Department Of.
Project name: RT 242 Culvert Replacements.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (flexible), Rural Areas with Population under 5K.
Project description: Replace two culverts on NY Route 242 in the towns
of Ellicottville and Little Valley, Cattaraugus County. This project
will eliminate culvert deficiencies and ensure good structural
condition.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Ellicottville, NY
14731-0000.
Award amount: $1,280,637.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 5017283.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Highway And Transportation, Arkansas Department Of.
Project name: I-40 Off Ramp-On Ramp (Conway) (Rehab).
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (flexible).
Project description: The purpose of this project is to rehabilitate
0.37 mile of highway 65 between the interstate 40 off and on ramps in
the city of conway, faulkner county. work includes pavement
rehabilitation, cold milling, maintenance of traffic, pavement marking
and miscellaneous items.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Conway, AR 72032-
0000.
Award amount: $196,872.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: ARR1046.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Georgia Department Of.
Project name: SR 9 From Chattahoochee River To Marietta Hwy.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (flexible).
Project description: This is a maintenance construction project in
Fulton County. This project is the milling and resurfacing of SR 9
from the Chattahoochee River to Marietta Highway. This section of SR 9
needs resurfacing because the existing pavement is deteriorating. SR 9
was last resurfaced in 2000.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Roswell, GA 30075-
4537.
Award amount: $296,263.38.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: M003942.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Illinois Department Of Transportation.
Project name: FAU 4082 Wondermere Road.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Urbanized
Areas over 200K Population.
Project description: This project will extend the pavement life by
resurfacing on Wondermere Rd from Greenwood Rd to Thompson Rd in the
Village of Greenwood (Northeastern Illinois).
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: WOODSTOCK, IL
60098-8644.
Award amount: $262,105.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 9003317.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Georgia Department Of.
Project name: CR 41/Green Top Rd @ Csx Railroad 2 Mi Ne Of Newnan.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (flexible).
Project description: This project is the replacement of a structurally
deficient bridge in Coweta County. This project will replace the
bridge on County Road 41 over the CSX Railroad, 2.0 miles northeast of
Newnan, Georgia. The existing bridge, constructed in 1950, is a 92-f x
21.33-f steel truss structure with a sufficiency rating of 21. County
Road 41 at this location is a rural two lane roadway with 10-f lanes
with variable 3-f to 8-f grass shoulders with a posted speed of 45
MPH. County Road 41 is an east-west roadway classified as an urban
local road. The project will construct a new 170-f x 40-f concrete
bridge over CSX Railroad at the existing bridge site. The approaches
will consist of two 12-f lanes with 8-f rural shoulders. The existing
bridge will be closed to traffic during construction. Traffic will be
detoured using an offsite detour.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Newnan, GA 30263-
9999.
Award amount: $1,345,078.64.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 0006956.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: West Virginia Division Of Highways.
Project name: McBee Bridge.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Areas with
Population equal to or less than 200K.
Project description: This project will improve safety for motorists by
replacing the McBee Bridge due to condition. The bridge is located on
County Route 17 at approximately milepoint 3.68 in Wetzel County.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Wileyville, WV
26581-0011.
Award amount: $473,200.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 0017086.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Mississippi Department Of.
Project name: Industrial Circle/Drive.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Areas with
Population equal to or less than 200K.
Project description: The city of Pontotoc will resurface Industrial
Drive/South Industrial Circle east of First National Bank on Hwy 15 to
intersection of Bolton Street. This project will make the road
smoother and extend the life of the pavement.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Jackson, MS 39201-
1010.
Award amount: $188,508.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 0102008.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Iowa Dept Of.
Project name: US 52 From Just S. Of NCL Garnavillo N. to Just S. of IA
13.
Award description: This project includes performing cracking and
seating of the existing portland cement concrete pavement and then
applying a hot-mix asphalt overlay on approximately 9.0 miles of US
Highway 52 from just north of the northern corporate limits of
Garnavillo north to just south of Iowa Highway 13 in Clayton County.
Improvements will also include the addition of 4-ft paved shoulders.
The project will result in an improved driving surface and enhance
safety.
Project description: US 52 From Just S. Of NCL Garnavillo N. to Just
S. of IA 13.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Elkader, IA 52043-
0000.
Award amount: $5,204,631.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 0523031.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Indiana Department Of.
Project name: Bridge Maintenance And Repair.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Urbanized
Areas over 200K Population.
Project description: This project will improve the surface and rebuild
sections of the bridge on SR 912 over I-80 in Lake County.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Hammond, IN 46320-
0000.
Award amount: $298,381.48.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 0900336.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Indiana Department Of.
Project name: HMA Overlay, Preventive Maintenance.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Areas with
Population equal to or less than 200K.
Project description: This project will improve sections and extend the
life of Walnut Street from Center Street to Wayne Street in Dekalb
County with a pavement surface overlay.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Waterloo, IN
46793-0000.
Award amount: $46,943.69.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: 0901000.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Florida Department Of.
Project name: CR 491 (Lecanto Hwy) From N Of Pine Ridge Blvd To SR 200.
Award description: Resurfacing - This award was reported 3rd Quarter
2009 as 4261501ARRA091.
Project description: In Citrus County, due to the poor condition of
the road, this project resurfaces 6.8 miles of County Road 491 from
Pine Ridge Boulevard to State Road 200.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Citrus (County),
FL 34434-8125.
Award amount: $777,534.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: ARRA091.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Florida Department Of.
Project name: Citrus Way Fm Cr484 (Ft Dade Ave) To Kensington Rd.
Award description: Widen/resurface Exist Lanes - This award was
reported 3rd Quarter 2009 as 4261271ARRA107.
Project description: In Hernando County, due to the poor condition of
the road, this project resurfaces 3.8 miles of Citrus Way and widens
the 11-foot lanes to 12-foot lanes from Ft. Dade Avenue to south of
Centralia Road.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Hernando
(County), FL 34601-8659.
Award amount: $762,757.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: ARRA107.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Florida Department Of.
Project name: SW 72 St/Snset Dr. From S.W. 65 Avenue To S.W. 63 Avenue.
Award description: Resurfacing - This award was reported 3rd Quarter
2009 as 4264161ARRA409.
Project description: The City of South Miami will enhance sections of
Sunset Drive by resurfacing, reconstructing sidewalks, upgrading
drainage, and installing median landscaping and irrigation. This
project will create a pedestrian-friendly corridor.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Miami-Ft
Lauderdale-WPlm Bch, FL 33143-3242.
Award amount: $253,166.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: ARRA409.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Iowa Dept Of.
Project name: S23 Highway: G24 Highway to IA Hwy 5.
Award description: Warren County will resurface 3.2 miles of County
Road S-23 with new asphalt between County Road G-24 and Iowa Highway 5
west of the City of Hartford. This project will improve driving
quality by providing a more smooth riding surface.
Project description: S23 Highway: G24 Highway to IA Hwy 5 Pave.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Indianola, IA
50125-0000.
Award amount: $649,000.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: C091081.
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Highway Descriptions That Partially Met Our Transparency Criteria:
The following award descriptions did not contain sufficient details on
one or more of the following pieces of information necessary to
facilitate general understanding of the award, based on our criteria:
general purpose, scope and nature of activities, location, and/or
expected outcomes. In some cases, only a small amount of additional
information was needed, while in other cases, many pieces of
information were needed to make the description more transparent. The
award description information is taken directly from Recovery.gov. We
did not edit it in any way, such as to correct typographical or
grammatical errors.
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Maryland Department Of.
Project name: Updating Existing Traffic Barrier and Design New Median
Barrier - District 4.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (Flexible).
Project description: To have projects underway that will preserve our
existing highway infrastructure and thereby prevent further decay,
improve conditions, extend the overall life of roadways and bridges,
and further other associated highway improvements. In some cases, the
projects will improve safety and environmental conditions for the
motoring public and/or pedestrians.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Bel Air, MD 21014-
9999.
Award amount: $833,976.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 000A423.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the as-needed replacement of guardrails along US 40, MD 41, I-
83, and MD 151, located in Baltimore and Harford counties in Maryland.
The award will result in increased safety for the traveling public.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Alabama Dept Of.
Project name: STMAA-0010(520).
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (flexible).
Project description: This project involves the repaving of 2 miles of
State Highway 10 (Camden Bypass) from State Highway 28 to State
Highway 28 in Camden. Wilcox County.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Camden, AL 36726-
0000.
Award amount: $631,951.38.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: 0010520.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports resurfacing of the road, which is needed for safety reasons
and to prolong the life of the road. Based on current traffic
patterns, the repaved road may last up to 12 years.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Illinois Department Of Transportation.
Project name: VARIOUS.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (flexible).
Project description: This project will extend the pavement life by
milling, patching and resurfacing various locations throughout Kane
County (Northeastern Illinois).
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: GENEVA, IL 60134-
3077.
Award amount: $500,310.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: 000S652.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the repair of roads which had significant pavement damage
from winter weather conditions. The project repaired the following
locations: IL 19 (Shales Pkwy. to Barrington Rd.): IL 25 (I-88 to
Banbury Rd.): IL 31 (Huntley Rd. to Miller Rd.): IL 31 (IL 64 to
Indian Mound Rd.): IL 38 (IL 47 to east side of Anderson Rd.): IL 38
(Peck Rd. to West Ave.): IL 58 (IL 47 to I-88): IL 64 (IL 47 to Peck
Rd.): and IL 72 (west of I-90 bridge to IL 31).
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name:Transportation, Colorado Department Of.
Project name: I-5 - Commercial To Main ? Sb (Stimulus.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (flexible).
Project description: Constructs the Purgatoire River Pedestrian Trail,
adds street lights, parking lot paving, curb and gutter, drainage
inlets, landscaping and sidewalk along I-25 in Trinidad.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: TRINIDAD, CO
81082-0000.
Award amount: $7,044,806.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 0251335.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
reconstruction of I-25 for both northbound and southbound lanes from
Goddard Ave. to Van Buren St., which will replace aging infrastructure
and provide a safe transportation system to and from the city of
Trinidad, Colorado. This award includes construction of a multi-
use/pedestrian trail along the Purgatoire River, under and adjacent to
the Main St. exit and entrance ramps. These activities will extend the
city of Trinidad's planned trail to Van Buren St., a distance of 2500
feet. Construction includes earthwork, pre-cast panel retaining walls,
riprap, trail/path paving, and pedestrian guardrail.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Mississippi Department Of.
Project name: Upgrade Roads In Sharkey County-Streets In The Town Of
Anguilla - Various Streets [A-V].
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Rural
Areas with Population under 5K.
Project description: This project will resurface various roads in the
town of Anguilla, Sharkey county.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Anguilla, MS
38721-9999.
Award amount: $102,200.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 0063010.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
resurfaces 3.85 miles of 20 roads to improve rideability of the roads.
Hot asphalt will be laid over the old road, and new grass will be
planted along the shoulders. Once construction is completed, roads
will be restriped and new signs will be placed along the roads.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Illinois Department Of Transportation.
Project name: Shady Rest Road.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Rural
Areas with Population under 5K.
Project description: This project will extend the pavement life by
resurfacing a section of Shady Rest Road approximately 15 miles west
of Champaign (East-Central Illinois).
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Monticello, IL
61856-8181.
Award amount: $276,697.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 0535102.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports road resurfacing from FAS (Federal Aid Secondary) Highway
1532 to IL10.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Missouri Department Of.
Project name: Jackson County, Route 150.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Funds.
Project description: Widen from two lanes to four lanes from Horridge
Road to Route 291.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Kansas City, MO
64106-2706.
Award amount: $14,101,900.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 1501010.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
the change of the original rural section of Route 150 to a narrower
urban/suburban section to reflect the community's future development
and changing land uses.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Roads, Nebraska Department Of.
Project name: Highway N-116, Concord Southwest.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment - Bridge
replacement - From funding for use in any Area (flexible).
Project description: This bridge replacement project brings this
roadway to a state of good repair. It replaced a 52-year old structure
with a new quintuple 10' x 8' box culvert. As of December 31, 2009,
project is substantially complete.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Concord, NE 68728-
2801.
Award amount: $372,654.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: 1164102.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The bridge is on
Highway N-116 southwest of the town of Concord in Dixon County.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Arizona Dept Of.
Project name: US-95 (16th St) @ I-8 ( MP 24.2 to MP 24.8) in Yuma.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (flexible).
Project description: The Arizona Department of Transportation proposes
to construct a widening project in Yuma County along US 95 (16th
Street), I-8 to Palms Ave.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Phoenix, AZ 85007-
3213.
Award amount: $11,349,523.66.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 095A201.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports widening of the road in order to reduce traffic congestion.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, California Department Of.
Project name: Asphalt Concrete Overlay.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Areas with
Population equal to or less than 200K.
Project description: This is a Pavement Restoration and Rehabilitation
project by a local agency in the City of Live Oak. The project is
described as: Rehabilitate Apricot St: N St- Broadway.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 703 'B' Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Marysville, CA
95901-5556.
Award amount: $205,639.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 5297006.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award repaves
0.2 miles of Apricot St. from North St. to Broadway. The resurfaced
road will result in a smoother driving surface.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Wisconsin Department Of.
Project name: Beaver Dam - Randolph.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grants.
Project description: This is a reconstruction project in Dodge County
on County Highway G, Beaver Dam - Randolph.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Randolph, WI
53956-0000.
Award amount: $1,131,154.48.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 2009497.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports pavement improvement activities on 2.1 miles of County
Highway G in Dodge County to provide two 12-foot travel lanes and two
6-foot shoulders (including 3 feet paved). The activities will include
pulverizing, injecting and relaying existing asphalt pavement, spot
grading, culvert replacements, base aggregate dense, concrete curb and
gutter, pavement, pavement marking and all incidental items necessary
to complete work. The award will improve rideability of the road and
increase safety of the road's intersections due to grading to meet
current standards.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Missouri Department Of.
Project name: City of Washington Resurfacing of Various Streets.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure investment.
Project description: Resurfacing of various streets within the city of
Washington.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Washington, MO
63090-2607.
Award amount: $683,713.60.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: ES06006.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
asphalt resurfacing on approximately 3.1 miles. The activities include
sealing of cracks, providing an asphalt level course and a 2-inch
surface course, and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant
curb access ramps. The streets include W. Eighth St., W. Main St.,
Grand Ave., Pottery Rd., Old Route 100, and Route 47 to Stafford St.
These activities are a cost-effective method to extend the life of the
pavement, provide a smoother riding surface, increase the structural
capabilities of the pavement, and postpone a costly reconstruction
project.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Oklahoma Department Of.
Project name: STIM414.
Award description: USDOT - FHWA Transportation Infrastructure Project
in partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
Project description: Transportation Infrastructure Project for the
Oklahoma Department of Transportation identified as RESURFACE OKC
ARRA: Multiple Locations On Macarthur, Meridian, May & NW 10th.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Oklahoma City, OK
73102-3457.
Award amount: $2,202,725.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: STIM414.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports resurfacing 6 miles of road in Oklahoma City and installing
new curb ramps in order to improve ride quality and extend the life of
the pavement.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, California Department Of.
Project name: Miscellaneous - Other.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Urbanized
Areas over 200K Population.
Project description: This is a Pavement Restoration and Rehabilitation
project by a local agency in the City of Gilroy. The project is
described as: Rehabilitate local street.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 111 Grand
Avenue.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Oakland, CA 94612-
3717.
Award amount: $663,000.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 5034020.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award
repairs 11 street sections that are roadway corridors for arterial and
collector streets and repairs sidewalks that lead to schools. The
sidewalk construction project will improve the sidewalks for safety on
the following streets: Welburn Ave. from Santa Teresa Blvd. to Wayland
Ln; Murray Ave. from Lincoln Ct. to Lewis St; Sixth St. from Wren Ave.
to Eigleberry St; Princevalle St. from Sixth St. to Luchessa Ave;
Westwood Dr. from First St. to Third St; Eighth St. from Uvas Park Dr.
to Monterey St; Forest St. from I.O.O.F Ave. to Sixth St; Wren Ave.
from First St. to Mantelli Dr; Miller Ave./Wayland Ln. from Arnold Dr.
to Eighth St; Mantelli Dr. from Santa Teresa to Lions Creek Dr; Church
St. from First St. to Las Animas Ave.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, California Department Of.
Project name: Pedestrian and Class 1 Bike Path.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant:
Transportation Enhancements.
Project description: This is a Facilities for Pedestrians and Bicycles
project by a local agency in the City of Orange. The project is
described as: Construction of a Class I bike trail along the Santiago
Creek from Tustin Street to Collins Avenue and other amenities.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 3347 Michelson
Dr Ste 100.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Irvine, CA 92612-
0661.
Award amount: $1,889,000.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 5073065.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award will
result in a grade separated and safe Class I bikeway from central
Orange to Main Place Mall and the Discovery Science Center.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Montana Department Of.
Project name: Sidewalk Ramps - Missoula.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant:
Transportation Enhancements.
Project description: Installation of accessible curb ramps on existing
sidewalks at multiple locations within the City of Missoula.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: MISSOULA, MT
59802-3739.
Award amount: $350,000.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 8199088.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award will
install between 100 to 200 sidewalk curb ramps in Missoula, Montana to
make sidewalks Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible,
install and repair sidewalks where the need is greatest, and upgrade
existing sidewalks. The award will improve walkability in Missoula by
providing a continuous sidewalk system throughout the community,
provide safe and efficient pedestrian movement and meet the standards
of the ADA, as well as identify pedestrian corridors for creating
preferred routing for schools, children, disabled residents, elderly,
community and neighborhood trips.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Rhode Island Department Of.
Project name: State CCVE/RVD Installation for Incident Detection and
Data Collection.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (flexible).
Project description: This project involves the installation of radar-
based vehicle detectors, at the same location as existing traffic
cameras, to collect data on traffic volume and speeds. The new
detectors provide alerts to Traffic Management Center operators to
announce increasing traffic congestion. Technology will allow RIDOT to
post travel time on electronic message signs (40 locations).
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Providence, RI
02903-1124.
Award amount: $382,888.54.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: TRMS009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the installation of radar detectors at 43 stations, including
Narragansett, Warwick, North Smithfield, Lincoln, Richmond and
Middletown.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Pennsylvania Department Of.
Project name: 11 Bedford NCPCAB.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (flexible).
Project description: Bridge deck replacements for various structures
in Bedford County.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Clearville, PA
15535-0000.
Award amount: $287,267.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: Z091003.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports bridge rehabilitation activities on two structurally
deficient bridges in Bloomfield and Monroe Townships on State Route
2029. Rehabilitation activities include removing the existing overlay,
placing a new concrete deck, and paving the new deck with asphalt. The
award will extend the life of these bridges and improve safety by
replacing the existing deteriorated bridge decks.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, California Department Of.
Project name: Asphalt Concrete Overlay.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Urbanized
Areas over 200K Population.
Project description: This is a Pavement Restoration and Rehabilitation
project by a local agency in the County of Marin. The project is
described as: Rehabilitate local street.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 111 Grand
Avenue.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Oakland, CA 94612-
3717.
Award amount: $2,097,410.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 5927068.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the construction of a High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane and
bike path along US 101 in San Rafael from 0.8 km south of Coleman
Pedestrian Overcrossing to North San Pedro. The current HOV lane stops
and starts at various locations in Marin County. This project, called
the Gap Closure Project, will provide an uninterrupted HOV lane
through the most densely populated section of Marin County. The award
will result in an alternative to single-occupancy commuting.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Illinois Department Of Transportation.
Project name: FAU 6176.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (flexible).
Project description: This project will substantially improve the
roadway by reconstructing a section of Armour Road in the city of
Bourbonnais (East-Central Illinois).
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Bourbonnais, IL
60914-2000.
Award amount: $3,799,108.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 6176002.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
improves pavement and safety by resurfacing 1.23 miles of Armour Rd.
between US 45/52 and IL 50.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Idaho Department Of.
Project name: STC-6762, Main St: Bridge St To 6th E, St Anthony.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (flexible).
Project description: This project will repair and overlay 0.5 mile of
pavement on Main Street in City of St.Anthony, Fremont County and will
include minor drainage improvements, replacement of traffic signal
detection loops, and adjustments to manholes and valves.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Saint Anthony, ID
83445-9999.
Award amount: $482,982.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: A011957.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award will
repair the road, as it was in a state of disrepair.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Highway And Transportation, Arkansas Department Of.
Project name: Saline River-No. Millerville.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (flexible).
Project description: The Purpose Of This Project Is To Widen 4.91
Miles Of Highway 167 Between The Saline River And North Millerville In
Grant County. Work Will Include Widening The Existing Roadway To 4-
Lanes With An 11' Painted Median And 8' Shoulders, Two Bridges,
Drainage Improvements, Erosion Control And Miscellaneous Items.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).Place of performance - city, state, and postal code:
Millerville, AR 72150-0000.
Award amount: $7,244,745.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: ARR2057.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the widening of the road which goes to the growing town of El
Dorado. This widened road, which will be 4 lanes, will connect El
Dorado to the highway system. The award will result in reduced
congestion and help spur economic development.
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Recipient name: Transportation, California Department Of.
Project name: Resurface, Repair, Restripe And Concrete Repairs.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Areas with
Population equal to or less than 200K and Available for Use in Any
Area (flexible).
Project description: This is a Pavement Restoration and Rehabilitation
project by a local agency in the City of San Buena Ventura. The
project is described as: Steet Rehab. Olive Street Phase I.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 100 S Main
Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Los Angeles, CA
90012-3712.
Award amount: $530,943.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 5026043.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
provides a new roadway surface on Olive St., from Stanley to Main St.,
because the road was in a state of disrepair.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, California Department Of.
Project name: Pavement Rehabilitation-2009 On System Roads.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Urbanized
Areas over 200K Population.
Project description: This is a Pavement Restoration and Rehabilitation
project by a local agency in the County of Ventura. The project is
described as: On system roads - Phase A various locations.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 100 S Main
Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Los Angeles, CA
90012-3712.
Award amount: $2,335,171.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 5952139.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
rehabilitates roads which were in a state of disrepair: the
rehabilitation will result in new roadway surface pavement. The
locations of the rehabilitation are Mission Dr., Beardsley Rd.,
Corsicana Dr., Simon Way, West Petrero Rd., Center School Rd., Tico
Rd. and Spring Rd.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Missouri Department Of.
Project name: North Sarah Street Belle To Page.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Funds.
Project description: Preliminary engineering associated with
resurfacing and sidewalk improvements from north Sarah Street to Belle.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Saint Louis, MO
63101-1371.
Award amount: $1,250,000.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: ES06034.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports widening sidewalks, improving pavement, and replacing street
lights and traffic signals to improve safety.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Wyoming Department Of.
Project name: STIM 39.00 I801176.
Award description: Federal project I801176, involving microsurfacing
and miscellaneous work on 23.20 miles of I-80 at various locations
between Carter and LaBarge, in Sweetwater and Uinta counties.
Project description: 100% of funds are under contract.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Lyman, WY 82937-
0000.
Award amount: $2,883,277.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: I801176.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award will
support preventive maintenance, including microsurfacing, to improve
the pavement and safety of the road.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Oklahoma Department Of.
Project name: STIM203.
Award description: USDOT - FHWA Transportation Infrastructure Project
in partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
Project description: Transportation Infrastructure Project for the
Oklahoma Department of Transportation identified as Bridge &
Approaches Co Br: Over Spring Creek, 1.0 Mi West & 0.7 Mi South Of US-
177/SH-66 Jct.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Chandler, OK
74834-3880.
Award amount: $259,200.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: STIM203.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
replaces a structurally deficient bridge that was scheduled for
replacement in the next couple of years. The award provided the county
with the necessary funding to accelerate the construction process. The
new bridge will be approximately 1/4 mile in length and will provide
improved safety and enhanced capacity for the Lincoln County road
system.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Ohio Department Of.
Project name: HAM CR 470 0.08.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Urbanized
Areas over 200K Population.
Project description: Resurface a portion of the Reed Hartman Hwy.
Also, perform pavement repair, curb & gutter repair, replace signal
loops with video detection, replacing pavement striping, place new
RPMs, and where ap.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Cincinnati, OH
45241-1734.
Award amount: $799,432.86.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: E090716.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports rehabilitation activities for the Reed Hartman roadway from
Cooper to Glendale-Milford Roads. These activities include removing
the existing deteriorated asphalt surface and replacing it with a
stress membrane and a new surface course of asphalt. In addition,
ramps will be constructed at all intersections within the project area
to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Video
vehicle detection cameras will also be installed at intersections
instead of wire "loops" in the pavement to improve intersection
performance.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Texas Department Of.
Project name: FM 2071.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment.
Project description: Add Shoulders: FM 372.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Gainesville, TX
76240-6212.
Award amount: $2,108,363.87.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 2009595.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award widens
8.58 miles of highway FM 2071, from FM 372 to FM 922, by adding
shoulders to the north and southbound lanes to improve road safety.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Executive Office Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky.
Project name: RESTORE I-264.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (flexible).
Project description: Grind Pavement And Rehabilitation Of Pavement On
I-264 In Louisville, Kentucky From Newburg Road At Milepoint 13.710 To
Breckinridge Lane At Milepoint 18.410 In Jefferson County.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Louisville Urban
Service Area, KY 40207-1112.
Award amount: $12,078,000.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 2641164.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award is for
a section of road that is in poor condition and will help to improve
pavement of the road.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name; Transportation, California Department Of.
Project name; Road Rehabilitation & Preservation.
Award description; Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (flexible).
Project description; This is a Pavement Restoration and Rehabilitation
project by a local agency in the City of Baldwin Park. The project is
described as: Ramona Boulevard Roadway Preservation And Rehabilitation
(A)-Interstate 605 To Francisquito. This Project Consists.
Project activity description; Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type; Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field); 100 S Main
Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code; Los Angeles, CA
90012-3712.
Award amount; $950,000.00.
Project status; Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number; 5323018.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description; The award
supports repaving the roadway to make a smoother driving surface.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Ohio Department Of.
Project name: COL SR 154 10.92.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (flexible).
Project description: Replace existing box beam bridge on SR 154,
located approximately one mile east of SR 7 at Rogers, with a steel
beam superstructure.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Rogers, OH 44455-
9711.
Award amount: $559,650.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: E080657.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award
supports the replacement and modernization of a bridge in Columbiana
County, near Rogers, Ohio. The award will increase the bridge's life
expectancy to up to 75 years.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Utah Department Of.
Project name: ADA PED Access Region One - Package 1.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant:
Transportation Enhancements.
Project description: This project constructed safe sidewalks and
installed pedestrian ramps in various locations in Region 1(Northern
Utah).
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Salt Lake City,
UT 84119-5977.
Award amount: $250,000.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: F006076.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
construction of 43 pedestrian access ramps, 38 of which are at primary
need locations--those locations that had existing curb, gutter, and
sidewalk, but no curb cuts. The ramps will improve safety and
compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards and
are located in the counties of Davis, Weber, Morgan, Box Elder, Cache
and Rich.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name; Transportation, Pennsylvania Department Of.
Project name; Hawthorn Bridge No. 4.
Award description; Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (flexible).
Project description; Replacement of PA 28 Hawthorn Bridge over Pine
Creek in Redbank Township.
Project activity description; Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type; Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field); (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code; MAYPORT, PA 16240-
0000.
Award amount; $2,200,000.00.
Project status; Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number; Z103200.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description; The award will
replace a bridge that was built in 1931.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Maryland Department Of.
Project name: Safety and Resurfacing from Garrett County Line to East
of Tisdale Street.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Areas with
Population equal to or less than 200K.
Project description: To have projects underway that will preserve our
existing highway infrastructure and thereby prevent further decay,
improve conditions, extend the overall life of roadways and bridges,
and further other associated highway improvements. In some cases, the
projects will improve safety and environmental conditions for the
motoring public and/or pedestrians.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Cumberland, MD
21502-9999.
Award amount: $947,460.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 1016006.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
improves pavement along 0.79 miles of US 40 Alt. The resurfacing will
fix a deteriorating roadway and improve ride conditions.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Washington Dept Of.
Project name: Speyers Rd Improvements.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Areas with
Population equal to or less than 200K.
Project description: Reconstruct approximately 0.7 miles of Speyers
Road, from the west City limits to Fremont Avenue, including curb and
gutter, sidewalk, stormwater drainage system, and street lighting.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Selah, WA 98942-
9999.
Award amount: $1,598,000.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: 4708001.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The activities
under this award will improve pedestrian safety.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, California Department Of.
Project name: Sidewalk bulbouts and ramps.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant:
Transportation Enhancements.
Project description: This is a Facilities for Pedestrians and Bicycles
project by a local agency in the City of San Francisco. The project is
described as: Pedestrian Enhancements.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 111 Grand
Avenue.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Oakland, CA 94612-
3717.
Award amount: $343,000.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 6328030.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award covers
an area in San Francisco bounded by 4th Ave., Moraga St., 9th Ave. and
Lincoln Way. The sidewalk bulb-outs will encourage people to use
alternative forms of transportation by improving pedestrian safety and
comfort while also improving the connections between new cultural
attractions in Golden Gate Park, the commercial corridor, the
University of California Medical School, schools, a dense residential
area, and several transit lines.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, New York Department Of.
Project name: SFY 09/10 PMI Paving: Orange And Ulster Counties.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (flexible).
Project description: Repave approximately 22 miles of state roadway in
Orange and Ulster counties. The top layer of worn, deteriorated
pavement will be removed and replaced with new asphalt and fresh
pavement markings to extend the service life of pavement.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: PINE BUSH, NY
12566-0000.
Award amount: $4,398,529.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 8810993.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports repaving of short sections and intersections along state
routes 10, 104, 104a, 109, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 120a, and 121.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Tennessee Department Of.
Project name: SR-8.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment: Urbanized Areas
over 200K Population.
Project description: This project is for improvements to the
intersection of SR-8 (Ringgold Road) at Camp Jordan Parkway and
including traffic signals.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Chattanooga, TN
37402-4226.
Award amount: $134,390.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 0008041.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
the installation of 10 traffic signals and 4 pedestrian signals at the
intersection of Ringgold Rd. and Camp Jordan Pkwy. in order to help
reduce congestion and improve pedestrian safety.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Georgia Department Of.
Project name: CR 415/Phillip Causey Road From Sr 33 TO Cr 412/Sumner
Road.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (flexible).
Project description: This project is a roadway maintenance repaving
project in Worth County. This project is the milling and resurfacing
of County Road 415/Phillip Causey Road from SR 33 to County Road
412/Sumner Road for a total project length of 5.48 miles.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Sylvester, GA
31768-9999.
Award amount: $371,356.10.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 0009515.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The pavement had
deteriorated, and the resurfacing will bring the roadway into a state
of good repair.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Connecticut Department Of.
Project name: Safety improvements.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (flexible).
Project description: Installation of epoxy pavement marking lines and
intersections.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Newington, CT
06111-9998.
Award amount: $213,420.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 000R631.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
enhances safety for both the motoring public and pedestrians in
District 2 by replacing crosswalks, stop bars, and lane arrows at 396
intersections.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Indiana Department Of.
Project name: Small Structure, Replacement.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (flexible).
Project description: This project will improve drainage by replacing
the structure on US 41 over Jane Feddeler Ditch in Lake County.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Saint John, IN
46373-0000.
Award amount: $576,957.31.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 0014130.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The drainage
structure, called a "culvert," is located on US 41 over Jane Feddeler
Ditch, 0.08 KM North of US 231. The new structure is a four-sided box
culvert with a 10-foot span and 9-foot rise, and is 88 feet in length.
The new structure is a sound structure satisfying contemporary design
standards and has an estimated functional life of 60 to 80 years. Due
to its age, overall structural condition, and, more specifically,
deterioration at the widening joints, the structure is being replaced.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: South Dakota, State Of.
Project name: US18 - From the east junction with SD50 to the east
junction with US281: US281 - From the east junction with US18 to the
south city limits of Armour.: US18 - From the east junction with US281
to the junction with SD37: SD50 - from the East US18 Junction.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Areas with
Population equal to or less than 200K.
Project description: Mill & AC Overlay.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Pierre, SD 57501-
2586.
Award amount: $6,323,010.95.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 0021147.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the milling and paving of sections of US Highways 18 and 281
and South Dakota Highway 50 in Charles Mix, Douglas, and Hutchinson
Counties. These sections of highway were rated by the South Dakota
Department of Transportation as being in "fair" condition, the project
would take little time to begin, and the area that these roads are
located in was economically distressed at the time of project
proposal. The total length of roadway to be milled and paved is 30.2
miles and has a life span of about 15 to 18 years.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Indiana Department Of.
Project name: Pipe Lining.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (flexible).
Project description: SR 39 - 1.25 miles N of E jct of SR 10.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Indianapolis, IN
46204-2228.
Award amount: $57,635.72.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 0401149.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The purpose of
the award was to correct existing structural deficiencies and safety
hazards by lining the existing pipe. The award supports lining for a
corrugated metal pipe 5 feet in diameter and 58 feet in length. An
High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) liner is placed in a pipe when an
existing pipe is structurally deficient. A pipe liner is more cost
effective in many cases than a full pipe replacement. The award will
result in a newly lined pipe with an estimated functional life of 80
years.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Indiana Department Of.
Project name: Partial 3-R.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (flexible).
Project description: This project will restore the pavement on Madison
County Road 600 W with a new surface course.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Frankton, IN
46044-0000.
Award amount: $349,703.94.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 0900605.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the resurfacing of County Road 600 West from County Road 400
North to State Route 128 in Madison County.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Indiana Department Of.
Project name: Traffic Signals Modernization.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Urbanized
Areas over 200K Population, Available for Use in Any Area (flexible).
Project description: This project will improve the traffic signals on
Market Street from State St to Vincennes Street.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Indianapolis, IN
46204-2228.
Award amount: $333,741.10.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 0900639.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports a traffic signal modernization project. This project includes
the replacement of existing mast arms (with span mounted signals),
controllers, signal indications (vehicular and pedestrian), and the
installation of new vehicle detection at the following six
intersections: three signals on East Market St. at Pearl St., Bank
St., and East 7th St., and three signals on East Spring St. at Pearl
St., Bank St. and East 7th St. The vehicle detection system being
installed is wireless, which eliminates issues typical to wired loop
detection systems such as broken loop wire. The pedestrian signal
indications will visibly countdown the remaining crossing time. New
controllers and antennae will be installed where State St. intersects
East Market St. and East Spring St. to create a coordinated traffic
signal system. Signal heads will be LED lights which are brighter,
last longer, and much more energy-efficient.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Michigan Department Of.
Project name: Resurface.
Award description: Hot mix asphalt base crushing and shaping,
resurfacing, trenching and aggregate shoulders.
Project description: To improve the transportation infrastructure and
the economic development capacity of the state of Michigan.
Project activity description: Power and Communication Line and Related
Structures Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 425 West
Ottawa Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Lansing, MI 48933-
1532.
Award amount: $727,519.75.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 0933036.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
provides resurfacing for 1.37 miles of West Holt Rd. from Heatherton
Dr. to Thornburn St. in Ingham County to improve rideability and make
the roadway smoother.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Michigan Department Of.
Project name: Cold mill, HMA resurfacing.
Award description: Hot mix asphalt base crushing, shaping, cold
milling, resurfacing, ramp realignment, misc safety and drainage.
Project description: To improve the transportation infrastructure and
the economic development capacity of the State.
Project activity description: Power and Communication Line and Related
Structures Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 425 West
Ottawa Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Lansing, MI 48933-
1532.
Award amount: $1,255,464.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: 0967011.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: In order to make
the road smoother and improve driving quality, the award resurfaces 2
miles of US-10 from the west county line of Osceola to the US-131
interchange in the vicinity of Reed City.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Michigan Department Of.
Project name: Resurface road.
Award description: Pavement removal, hot mix asphalt pavement,
concrete curb and gutter and earth work.
Project description: To improve the transportation infrastructure and
the economic development capacity of the State.
Project activity description: Power and Communication Line and Related
Structures Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 425 West
Ottawa Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Lansing, MI 48933-
1532.
Award amount: $292,819.06.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 0977035.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
provides resurfacing for 0.5 mile to maintain the pavement condition
and improve the ride quality of Riverside Dr. in Port Huron.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, California Department Of.
Project name: Resurfacing from Austin Rd to Airport Way.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (flexible).
Project description: This is a Pavement Restoration and Rehabilitation
project by a local agency in the City of Ripon. The project is
described as: Rehabilitate roadway between Airport Way and Austin Road.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1976 East
Charter Way.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Stockton, CA
95205-7015.
Award amount: $1,124,586.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 5929204.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
the resurfacing of West Ripon Rd., which is in a state of disrepair.
The resurfacing will result in a smoother driving surface.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Mississippi Department Of.
Project name: North St/Court St. (8035/8032).
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Areas with
Population equal to or less than 200K.
Project description: The city of Cleveland will construct sidewalks
along Court Street and North Street. This project will improve
pedestrian access along these roads.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Jackson, MS 39201-
1010.
Award amount: $1,163,339.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 8032005.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award will
cover 0.55 miles.
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Recipient name: Transportation, New York Department Of.
Project name: Hudson Valley Rail Trail: Haviland Road To Commercial
Avenue.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available
for Use in Any Area (flexible).
Project description: A project for a new/improved bicycle facility on
the Hudson Valley Rail Trail from Haviland Road to Commercial Avenue
in the town of Lloyd.
Project activity description: All Other Specialty Trade Contractors.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Albany, NY 12205-
0000.
Award amount: $3,260,000.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 8759143.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award
converts 1.36 miles of abandoned rail corridor into a continuous multi-
use trail facility for bicycles by constructing the missing links in a
publicly owned bicycle/pedestrian facility. The trail will increase
accessibility and mobility options, enhance the integration and
connectivity of the transportation system, and preserve and improve
existing transportation systems.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Idaho Department Of.
Project name: STP-7181, GOULD ST BR, POCATELLO.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Areas with
Population equal to or less than 200K.
Project description: This project will remove and replace existing
bridge joints on Gould Street Bridge in the City of Pocatello and
improve pavement markings along the roadway.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Pocatello, ID
83201-9999.
Award amount: $381,796.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: A011918.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
the repair of the bridge deck joint seals and associated concrete work
in order to seal the bridge expansion joint system and protect the
structural components below the joint. Recent bridge inspections
indicated deteriorated elements of the Gould Street Bridge, including
the deck expansion joint seals, deck wearing surface, and girder
bearings. Failed deck joints can cause extensive damage to bearings,
abutment back walls, and diaphragms, resulting in improper movement of
the bridge, diminished structural integrity of the structure, and
further deterioration of the deck.
[End of table]
Recipient name: Transportation, New Jersey Dept Of.
Project name: Chester Branch RR Rehabilitation - Morris County.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Urbanized
Areas over 200K Population.
Project description: Rehab of existing Rail Road.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Morristown, NJ
07960-9999.
Award amount: $5,800,000.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: B00S914.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the rehabilitation of 4 miles of rail track alignment
including five rail spurs, bridge and steel structures, and grade
crossings, as well as rehabilitation of the rail right of way to
include the following: change out the rails: remove and replace tie:
lay new ballasts: new switches and switch timbers: surface the entire
right of way: new runarounds and turnouts: and brush cutting and wood
chipping.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, New Mexico Department Of.
Project name: 12th St. Silver City.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Areas with
Population equal to or less than 200K.
Project description: This project will include grinding down existing
old pavement and replacing with new pavement on 12th Street from Gold
Street to Mississippi Street. In addition, it will include inspection
and oversight. On Silver Street from US 180 to 32nd Street, new
pavement will be placed.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Silver City, NM
88062-0000.
Award amount: $600,000.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: ES11240.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports pavement improvements to ensure that the road complies with
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Kansas Department Of.
Project name: Greenwood Hotel Bus Depot @ 300 N Main In Eureka.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant:
Transportation Enhancements.
Project description: Restore part of the interior and exterior and
establish a transportation museum/welcome center in the former bus
depot of the Greenwood Hotel at 300 N Main.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Eureka, KS 67045-
1312.
Award amount: $1,313,197.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: T033401.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the renovation of the first floor and exterior restoration of
the Greenwood Hotel.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Alabama Dept Of.
Project name: STMTE-TE09(927).
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant:
Transportation Enhancements.
Project description: 'This project involves a Historic Downtown
Sidewalk and Canopy Restoration for Hartselle.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Hartselle, AL
35640-0000.
Award amount: $707,940.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: TE09927.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award
supports the reconstruction of .24 miles of sidewalks and the canopy
above the sidewalks in the historic downtown area of Hartsell,
Alabama. This reconstruction is being done so that the sidewalks meet
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards and the canopy meets
historical preservation standards.
[End of table]
Highway Descriptions That Did Not Meet Our Transparency Criteria:
The following award descriptions contained little or no information
that allowed readers to understand the general purpose, scope and
nature of activities, location, and expected outcomes. The award
description information is taken directly from Recovery.gov. We did
not edit it in any way, such as to correct typographical or
grammatical errors.
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, North Carolina Department Of.
Project name: ER-5100BD.
Award description: Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant:
Transportation Enhancements.
Project description: Landscape Plantings.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Greenville, NC
27834-0308.
Award amount: $25,000.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 0207002.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
one shelter, four trash containers, two tables, and one bike rack at
the Bayview Beach ferry terminal in Beaufort County, which will
increase pedestrian access and safety.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Michigan Department Of.
Project name: Sealcoat existing surface.
Award description: Sealcoat existing surface.
Project description: To improve the transportation infrastructure and
the economic development capacity of the State.
Project activity description: Power and Communication Line and Related
Structures Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 425 West
Ottawa Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Lansing, MI 48933-
1532.
Award amount: $65,955.65.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 0919013.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports pavement improvement activities by the Clinton County Road
Commission. The Commission will improve 4 miles of pavement on West
Colony Rd. from the West Clinton County Line to Tallman Rd. The award
will result in improved safety and extend the service life of the
roadway.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Michigan Department Of.
Project name: Aggregate Shoulder Resurfacing.
Award description: Aggregate Shoulder Resurfacing.
Project description: To improve the transportation infrastructure and
the economic development capacity of the State.
Project activity description: Power and Communication Line and Related
Structures Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 425 West
Ottawa Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Lansing, MI 48933-
1532.
Award amount: $91,271.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: 0975013.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: In order to
improve road safety, the award resurfaces 2.282 miles of shoulder on
County Road 498 in Schoolcraft County from Newborn Rd. to the County
line. The resurfacing defines the inside edge of the shoulder, adds
additional gravel material and grade shoulder to proposed slope,
removes excess material, and compacts the shoulder with a roller.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Michigan Department Of.
Project name: Single Course Chip Seal.
Award description: Single Course Chip Seal.
Project description: To improve the transportation infrastructure and
the economic development capacity of the State.
Project activity description: Power and Communication Line and Related
Structures Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 425 West
Ottawa Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Lansing, MI 48933-
1532.
Award amount: $86,617.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 1078007.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports pavement improvement activities to resurface 7.8 miles of
Featherstone Rd. from M-66 to Engle Rd. north of Sturgis. The award
will result in improved driving quality by making the road smoother.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Michigan Department Of.
Project name: Resurface road.
Award description: Resurface road.
Project description: To improve the transportation infrastructure and
the economic development capacity of the State.
Project activity description: Power and Communication Line and Related
Structures Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 425 West
Ottawa Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Lansing, MI 48933-
1532.
Award amount: $800,000.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: 1082018.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the resurfacing of .1 miles of Shook Rd. in Romulus,
Michigan. The award will result in improved driving quality and
increase the service life of the road.
[End of table]
[End of section]
Appendix VIII: Supplemental Discretionary Grants for a National
Surface Transportation System:
The Recovery Act appropriated $1.5 billion to the Supplemental
Discretionary Grants for a National Surface Transportation System--
which the Department of Transportation termed "TIGER grants."[Footnote
66] The purpose of the program is to make capital investments in
surface transportation that will have a significant impact on the
nation, a metropolitan area, or a region. The act required the
selection of awards on a competitive basis.
Nature and Type of Awards:
Although grant agreements have yet to be signed, the department
announced the selection of 51 awards on February 17, 2010. Department
officials said they received over 1,400 applications from all 50
states, territories, and the District of Columbia for projects
totaling nearly $60 billion. With $1.5 billion available, about 3
percent of the projects will be awarded grant funds. The projects
selected include a range of efforts to improve highways, bridges,
rail, port, transit, and intermodal facilities. As shown in figure 5,
transit projects totaled about $383 million (26 percent), and rail
projects totaled about $374 million (25 percent). These were the
largest transportation categories for projects to improve the movement
of people and freight. These projects are geographically dispersed
throughout the United States. Highways were the next largest category
at $338 million (23 percent). Most of these projects are located in
the West and South.
Figure 5: Categories of Projects Selected for TIGER Funds, on February
17, 2010:
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Transit $383 million): 36%;
Rail ($374 million): 25%;
Highway ($338 million): 23%;
Intermodal/other ($288 million): 19%;
Port ($114 million): 8%.
Source: GAO analysis of Department of Transportation data.
Note: Percentages in this figure do not add to 100 because of rounding.
[End of figure]
According to the department, these projects were selected because they
demonstrated the potential to meet all of the selection criteria,
which included such key components as:
* the ability to have a significant impact on desirable near-and long-
term transportation outcomes of the nation, a metropolitan area, or a
region and the creation of jobs, and:
* the ability to apply innovation and partnership to achieve long-term
transportation outcomes or new approaches to financing, contracting,
or project delivery.
No Basis to Judge TIGER Descriptions for Transparency:
As no TIGER grants have been awarded, the department has not issued
any reporting guidance or other assistance to date. Therefore, for
this program, we could not perform our transparency assessment.
According to an official, the administrative oversight and reporting
requirements for these awards will be similar to those for other
Department of Transportation Recovery Act awards. Each TIGER grant
will be administered by the modal administration responsible for the
majority of the activities within the award. For example, an award for
public transportation activities will be administered by the Federal
Transit Administration. The modal administration will also oversee
recipient reporting for these grants.
Other Ways Award Information Is Made Available to the Public:
Department officials have implemented steps to inform the public about
the TIGER grants and selected projects:
* Department of Transportation Web site (www.dot.gov/recovery/ost/.) A
Web site was established to provide information about the TIGER grants
and to address general questions. In announcing the grant awards, the
department issued a press release along with a report listing the
grant amounts. The report also included for each project a brief
summary that describes the project and its benefits. (See table 8.)
The press release and report are also available on the Web site.
* Department of Transportation interactive map of awards
(www.dot.gov/recovery). This interactive map will include the TIGER
awards and provide the location, cost, and a brief description for
each award.
Table 8: Example of Information on a Selected TIGER Project Made
Publicly Available:
Name: Crescent Corridor Intermodal Freight Rail Project;
Location: Memphis, Tennessee & Birmingham, Alabama;
Sponsor: States of Alabama & Tennessee;
Total Cost: $224,000,000;
TIGER Funding: $105,000,000.
Project Description: The Crescent Corridor is a major intermodal
freight program centered on the continued development of Norfolk
Southern's rail intermodal route from the Gulf Coast to the Mid-
Atlantic. The TIGER grant supports construction of two new intermodal
facilities in Memphis, TN, and Birmingham, AL--both critical
components of the full corridor plan. Construction of these new
facilities includes pad and support tracks, trailer and container
parking areas, lead tracks, and related ancillary buildings and
features.
Highlights:
* Provides significant new freight capacity from the Southeast through
the Mid-Atlantic region, an area currently underserved by intermodal
rail;
* Reduces greenhouse gas emissions and helps reduce highway
maintenance costs on major interstate routes;
* Combines multiple modes (water, rail and highway) to gain the
capacities, efficiencies and environmental benefits of each;
* Brings new capacity and opportunity to economically distressed
Memphis and Birmingham.
Project Benefits: Once fully-developed, the Crescent Corridor will
improve domestic rail intermodal service between the Northeast and
Southeast for the terminal host cities of Memphis, Birmingham,
Atlanta, Charlotte, Knoxville, Roanoke, Greencastle, Harrisburg,
Bethlehem, Philadelphia and Northern New Jersey. Connecting this 2,500-
mile network of existing rail lines with regional intermodal freight
distribution centers will strengthen domestic and international
freight distribution on the Southeast, Gulf Coast and Mid-Atlantic
markets.
Source: Department of Transportation.
[End of table]
According to an agency official, there has been little public feedback
regarding the announced grants or the information that is available on
the agency's Web site. To date, most of the public comments on TIGER
grants are not from the general public but from unsuccessful
applicants--that is, the 97 percent of applicants that were not
selected.
[End of section]
Appendix IX: Transit Capital Assistance:
Under the $6.9 billion Transit Capital Assistance program, the Federal
Transit Administration (FTA) apportioned Recovery Act funds to
recipients through existing program formulas. Recipients of funds
include both large and medium urbanized areas, as well as states,
which administer transit awards for small urbanized and nonurbanized
areas. These funds can be used for activities such as vehicle
replacements, facilities renovation or construction, preventive
maintenance, and paratransit services. The Transit Capital Assistance
program also includes a new discretionary grant program to support
transit projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions or energy use.
[Footnote 67]
Nature and Type of Transit Awards:
FTA had obligated nearly all the Recovery Act Transit Capital
Assistance program funding as of April 5, 2010.[Footnote 68] Of the
amount obligated, $1.6 billion had been reimbursed by FTA. Almost half
of Recovery Act transit obligations have been for transit construction
and non-vehicle infrastructure activities. This includes about $1.2
billion for station stops and terminals and about $1.1 billion for
support facilities and equipment. In addition, 30 percent is being
used for purchasing or rehabilitating buses: a majority of these funds
are being used to replace or rehabilitate buses. (See fig. 6.)
Figure 6: Reported Uses of Recovery Act Transit Funds, as of April 5,
2010:
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Transit infrastructure construction and related activities: ($3,194
million): 47%:
- Station stops and terminals ($1,158): 36%;
- Support facilities and equipment ($1,059): 33%;
- Infrastructure-transitway lines, transit power, and signal and
communications ($861): 27%;
- Transit enhancements ($116): 4%.
Bus purchases/rehabilitation ($2,013 million): 30%:
- Bus purchase for replacement and bus rehabilitation ($1,808): 90%;
- Bus purchase for expansion ($205): 10%.
Other capital expenses ($613 million): 9%;
Preventive maintenance ($606 million): 9%;
Railcar purchases/rehabilitation ($220 million): 3%;
Operating expense ($92 million): 1%:
- Railcar purchase for replacement and railcar rehabilitation ($135):
61%;
- Railcar purchase for expansion ($85): 39%.
Source: GAO analysis of FTA data.
Note: Percentages may not add to 100 because of rounding.
[End of figure]
Half of Transit Descriptions Met Our Transparency Criteria:
We assessed the transparency of descriptive information for transit
awards available on Recovery.gov, as described in the report. We found
that an estimated:
* 50 percent met our transparency criteria,
* 50 percent partially met our criteria, and:
* zero percent did not meet our criteria.[Footnote 69]
For transit descriptions that partially met our transparency criteria,
we collected information necessary to make the descriptions meet our
criteria. The descriptions of awards in our sample, whether they met
our transparency criteria, and additional information that we found to
complete the narrative descriptions are provided at the end of this
appendix.
Agency Guidance and Other Factors That May Affect Transparency of
Reported Information:
For the first two reporting rounds, FTA created detailed assistance
documents for recipients that may have affected transparency results.
FTA annotated the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) guidance--
specifically, the data reporting model--by adding a transit-specific
comment and example for each reporting field. For some data fields,
such as project name, FTA directed recipients to use information from
FTA's grants database, Transportation Electronic Award Management. In
the award description field, FTA outlined items that recipients should
include in their narrative. (See table 9.) According to FTA officials,
OMB's guidance is open to different interpretations and does not
provide enough information to guide recipients to provide descriptions
understandable to the public. In its reporting model, therefore, FTA
provided clarification to help recipients do so.
Table 9: Sample Guidance from FTA's Reporting Data Model:
Reporting field: Project name or project/program title;
FTA comments: Provide the project description as presented in the
project details screen in TEAM [Transportation Electronic Award
Management]. If you are reporting on a grant that has been amended,
provide the project description pertaining to the original grant and
the amended grant; FTA example: Purchase of six replacement buses.
Reporting field: Award description;
FTA comments: All FTA recipients should enter the phrase, "Invest in
public transportation" to capture the overall purpose of the funds
awarded to them and then briefly describe each of the activities that
will be funded by the grant. This description should be written in a
way that members of the public can understand the purposes of the
grant. The description should not include acronyms or jargon;
FTA example: Invest in public transportation by purchasing new hybrid-
electric buses, rehabilitating a bus maintenance garage, performing
preventative maintenance on existing buses, and installing intelligent
transportations systems technology on vehicles.
Reporting field: Quarterly activities/project description;
FTA comments: Describe the specific outputs and outcomes that will
result from the grant. This entry should include quantitative
information about the activities conducted and items purchased under
the grant;
FTA example: This grant has allowed the transit agency to purchase six
low-floor, hybrid electric buses, to modernize and expand two of its
three bus depots, to conduct preventive maintenance on 40 existing
buses, and to install automatic stop announcement systems on 50 of its
buses As a result of these investments, the transit agency will be
able to offer public transportation service that is safer, more
reliable, more environmentally friendly, and more accessible for
people with disabilities.
Source: FTA's recipient reporting data model for second reporting
round.
[End of table]
Several recipients we interviewed told us this annotated reporting
model was very useful in crafting their recipient reports. Chicago
Transit Authority officials, for example, told us that FTA's annotated
reporting model helped them interpret the ambiguous parts of OMB's
guidance. For many of the transit awards we reviewed in detail, the
Recovery.gov reports directly reflected FTA's annotated reporting
model.[Footnote 70] Specifically, recipients included the introductory
language and other conventions suggested by FTA in the award
description field.
For the third reporting round (for the quarter ending March 31, 2010),
FTA updated its annotated reporting model. However, officials told us
they called this updated reporting model and all other reporting
resources "technical and training assistance" for this round. They did
so because OMB's March guidance directs agencies to not call any of
their materials "guidance" unless they have been formally approved by
OMB.[Footnote 71] In general, FTA officials said that the agency has
had to adjust its plans and processes for recipient reporting because
of the fluid nature and late release of OMB's guidance.
In addition, FTA conducted webinars for each reporting round to
support transit recipients. For the second reporting round, FTA's
webinar provided tips on completing narrative fields that advised
recipients to:
* use plain language and avoid acronyms and jargon,
* imagine that you are writing for your mother, who will have to
explain what is written to someone else, and:
* think about the public, reporters, and auditors reading published
reports.
According to several recipients we interviewed, FTA's webinars were
helpful in completing reports. Officials from the Port Authority of
Allegheny County told us that the FTA webinars were the main source of
assistance used to complete their recipient reporting. FTA also held a
webinar with recipients after the first reporting period to identify
concerns and collect lessons learned for use in future reporting
rounds.
Other FTA efforts may have affected the transit transparency results.
First, FTA produced a tip sheet to help recipients avoid and resolve
problems when reporting. A few recipients we interviewed also said
that FTA regional office staff helped clarify reporting guidance and
solve problems. Officials from the Greater Attleboro-Taunton Regional
Transit Authority in Massachusetts told us they worked closely with
FTA regional staff to initially develop a description for the Recovery
Act award, as it required more detail than normal. In addition,
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officials told us that FTA
regional staff were helpful in answering questions that arose during
the reporting process. Finally, FTA regional officials reviewed
narrative descriptions to ensure that they were understandable and
accurate, though the volume of descriptions prevented them from doing
a thorough review.
While FTA's transparency results were generally positive, a few
recipients we interviewed told us that space limitations in the
narrative reporting fields affected their ability to fully convey
award information on Recovery.gov. For example, officials from the
Greater Attleboro-Taunton Regional Transit Authority said that they
wanted additional space to explain activity details and status
information. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority did not face
space limitations: however, officials told us that the multiple
activities under their grant, from purchasing paratransit vans to
repairing fencing systemwide, did not lend themselves to a single
description, as is the convention in FederalReporting.gov.
Other Ways Transit Award Information Is Made Available to the Public:
Beyond Recovery.gov, the Department of Transportation and FTA make
award information available to the public through various means,
including the following:
* Department of Transportation interactive map of awards
(www.dot.gov/recovery). This agencywide map, which includes transit
awards, provides the location, cost, and a brief description for each
award.
* FTA grants digest (www.fta.dot.gov/index_9440.html). Published on
FTA's Recovery Act Web site, this searchable digest provides a short
summary of each grant including location, cost, and an overview of
activities.
* FTA spreadsheet of awards. Also on FTA's Web site, the spreadsheet
outlines information on each award like the grant number and a short,
descriptive title. This spreadsheet does not include detailed
descriptions of the activities within each award. The source of the
data--FTA's Transportation Electronic Award Management database--
limits the length of the descriptive field.
* FTA fact sheets. For a limited number of awards, FTA posted on its
Web site detailed fact sheets that describe the purpose and nature of
the award.
In addition, transit recipients use Web sites, newsletters, and other
tools to provide award information to the public. Several transit
recipients we interviewed disseminate Recovery Act award information
to the public on their Web sites. In California, the Orange County
Transportation Authority created a dedicated Web site for the county's
Recovery Act transportation awards (www.octa.net/rtw_response.aspx).
This Web site includes, among other things, information on the transit
activities in the authority's transit award, including bus
preventative maintenance and facility repairs in Irvine, California.
On its Web site, the Chicago Transit Authority posted press releases
to announce plans and progress on activities. Press releases covered
the delivery of the first hybrid bus purchased under the award and a
status update on the replacement of 7 miles of subway track.
Similarly, the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad
Corporation--Metra--used its monthly newsletter to announce Recovery
Act activities, including the construction of a new station on the
Rock Island Line. A few recipients also used social media like
Facebook and Twitter to make award information available to the
public. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York, for
example, maintains a Facebook page that contains a video explaining
the Long Island Rail Road Atlantic Avenue viaduct span replacement
project.
According to FTA officials, most of the feedback on transit Recovery
Act awards has been positive. The press also reported on the use of
funds for specific projects at the local level, but press coverage has
decreased over time as the Recovery Act has become more routine. Many
of the transit recipients we interviewed said that, in general, they
had not received much public feedback. Pennsylvania state transit
officials told us they had not received any public comments on the
state's rural transit award, which involved transit activities like
building an intermodal transit center and replacing buses in various
locations in the state. The Port Authority of Allegheny County used
its transit award to pay for a portion of the ongoing construction of
its light rail system from downtown Pittsburgh into the developing
North Shore area of the city, which involves tunneling under the
Allegheny River. While the project received some negative feedback
early on, Port Authority officials told us that those remarks have
faded as the benefits of using public transportation to support
development of the North Shore have become evident.
Transit Descriptions That Met Our Transparency Criteria:
The following award descriptions contained sufficient information on
general purpose, scope and nature of activities, location, and
expected outcomes to meet our transparency criteria. The award
description information is taken directly from Recovery.gov. We did
not edit it in any way, such as to correct typographical or
grammatical errors.
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority.
Project name: Purchase of 17 replacement buses. Rehabilitaion of
maintenance garage. Purchase of bus washer and vacuum cleaning system.
Purchase of diagnostic equipment and tools.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by purchasing 17
new compressed natural gas buses and related tools for repair,
rehabilitating a bus maintenance garage, and replacing a bus wash and
vacuum cleaning system.
Project description: This grant has allowed the Birmingham-Jefferson
County Transit Authority to begin the administrative and solicitation
process to acquire 17 compressed natural gas buses and related
diagnostic equipment and tools. This grant sill also provide for the
rehabilitation of a maintenance garage and replacement of a buswash
and vacuum cleaning system at the same location within the next year.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1735 Morris
Avenue.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Birmingham, AL
35203-2008.
Award amount: $8,694,931.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: AL-96-X006.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District.
Project name: Preventive Maintenance and ADA Complementary Paratransit
Service.
Award description: Sustain mass transit service by funding Alameda
Contra Costa Transit's (AC Transit) Preventive Maintenance
($23,165,013), and AC Transit/Bay Area Rapid Transit jointly funded
Complementary Paratransit Service (East Bay Paratransit):
($2,573,890), financed by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds
appropriated through the Federal Transit Administration Urbanized Area
Program (Section 5307: 49 CFR). The purpose of this program is to
sustain mass transit and paratransit operations in the AC Transit
service area and to preserve critical jobs to ensure service can be
maintained at existing levels.
Project description: Purpose of grant activities is to provide regular
and ongoing bus maintenance and rehabilitation, including associated
administrative costs, to sustain fixed-route transit service and
paratransit service. As one of the largest bus transit systems in the
country, AC Transit currently provides bus service to approximately 67
Million passengers per year, in addition to nearly 500,000 paratransit
riders annually . This service covers a 364-square mile service area
in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, with over 100 bus lines
providing bus transportation to 13 cities and 9 unincorporated areas,
as well as to the City of San Francisco via the San Francisco-Oakland
Bay Bridge, and San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties via the Hayward-San
Mateo and Dumbarton Bridges. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
funds allowed transit service to be sustained for nine (9) months.
These funds were committed to fund jobs critical to maintain fixed-
route mass transit and paratransit services. Without the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, AC Transit would have been forced
to make mandatory layoffs in all areas and draconian service cuts
would have gone into affect last year.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): AC Transit,
1600 Franklin Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Oakland, CA 94612-
2800.
Award amount: $25,738,903.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: CA-96-X004-00.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Simi Valley, City Of.
Project name: Shelters, Buses, Garage Modernization, Wheelchair Scale,
Operating Assistance and Non Fixed-Route ADA Paratransit Service.
Award description: Fiscal Year 2009 Transportation Enhancement
projects eligible for funding under the Federal American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for the City of Simi Valley/Simi Valley
Transit include funding for the following: 1) TRANSIT SHELTER PROGRAM
($484,000) - Like-kind replacement and upgrade of 26 deteriorated bus
shelters, 72 concrete benches, and other amenities at bus stops
throughout the City. 2) PURCHASE OF THREE REPLACEMENT 40-FT BUSES
($1,380,000) - Like-kind replacements for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
buses that have met their useful service life by accumulating in
excess of 568,000 miles each. The replacement vehicles will be low-
floor, 40-ft New Flyer buses that will have an expected service life
of 12 years or an accumulation of at least 500,000 miles. These buses
will meet the Clean Air Act Standards (CAA) and the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. 3) Transit Garage Modernization
($563,949) - Project to include work on electrical, ventilation and
mechanical systems: retrofitting the mechanic work bays: upgrading the
hydraulic lifts: increased storage area and like-kind replacement of
the.
Project description: bus washer. 4) Wheelchair Scale ($5,000) -
Purchase of one scale to be used during the ADA application process to
weigh wheelchairs. 5) Operating Assistance ($303,400) - 10% of total
allocation to provide for operating assistance for the City's fixed-
route and non-ADA paratransit service. 6) Non Fixed-Route Ada
Paratransit Service ($303,400) - 10% of total allocation to assist
with ADA/DAR paratransit operating costs.
Project description: Have entered into a cooperative purchasing
agreement with Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for the
replacement of three (3) New Flyer of America buses. The design and
locations for transit shelters is complete. Staff will be seeking
authorization from City Council to solicit bids by March 2010.
Architectural services on the garage modernization project have been
approved. Staff will be seeking authorization from the City Council by
February 2010 to solicit bids. Purchase of the wheelchair scale has
not been completed.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 490 West Los
Angeles Ave.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Simi Valley, CA
93065-1646.
Award amount: $3,039,749.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: CA-96-X005.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Los Angeles, City Of.
Project name: ARRA-DOT-Purchase 16 Buses LAES430.
Award description: This grant applies the 2009 ARRA Formula allocation
of $8,022,665 to bus replacement. The City of Los Angeles Department
of Transportation will purchase approximately sixteen 40-foot over-the-
road type coaches that will have an expected useful life of 12 years
or 500,000 miles. The vehicles that will be replaced have either met
or exceeded their useful life of 12 years. A Federal ratio of 100/0
will apply. The buses purchased through this grant will comply with
both the Clean Air Act (CAA) standards as well as with the
requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Project description: The goal of this project is replace approximately
16 existing buses. The new buses will have a useful life of 12 years
or 500,000 miles. The new buses will also comply with current
environmental standards as well as with the ADA. The City of Los
Angeles initially anticipated that this project would be completed no
later than June 30, 2010. During the 4th quarter of calendar year
2009, the project experienced slippage. The City currently anticipates
that the project will be completed by the second quarter of 2011.
Completion means that the buses will be assembled, delivered, placed
into the service, and the grant closed out. During the most recent
quarter (October 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009) arrangements were made
with the proposed vendor to provide a sample bus for testing. The
sample bus is currently being.
Project activity description: shipped to Altoona, Pennsylvania. If the
sample bus performs as expected, production of the 16 buses are
scheduled to begin in the summer of 2010. The City anticipates to
begin taking delivery of these buses in the summer of 2010. To date,
no funds have been expended nor obligated.
Project activity description: Burial & Cemetery Services.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 100 S. Main
Street-10th Floor.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Los Angeles, CA
90012-3712.
Award amount: $8,022,665.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: CA-96-X013-00.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Gardena, City Of.
Project name: Transit Capital - Bus Replacement.
Award description: Transit Capital - Bus Replacement of 6 Hybrid
Gasoline-Electric buses.
Project description: Contract awarded on 8/11/09 to purchase 6 hybrid
gasoline-electric buses from New Flyer.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 13999 South
Western Avenue.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Gardena, CA 90249-
3005.
Award amount: $3,584,821.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: CA-96-X051.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Napa County Transportation & Planning Agency.
Project name: Purchase 4 hybrid buses and construct multi-modal Park
and Ride Facility.
Award description: Invest in Public Transportation-Replace four 15+
yeal old diesel buses with new, clean air, gasoline/electirc hybrid
buses. In addition, funds will be used to construct a multi-modal Park
and Ride facility featuring: commuter parking, transit hub, bicycle
accommodations, and a potential future rail platform. Green building
elements (such as solar power) will be incorporated into the design.
Project description: This grant will allow for the modernization of
the transit fleet with the purchase of 4 gasoline/electric hybrid
vehicles. In addition, once the multi-modal Park and Ride lot is
constructed, hundreds of residents/commuters a day will be able to
make more efficient, safe and timely transit connections.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Napa, CA 94559-
2912.
Award amount: $2,779,727.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: CA-96-X069-00.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Mountain Metropolitan Transit.
Project name: Preventative Maintenance, Capital Cost of Contracting,
and Paratransit Offset.
Award description: This project invests the American Recovery and
Reinvestment funds to preserve public transportation service by
funding vehicle maintenance, providing fixed-route service, and help
fund local transit services for the disabled community for 2010. The
funds applied in this application will help reduce the potential
reduction of these services as a direct result of declining local
sales tax revenues.
Project description: Due to declining sales tax revenues, Mountain
Metropolitan Transit is facing up to a 50% reduction in local fixed
route services and up to a 10% reduction in paratransit services for
2010. This ARRA grant will allow Mountain Metropolitan Transit to fund
3rd Party Capital Cost of Contracting for its fixed route service for
2010: fund a portion of the ADA Paratransit services for 2010: and
fund building and vehicle Preventative Maintenance for 2010. As a
result of these investments, the local match , annually budgeted for
these grant funded capital expenditures, has been freed up to help
preserve portions of the local fixed-route and paratransit services in
2010.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Colorado Springs,
CO 80901-1575.
Award amount: $4,550,000.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: CO-96-X004.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Santa Rosa, City Of.
Project name: Hybrid Bus Replacement.
Award description: Invest in public transportation. These funds will
partially finance the purchase of one replacement bus. The bus to be
replaced is a 1998 40' diesel fixed route urban public transit bus.
This bus will have met the end of its 12 year useful life by 2010. The
1998 bus will be replaced with a 40-foot, low floor Gasoline Hybrid
Electric Bus (GHEB) fixed route, urban public transit bus. This bus
will be procured in accordance with FTA's Procurement Requirements.
The bus will meet the Clean Air Act (CAA) standards and the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements.
Project description: These funds will partially finance the purchase
of one replacement bus. The bus to be replaced is a 1998 40' diesel
fixed route urban public transit bus. This bus will have met the end
of its 12 year useful life by 2010. The 1998 bus will be replaced with
a 40-foot, low floor Gasoline Hybrid Electric Bus (GHEB) fixed route,
urban public transit bus through the exercising of options on an
existing contract. This bus will be procured in accordance with FTA's
Procurement Requirements. The bus will meet the Clean Air Act (CAA)
standards and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements.
Expected contract award by March 2009.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1101 College
Avenue, Suite 200.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Santa Rosa, CA
95404-3940.
Award amount: $312,865.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: CA-66-X010.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Tracy, City Of (Inc).
Project name: Bus Shelter Construction.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by improvement of
bus stop including, but not limited to, installation of bus shelters,
benches, and trash receptacles at over 50 locations. The City of Tracy
currently operates 5 fixed bus routes serving over 90,000 passengers
annually. Additionally, the City operates a Paratransit system which
services over 24,000 passengers annually. The addition of bus shelters
and benches will provide a safer environment for passengers to wait
for the bus.
Project description: The City of Tracy has not yet started its ARRA
project this quarter.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Tracy, CA 95376-
4062.
Award amount: $1,711,239.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: CA-96-X003.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: SAN FRANCISCO, CITY & COUNTY OF.
Project name: Infrastructure Enhancement and Maintenance Projects.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by restoring the
door and step components on light rail vehicles: engaging in
preventive maintenance activities to preserve/extend the functionality
of the SFMTA's assets: rehabilitating articulated motor coaches:
upgrading the SFMTA's mileage and fuel tracking system for diesel and
trolley coaches: equipping an interim Operations Control Center to
support dispatching and rerouting of vehicles, incident detection and
response, and voice communications with transit operators: replacing
the inductive loop cable in the subway: procuring a customized
software application for capital planning and grant management:
procuring new personal computers for the bus yards: replacing sales
kiosks for cable car fares: replacing change machines in the subway
system: replacing track switches for light rail vehicles: replacing
the SFMTA's existing subway fare collection system with a new fare
collection system: and engaging in rehabilitation and upgrade
activities at various sites, facilities, and right-of-way locations.
Project description: This grant will allow the SFMTA to restore the
worn out door and step components of approximately 143 light rail
vehicles: engage in preventive maintenance activities to
preserve/extend the functionality of the SFMTA's assets: rehabilitate
about 35 standard and 27 articulated motor coaches: upgrade the
SFMTA's obsolete mileage and fuel tracking system for diesel and
trolley coaches: equip an interim Operations Control Center to support
dispatching and rerouting of vehicles, incident detection and
response, and voice communications with transit operators: replace the
worn out inductive loop cable in the subway: procure a customized
software application for capital planning and grant management:
procure about 70 new PCs for the bus yards: replace up to 2 outdated
sales kiosks for cable car fares: replace obsolete change machines in
the subway system: replace approximately 19 worn out track switches
for light rail vehicles: obtain a new automatic fare collection system
for the subway: and engage in rehabilitation and upgrade activities at
various sites, facilities, and right-of-way locations, including the
SFMTA's Presido and Burke facilities and right-of-way locations
including 19th Avenue, Carl and Cole Streets, and Duboce Portal. All
applicable projects are under contract, with the SFMTA actively
working on performing preventive maintenance on its vehicles,
implementing automatic fare collection equipment in the subway,
rehabilitating the doors and steps of light rail vehicles, installing
new workstations at bus yards, implementing various infrastructure and
facility enhancements, and establishing the Central Control Interim
Line Management Center. The SFMTA has completed the installation of
change machines in the subway station.
Project activity description: Mixed Mode Transit Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: San Francisco, CA
94103-5417.
Award amount: $67,245,980.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: CA-96-X014.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Monterey-Salinas Transit.
Project name: Lease (46) 40-Ft Buses.
Award description: Monterey-Salinas Transit Capitalized Preventive
Maintenance:Lease (46) 40-Ft Buses, Acquire Mobile Fare Coll Equip.
Project description: The project consists of the purchase up to forty
(40)buses from Gillig Corp. and six (6) trolleys from Optima Bus Corp.
to replace 38 buses in current fleet and expand by 8 buses. This will
fund the remaining payments on bus financing payments 17, 18, 19, and
20. Buses have been paid off.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1 Ryan Ranch
Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Monterey, CA
93940-5307.
Award amount: $7,658,196.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: CA-96-X041-00.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Claremont, City Of.
Project name: Purchase of 2 replacement paratransit vehicles.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by purchasing new
replacement paratransit vehicles.
Project description: This grant will allow the purchase of two
paratransit vehicles to replace old vehicles that are currently in the
fleet. As a result of these investments, the agency will be able to
continue to offer public transportation service that is safer, more
reliable, and accessible for people with disabilities.
Project activity description: Special Needs Transportation.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Claremont, CA
91711-0880.
Award amount: $124,748.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: CA-96-X075.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Redondo Beach, City Of (Inc).
Project name: 30' and 35' Bus Replacement and Bus Stop Improvements.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by purchasing
replacement transit vehicles and implementing bus stop improvements.
The fund will be utilized to 1) purchase up to three 18 passenger,
30', CNG-powered cut-away buses that have an expected useful life of
five years or 150,000 miles: 2) purchase one 29-passenger, 32', CNG-
powered bus that has an expected useful life of 10 years or 350,000
miles: and 3) to implement bus stop improvements throughout the City
of Redondo Beach, which will include replacing the old concrete and
terracotta bus benches with new, more durable and aesthetically
pleasing corrosion resistant steel construction benches, replacing pre-
existing bus stop sign poles with new standard rail poles, replacing
bus stop signs with new high-visibility reflective signs, and
replacing old and deteriorated or missing trash receptacles with new
metal vandal resistant receptacles.
Project description: This grant allows the City of Redondo Beach to
move forward with the purchasing of three, up to 27', CNG powered
cutaway buses and procuring of bus stop improvements.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 415 Diamond
Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Redondo Beach, CA
90277-2836.
Award amount: $727,900.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: CA-96-X081-00.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient Name; Transportation, Florida Department Of.
Project Name; Fy 09 (4) Arra Locomotives.
Award Description; Invest The 2009 Arra Formula Allocation Of
$13,431,438 To Purchase Up To Four (4) Locomotives # 802,803,804 And
805. The Original Locomotives Were Manufactured In The Mid 1960's And
Were Last Remanufactured In 1988. They Lack Any Fuel Efficient
Technology And Are Not Required To Meet Any EPA Emission Standards.
Due To The Design Of The Hep Unit, These Locomotives Consume Excessive
Fuel. The Locomotives Have An Approximate Expected Useful Life Of 25
Years. A Federal Ratio Of 100/100 Will Apply. The New Locomotives Will
Meet The Clean Air Act (CAA) Standards And The American With
Disabilites Act (ADA) Requirements. This Grant Also Includes Transit
Enhancements ($135,670) That Will Fund Various Station Beautification
Improvements Such As Landscaping, Painting, Etc.
Project Description; SFRTA Issued The Notice To Proceed To The
Consultants On September 22, 2009. At This Time The Solicitation
Package Is Being Prepared And Is Due To Be Advertised By The End Of
January, 2010. It Is Estimated That The Procurement Period Will Be
Sixty (60) Days. The Estimated Notice Of Award To The Manufacturer
Will Be In Late April Early May. All Activities Are In Compliance With
Arra Regulations.
Project Activity Description; Line-Haul Railroads.
Award Type; Grants.
Place Of Performance - Street Address (Optional Field); 800 Nw 33
Street.
Place Of Performance - City, State, And Postal Code; Pompano Beach, Fl
33064-2046.
Award Amount; $13,567,108.00.
Project Status; Less Than 50% Completed.
Award Number; Fl-96-X015-00.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Columbus, County Of.
Project name: Purchase of 4 replacement buses: 3 replacement Trolley
buses: Enhancements replacement and security equipment installation.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by purchasing new
35 Ft Low Floor Clean Diesel Transit Buses, installing security
cameras and annunciation systems on buses and replacing worn out
transit enhancements to include, bus stops signs, bus shelters,
benches and trash cans.
Project description: This grant allowed the transit agency to purchase
4 low-floor clean diesel and 3 trolley clean diesel buses, replace
worn out bus shelters, trash cans, benches, install security cameras
on 8 existing buses and install automatic stop announcements systems
on 5 buses. As a result of these investments, the transit agency will
be able to offer public transportation service that is safer, more
reliable, and more environmentally friendly.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 814 Linwood
Blvd.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Columbus, GA
31902-1340.
Award amount: $2,769,671.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GA-96-X006-00.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Sioux City, City Of.
Project name: 1 Medium Duty Bus - Flex Funds.
Award description: Purchase one (1) 31 Ft low-floor Medium Duty (MD)
expansion bus. The vehicle will help to expand the spare ratio for the
fleet and provide much needed reliable service backup for the aging
fleet. These are flex funds through Nebraska. The vehicle will be
procured via State of Minnesota consortium.
Project description: One (1) 31 ft. medium duty (MD) low-floor bus.
The MD bus is an expansion vehicle for enhancement of the transit
service primarily for disabled passengers and to provide backup for
fixed route service. This unit will increase the spare ratio to 4
units. With 21 units in peak service, the 4 spares will increase the
ratio to 16% once the vehicle is acquired.
Project activity description: Public Transportation Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 2505 East 4th
Street, PO Box 447.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Sioux City, IA
51102-0447.
Award amount: $84,251.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: IA-66-X001-00.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Madison County Transit.
Project name: Purchase 15 biodiesel replacement buses.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by purchasing new
biodiesel buses.
Project description: The purchase of 15 low-floor, biodiesel,
replacement buses allows Madison County Transit District to continue
providing safe and reliable public transportation services in a more
environmentally friendly manner.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): One Transit Way.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Granite City, IL
62040-2868.
Award amount: $5,525,178.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: IL-96-X004.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Pace, The Suburban Bus Division Of The Regional
Transportation Authority.
Project name: Purchase 58 replacement fixed route 30' buses, Purchase
190 replacement paratransit vehicles, and purchase 76 replacement
support vehicles for maintenance and supervisory personnel as well as
staff at Headquarters.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by purchasing 58
30' transit buses, 190 paratransit vehicles and a minimum of 76
support vehicles for maintenance and supervisory personnel as well as
staff at Headquarters.
Project description: This grant allows Pace to purchase 58 30'
replacement fixed route buses, 190 replacement paratransit vehicles,
and 76 replacement support vehicles for maintenance and supervisory
personnel as well as staff at Headquarters. As a result of these
investments, Pace will be able to provide public transportation
service that is safer and more reliable. In this quarter, we have
awarded a contract for inspection services. We received delivery of 10
trucks with plows for maintenance/supervisory personnel and 6
paratransit buses. Production will continue for the paratransit buses
next quarter. Production will begin in February for the fixed route
buses.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 550 W.
Algonquin Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Arlington
Heights, IL 60005-4412.
Award amount: $33,135,437.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: IL-96-X005.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Decatur, City Of.
Project name: Capital Projects: Buses, vans and facility improvements.
Award description: Investing in public transportation by purchasing
four new 35' buses to replace four 1993 35' buses, by purchasing two
new wheelchair lift vans to replace two 1999 wheelchair vans, by
repairing and remodeling the bus storage building built in 1980, by
installing a water recycling system in the existing bus washer to
reduce the amount of water used, and by repairing and seal coating the
existing asphalt parking lot and driving lanes around the Transit
Administration Building.
Project description: Although no jobs were created and no funds were
paid out this quarter, the City of Decatur has already awarded
purchase orders for 4 buses ($1,500,000) and for 2 wheelchair lift
vans ($104,202). The buses are tentatively scheduled to be built by
Gillig Corp. about July 15, 2010, and the 2 vans were tentatively
scheduled for delivery around January 1, 2010. Staff advertised
nationally for bids for the installation of a water recycling system.
Since only one bid was submitted by the Dec. 3 deadline and that bid
was significantly higher than the pre-bid estimate, this project will
be re-bid. Staff has been preparing to advertise for bids for the
other facility improvement projects. Those projects are expected to be
under contract this quarter, or as soon as the weather permits.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 555 E Wood
Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Decatur, IL 62523-
1325.
Award amount: $1,697,301.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: IL-96-X014.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Owensboro, City Of.
Project name: ARRA Funds for Buses, Lift, Generator.
Award description: OTS is investing in public transportation by
purchasing three new transit buses, installing a commercial generator
at the Transit Office, and rehabilitating the bus garage by installing
a new hydraulic bus lift to assist with maintenance operations.
Project description: This grant will allow the transit agency to
purchase three low-floor transit buses to replace buses which have
exceeded their useful life. The transit agency is also purchasing a
hydraulic bus lift for the maintenance garage to assist with repairs
and maintenance of the new buses. The transit agency is also
installing a commercial generator at the main Transit Office, so that
transit operations can continue through times when the city is without
power. January 2010 Update: Three transit buses are on order from
Gillig. The hydraulic lift will be installed in January 2010. The
commercial generator has been ordered.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): Owensboro
Transit System, 430 Allen Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Owensboro, KY
42303-3434.
Award amount: $1,098,000.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number; KY-96-X004.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Shreveport Transit Management, Inc.
Project name: Purchase buses, renovate facility, preventive
maintenance, purchase miscellaneous equipment.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by purchase of new
compressed natural gas (CNG) buses: construction of a CNG fuel
station: conversion of existing maintenance facility to CNG fueling:
rehabilitate/upgrade 22 year old bus terminal: acquire maintenance
support equipment, mobile surveillance/security equipment, and upgrade
of maintenance record system: and perform preventive maintenance on
existing buses.
Project description: This Grant allowed the transit agency to purchase
a new computer and map software for the terminal information booth,
purchase the first bus bike racks, select a bus vendor from which to
purchase the first 5 CNG buses, and issue request for bids for an
architect to design and manage construction of a CNG fuel station and
upgrade of maintenance facility. As a result of these activities the
agency's customers will be able to obtain accurate information on best
bus route to a specific destination, have a means to combine bus/bike
transportation and prepare to purchase the first environmentally
friendly buses and their support system.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1115 Jack
Wells Blvd.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Shreveport, LA
71107-6613.
Award amount: $4,716,500.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: LA-96-X012.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: River Parishes Transit Authority.
Project name: Purchase of two new vehicles and provide preventative
maintenance on existing buses.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by purchasing new
wheelchair lift buses and performing preventative maintenance on
existing buses.
Project description: This grant will allow the transit agency to
purchase two new wheelchair lift equipped vehicles to expand its fleet
and to conduct preventative maintenance on 4 existing vehicles. As a
result of these investments the transit agency will be able to
continue offering the public a safe, reliable and accessible service.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 149 Woodland.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: LaPlace, LA 70068-
5940.
Award amount: $300,000.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: LA-96-X013-00.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Montachusett Regional Transit Authority.
Project name: Buses/Construct Storage Facility/Equipment.
Award description: This grant will allow MART to invest in public
transportation by allowing us to purchase new vehicles and equipment
and to construct a vehicle storage facility to protect our investment.
A budget of $750,000 is allocated to the purchase of 3 new hybrid
buses to replace existing diesel buses for use on our fixed route
service within the Fitchburg/Leominster/Gardner service area. This
investment will allow us to bring down the maintenance costs by
reducing fuel quantities and the disposal of older buses which have
higher maintenance costs than a new vehicle under warranty. A budget
allocation of $2.1 million is for construction of a vehicle storage
facility at 840 N. Main Street in Leominster, MA. The A&E is complete
and was funded through grant MA-04-0004 for $1,485,000. The ARRA funds
will pay for the actual construction. MART, at this time, has a large
number of vehicles which are stored outside. The construction of this
vehicle storage facility will allow us to get these vehicles out of
the elements - which include a harsh New England winter. This again
will drive down overall maintenance and repair costs. The remainder of
the allocated funds will purchase bus maintenance equipment including
a new bus washer for the Fitchburg Maintenance facility and related
peripheral equipment. The existing bus maintenance equipment is old
and in need of replacement. .
Project description: This grant allowed MART to order the three Hybrid
buses, but delivery is not expected until February 2010. One bus has
been completed and sent for Altoona testing (1 of 3 tests are
complete). The other 2 buses are complete but will not be delivered
until the 1st bus is finished testing. The funds for these buses has
been obligated but remains unliquidated at this time (no expenditures
have been made). Construction of the Storage Facility started on
October 1st and is progressing. The remaining items have not been
ordered yet and are unobligated as of this reporting period.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 840 N. Main
Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Leominster, MA
01453-1411.
Award amount: $3,227,669.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: MA-96-X003-00.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Greater Attleboro-Taunton Regional Transit Authority.
Project name: Purchase bus, minibus, vans: construct improvements at
train station, bus terminal, walkway, prev. maint., scheduling
software, ADA service: SmartCard & software.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by purchasing low-
floor buses, minibuses and vans: purchase scheduling software:
construction of renovations to commuter rail station: construction of
improvements to bus facility: construction of accessible walkway at
commuter rail station: preventative maintenance: provision of ADA
paratransit service: purchase smartcard equipment and software.
Project description: This grant allowed GATRA to purchase 4 transit
buses, 12 minibuses, and 10 vans (all on order with delivery shortly),
improvements to Attleboro Commuter Rail Station (one project completed
and ongoing), improvements to Taunton Terminal and Maintenance
facility (2 projects completed and ongoing), construction of ADA
accessible walkway (design at 80%), preventative maintenance,
provision of ADA service, purchase of dispatch/scheduling equipment
and purchase of SmartCard Equipment and software. All of the above
will enable GATRA to offer public transportation service that's safer,
more reliable and more accessible for people with disabilities. All
activities are less than 50% complete.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 7 Mill Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Attleboro, MA
02703-2903.
Award amount: $7,326,177.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: MA-96-X010.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: City Of Billings.
Project name: ARRA Bus replacement & Bus Wash Rehab.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by rehabilitating a
Bus Wash Facility and replacing two high maintenance low-floor buses
that have exceeded their useful life of twelve years.
Project description: This grant allowed recipient (City of Billings
MET Transit) to rehabilitate the Bus Wash Facility, which was built in
1983, and to replace two low-floor buses that have incurred more
frequent and higher than normal maintenance costs. As a result of
these investments, recipient will be able to continue to offer
economical public transportation service that is safer, more reliable
and more environmentally friendly.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1705 Monad
Road, P.O. Box 1178.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Billings, MT
59103-1178.
Award amount: $1,884,898.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: MT-96-X002-00.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: City Of Greensboro.
Project name: AARA-Transit Maint/oper/admin/Facil.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by supporting a
portion of the construction activities (30.2%) for a new Transit
Maintenance and Operations Facility and Administrative Offices for the
Greensboro Transit Authority. This 'LEED Gold Designed' facility is
being built to address current and future service delivery needs for
maintenance and operations of GTA transit vehicles and administrative
functions. Phase 1 consists of the programming and schematic design of
the facility, site design, permitting and the site work construction
phase. Phase 2 will include a 64,000 SF facility building design and
construction. Over the past five years, GTA's ridership has doubled
(2M to 4M passenger trips) with the implementation of improved
services and vehicles. Therefore, a new transit facility is
desperately needed to replace an aging facility that no longer meets
GTA's needs. This project is one of the city's priority facility
projects that will significantly enhance the GTA's service delivery,
efficiency and the quality of transit services to current and future
transit riders (over 200,000 population) in the Greensboro community.
Project description: Completed Phase 1 project activities. Efforts to
complete the final punch list. Specifically, checking the soil bearing
pressure to make ready work for the building pad for Phase 2. In
addition, initiated Phase 2 of the project, which includes the 69,254
SF facility building design and construction. A ground breaking
ceremony was conducted on 11/19/09. This project was initially
advertised for bids on 1018/09 and bids were opened from all eight
prequalified bidders on 11/19/09. All bidders had minimal DBE
participation. Following discussions with FTA, NCDOT and GDOT-Public
Transportation Division, it was determined that the project would need
to be rebid due to the fact that the need to apply GS 143-28 and
rebidding will provide an opportunity to improve DBE participation and
Buy America compliance. Efforts have been continued to ensure full
compliance with the applicable federal requirements. A conference call
was held (December 2009) with FTA Region IV officials to discuss the
DBE and Buy America compliance requirements. FTA concurrence was
provided regarding the city's decision to rebid the project. On 12/15/
09 City Council authorized the rebidding of the GTA Maintenance/
Operations Transit Facility and Administrative Offices Phase 2
project. The Pre-Bid meeting will be held on January 7, 2010, with the
Bid Opening scheduled for January 26, 2010.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 223 W.
Meadowview Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Greensboro, NC
27406-3607.
Award amount: $5,455,967.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: NC-96-X008-00.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Concord, City Of.
Project name: AVL/GPS, Fareboxes, Vans, Furnishings.
Award description: 2009 Transit Capital Assistance Grants - This grant
applies the 2009 ARRA Formula allocation of $700,000 an AVL/GPS system
for complete tracking of 12 buses. This includes hardware, software,
and training for a total of $700,000. This grant applies the 2009 ARRA
Formula allocation of $320,000 for Automated electronic fareboxes for
10 Gillig buses, 2 LTV and 1 spare. This includes additional vaults
and docking/communication systems. This project will have an estimated
useful life of 12 years. This grant applies the 2009 ARRA Formula
allocation of $145,000 for 2 non-revenue LTV service vans. These will
be used to augment late buses and missed stops as well as serving as
driver relief vehicles. These support vehicles will meet the Clean Air
Act standards (CAA) and the American with Disabilities Act (ADA)
requirements. They will have a useful life of 4 years. This grant
applies the 2009 ARRA Formula allocation of $100,000 for furnishings
and equipment for the new transit center to include cubicles, desks,
chairs, passenger seating, computers, printers, copier, base station
radio, antenna, phones.
Project description: (1) AVL System project is 40% complete.
Installation for 10 buses complete with modems, base station,
software, database, AVM. Also mapping services for area. (2) Automated
Farebox System is on order. (3) Light Transit Vehicles on order. (4)
Transit Center Furnishings RFP to go out in January.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 850 Warren C.
Coleman Blvd.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Concord, NC 28026-
0308.
Award amount: $1,265,000.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: NC-96-X011-00.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Rockland, County Of.
Project name: ARRA TOR ands TZx Buses.
Award description: Invest in Public Transportation by procuring two
(2) 35 FT hybrid-electric buses, two (2) 40 FT hybrid-electric buses
for Transport of Rockland (TOR), the County's inter-county bus system.
We will also procure three (3) 45 FT hybrid-electric over-the road
coach buses for the Tappan ZEExpress (TZx) service, the County's
commuter coach service over the Tappan Zee Bridge to Westchester
County to meet connecting Metro-North trains into New York City.
Project description: This grant will allow Rockland County Public
Transportation to purchase seven (7) environmentally friendly hybrid-
electric replacement buses. These buses will replace older buses that
have reached their useful life and have become too costly to maintain
and are no longer environmentally friendly. As a result of these
investments, Rockland County Public Transportation will be able to
offer the riding public service that is safer, more reliable, more
environmentally friendly and more accessible for people with
disabilities. There were no building activities this quarter. We have
reviewed our commuter coach bid and expect our County Legislature to
make an award in 1st quarter 2010.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 18 New
Hempstead.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: New City, NY
10956-3664.
Award amount: $5,547,824.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: NY-96-X010-00.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: New York, City Of.
Project name: Staten Island Ferry System Asset Maintenance.
Award description: NYCDOT operates the Staten Island Ferry (SIF)
system that operates from St. George Ferry terminal in Staten Island
and Whitehall ferry terminal in Manhattan, New York. It is the largest
ferry system nationwide carrying 70,000 on weekdays or approximately
21 million passengers annually. It is the principal means of
transportation for Staten Island residents traveling to Manhattan?s
central business district and other activity centers. The major assets
of Staten Island Ferry system consist of a fleet of eight passenger
ferries, the St. George Ferry Terminal in Staten Island and the
Whitehall Ferry Terminal in Manhattan, New York, several support
floating stock, bridges, slips, ramps, a ferry maintenance facility
with auxiliary buildings. This project will invest in public
transportation by carrying out preventive maintenance activities of
the Staten Island Ferry system assets, for two different projects: 1)
Dry-docking services for ferry vessels through a third-party contract
($37,747,237) 2) Personnel costs for in-house maintenance on ferry
vessels ($9,000,000).
Project description: In the past quarter, the shipyard dry-docking
third party contractor completed all maintenance activities for the
Marchi ferry vessel including underwater hull repair, propulsion
system repairs, and sea valve repairs. The in-house maintenance
personnel has maintained Staten Island ferry assets in a state of good
repair by executing daily maintenance work.
Project activity description: Mixed Mode Transit Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1 Bay Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Staten Island, NY
10301-2510.
Award amount: $46,747,237.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: NY-96-X020-00.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Butler, County Of Ohio.
Project name: Purchase of Vehicles, Equipment, Facility Improvements
and Preventative Maintenance.
Award description: To invest in public transportation by purchasing
five replacement small buses (14 passenger), purchasing eight small
vans, and purchasing four service vehicles (one service truck and
three four-wheel drive vehicles to provide essential services during
bad weather and to back up daily operations). All vehicles being
replaced are several years past their normal useful life cycle and the
new vehicles will be more fuel efficient and help reduce routine
operating costs. In addition we will be replacing shop and office
equipment which is past it normal useful life. This grant will also
allow for some facility improvements including a covered parking area
to better protect the buses and extend their useful lives. Finally
this grant will allow us to do necessary maintenance on our vehicle
fleet and facility to ensure all assets are maintained to the highest
standards, thus helping to reduce operating cost in the future.
Project description: This grant allowed BCRTA to order and receive
eight replacement transit vehicles which are being used to expand
service. This investment will allow BCRTA to offer public
transportation service that is safer, more reliable, environmentally
friendly, and more accessible for customers with disabilities. Funds
from this grant are also allowing us to replace outdated equipment,
make much need facility improvements, and do Preventative maintenance
on the existing fleet of vehicles and facility. All of which will
result in reduced operating costs and ensure that all assets are in
prime condition.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 3045 Moser
Court.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Hamilton, OH
45011-5373.
Award amount: $1,640,909.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: OH-96-X001.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority.
Project name: Preventive Maintenance, purchase of twenty five
replacement 40ft diesel buses and purchase of twenty two replacement
<30ft medium duty buses.
Award description: To invest in Public Transit by purchasing twenty
five replacement 40' low floor public transit buses. These buses meet
or exceed current Clean Air Act (CAA) standards and the American with
Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements and will have a service life of at
least 12 years or 500,000 miles. GDRTA will also purchase twenty two
replacement smaller transit buses (less than 30' long) for use with
our Project Mobility service to the disabled community. In addition
GDRTA is also using funds to perform preventive maintenance on
existing buses, facilities and equipment to ensure that all assets are
properly maintained. Both of these projects will improve customer
comfort and operating efficiencies. It is anticipated that both
projects will also help retain jobs in the public transit//vehicle
production industries.
Project description: Since the award of funds GDRTA has completed the
Preventative maintenance project which has resulted in both the
retention on jobs and the proper upkeep of federally funded assets.
This will lead to greater operational efficiencies and passenger
comfort. We have received the order of smaller buses being used for
our Project Mobility service and these buses are being placed in
service. In addition we exercised an existing option from our vehicle
manufacturer and the 40' replacement buses being funded with this
grant are on order.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 4 South Main
Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Dayton, OH 45402-
2055.
Award amount: $18,253,478.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: OH-96-X005.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Lorain, County Of.
Project name: Renovate two separate facilities in addition to the
purchase of three replacement buses and vehicle GPS/AVL systems.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by restoring and
preserving a historic New York Central Train Station to become the
Lorain County Transportation Center. The Transportation Center will be
a transportation hub for Lorain County Transit, Greyhound and Amtrak
as well as housing Lorain County Transit administrative offices.
Renovations of an existing building to be a maintenance facility,
performing preventative maintenance on buses. The maintenance facility
will include office space, restrooms, parts storage and a mechanics
shop. Purchase of 3-30 Ft. buses replacing vehicles that have met
their useful life of seven years. Purchase/install intelligent
transportation systems technology on vehicles.
Project description: This grant allowed the transit agency to renovate
a historic train station and make it a transportation hub for Lorain
County Transit, Greyhound and Amtrak as well as a community space
available to the public for rent. The transit agency was able to
renovate a building as a maintenance facility to maintain Lorain
County Transit's vehicles and will include office space, restrooms,
parts storage and a mechanics shop, this project is about 95%
complete. The grant also gave the ability to purchase 3-30-Ft. buses,
replacing an aging fleet, the purchase of the vehicles has been
completed. The vehicles were delivered the week of December 14. This
grant will also give the ability to purchase/install intelligent
transportation systems technology on vehicles. As a result of these
investments, the transit agency will be able to offer public
transportation service that is safer, more reliable, more
environmentally friendly, and more accessible for people with
disabilities.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Elyria, OH 44035-
5622.
Award amount: $4,004,003.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: OH-96-X023.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Salem Area Mass Transit District.
Project name: 09 ARRA 5307 Buses (8):Rehab Tran Ctr.
Award description: Salem Area Mass Transit District is making an
investment in public transportation through the following projects:
purchase of three (3) 35-foot fixed route buses (the Transit District
initially applied to purchase four (4) buses, but the number was
decreased to three to allow funding for operational assistance), the
purchase of four replacement buses and one bus for the expansion of
the fleet to serve Americans with Disabilities (ADA), replacement
fareboxes for fixed route buses, Performance Management Software will
be purchased to maximize the gathering of information about services
provided, the surface of the Transit Center Mall in downtown Salem
will be re-done to provide for greater pedestrian safety, work will
take place for the installation of a Transit Center in Keizer at the
north-end of transit services provided in the community, and funds are
designated in support of operational assistance to support tasks
required to complete the above stated projects.
Project description: During the October-December 2009 Quarter, Salem
Area Mass Transit District paid for the shipping of Fareboxes that
were purchased in the preceding quarter. The Transit District received
the delivery of four replacement buses and one bus to expand the fleet
of buses that serve Americans with Disabilities (ADA). The
environmental study was completed on the site selected for the Keizer
Transit Center.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 555 Court
Street NE, Suite 5230.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Salem, OR 97301-
3980.
Award amount: $5,164,353.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: OR-96-X005.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Smart Transit.
Project name: Multimodal Station Enhancements.
Award description: This project uses a portion of the federal funds to
finalize a bus driver break area and public rest room building at the
new SMART Central at Wilsonville Station multi-modal facility located
adjacent to the WES Commuter Rail Station in Wilsonville, Oregon. In
addition the federal funds will allow SMART to construct an artistic
clock tower, passenger shelters and pedestrian safety enhancements
located at SMART Central station. Finally, the funds will conduct
preliminary engineering/design and site plan preparation for the
construction of a new SMART administrative building located adjacent
to the SMART Central at Wilsonville Station multi-modal facility. All
projects have been designed to ensure increased access for.
Project description: all users of the multi-modal facility and the
design has taken into consideration eco-friendly storm water
management elements and building materials. Further each element is
designed to deter crime and ensure public safety at the station
through the placement of security cameras, lighting and the increase
of SMART personnel at the Station.
Project description: This grant is funding the design and construction
of an artistic clock tower, passenger shelters and pedestrian
crosswalks as well as the site planning for an administrative and
maintenance facility. In addition, this grant will supplement grant
X003 funds for the construction of the operator breakroom. All of
these projects are being completed at SMART Central at Wilsonville
Station. This quarter, activities included engineering and design of
the clock tower and passenger amenities.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 9699 SW Barber
Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Wilsonville, OR
97070-9233.
Award amount: $369,663.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: OR-96-X007.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority.
Project name: Purchase 11 buses, security equipment and facility
improvements.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by purchasing four
new hybrid-electric buses, four new hybrid-electric paratransit vans,
three new diesel paratransit vans, installation of surveillance and
security equipment on 25 transit vehicles, and renovation of BARTA's
Intermodal Transportation Complex.
Project description: This grant has allowed BARTA to purchase four
hybrid-electric 40ft transit buses, which will be delivered in June
2010, in order to expand service on its fixed routes. With this grant,
BARTA is also purchasing seven paratransit vans (four hybrid-electric
and three diesel) to replace paratransit vans that have met the
minimum 5 year useful life requirement for this size vehicle as set
forth in FTA Circular 9030.1C. The three diesel paratransit vans will
be delivered in November, 2009. Also, these funds will allow BARTA to
purchase and install security and surveillance cameras on 25 transit
vehicles that are not equipped with safety and security cameras.
Furthermore, this grant will also allow BARTA to upgrade and repair
its Intermodal Transportation Complex. The maintaining of this
facility is critical to the overall efficiency of the operations of
BARTA. Bids for the upgrade of the transportation complex will be
accepted on October 30, 2009. Moreover, as a result of these
investments, BARTA will be able to offer public transportation service
that is safer, more reliable, more environmentally friendly, and more
accessible for people with disabilities.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Reading, PA 19604-
1505.
Award amount: $4,272,356.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: PA-96-X002-00.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Autoridad Metropolitana De Autobuses.
Project name: ARRA - Acquisition of 40 hybrid replacement units.
Award description: Investment in public transportation by purchasing
40 replacement hybrid units, 40-foot length, heavy duty low floor
buses for fixed route service in the San Juan Metropolitan Area.
Project description: As a result of this investment, the Metropolitan
Bus Authority will be able to offer public transportation service that
is safer, more reliable, more environmentally friendly and more
accessible to people with disabilities. Contract was awarded to
Daimler Buses North America on October 2009. Advance payment was
issued by December 2009 for 41 (40 plus one spare) Cummins engines
delivered to Daimler Buses North America as part of the purchase order
to deliver 40 buses by Summer 2010. This transaction was authorized as
per FTA letter of October 20, 2009. Jobs to be created will contribute
to preserve and maintain jobs in the manufacturing industry and will
be reported as units are delivered and invoices paid.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): #37, Ave De
Diego, San Fransisco, Monacillo Ward.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: San Juan, PR
00919-0000.
Award amount: $22,500,000.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: PR-96-X011-00.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Gobierno Municipal De Aguada.
Project name: Acquisition of Two Minibuses and Maintenance
Improvements to Public Transportation Terminals.
Award description: Use of ARRA funds to purchase two minibuses, make
deferred maintenance improvements to Public Transportation Terminal
and administration of grant program. The project includes: 1. Purchase
of two cut-away small buses with a five year duty cycle, ADA access
complaint to provide demand response service to areas not currently
served by the Public system under ALI 11.13.04 in the amount of
$138,000 of ARRA funds. 2. Renovation of the Public transportation
Terminal to improve illumination, provide surveillance, repair roof
and bathrooms, and install wheelstops under ALI 11.34.01 in the amount
of $56,000 of ARRA funds. 3. Administration costs to comply with FTA
regulations such as publication of bids and submittal of quarterly
reports, under ALI 11.79.00 with $2,850 of ARRA funds.
Project description: Not Started.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: AGUADA, PR 00602-
0517.
Award amount: $196,850.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: PR-96-X031-00.
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Transit Descriptions That Partially Met Our Transparency Criteria:
The following award descriptions did not contain sufficient details on
one or more of the following pieces of information necessary to
facilitate general understanding of the award, based on our criteria:
general purpose, scope and nature of activities, location, and/or
expected outcomes. In some cases only a small amount of additional
information was needed, while in other cases, many pieces of
information were needed to make the description more transparent. The
award description information is taken directly from Recovery.gov. We
did not edit it in any way, such as to correct typographical or
grammatical errors.
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Alabama Dept Of.
Project name: AL-96-X007-00.
Award description: This is a FY 2009 American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Section 5307 application in the amount of
$4,033,530.00 for the State of Alabama. This application incorporates
ARRA Governor Apportioned Section 5307 funds in the amount of
$3,834,718.00 and Columbus, GA MPO ARRA Apportioned Section 5307
funding in the amount of $198,812.00. This application includes the
purchase of 33 replacement vehicles and 6 expansion vehicles
($2,439,834), bus facilities ($25,000), equipment ($988,634), signal
and communications ($4,900), and additional capital program items
($575,162). The funds will be used to fund small urban transportation
programs for the following six (6) subrecipients: Auburn-Opelika,
Phenix City, Anniston, Florence, Decatur, and Dothan.
Project description: None for quarter ending 12/31/2009.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1409 Coliseum
Boulevard.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Montgomery, AL
36130-3050.
Award amount: $4,033,530.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: AL-96-X007-00.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports transit improvements at six small urban public transit
systems selected by the State of Alabama. These improvements include
replacing old vehicles, expanding fleets, and installing bicycle racks
and signal systems. These activities assisted in keeping transit
systems running at current levels and enhancing public transit.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Central Arkansas Transit Authority.
Project name: Transit System Support.
Award description: Capital Assistance for Transit Projects.
Project description: Pre-audit completed on bus order for eight
replacement buses, four replacement paratransit vans received, bus
parts, shop equipment ordered and received. Replaced surveillance
system, purchased 75 bus and streetcar fare boxes, waiting delivery,
A&E completed for Trolley Barn expansion, construction has begun, A&E
contract in place for platform stop addition, work to begin shortly.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 901 Maple
Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: North Little
Rock, AR 72114-4647.
Award amount: $5,434,699.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: AR 96-0004.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award will
result in residents and visitors to Central Arkansas traveling more
safely and easily through Little Rock and the surrounding areas.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Highway And Transportation, Arkansas Department Of.
Project name: Arkansas Public Transportation.
Award description: ARRA funds will be used to purchase 126 replacement
buses for transit providers throughout the State of Arkansas. In
addition, transit providers will receive funding for ADP hardware and
software: support vehicles and equipment: construction or
rehabilitation of maintenance facilities, administrative facilities,
and park and ride lots: and for the performance of preventive
maintenance. Our expectations are that the above mentioned
expenditures will enhance public transportation, retain existing jobs
for Arkansas providers, enable contractors to retain and maybe create
new jobs within their companies, in the state of Arkansas.
Project description: To invest in transportation, environmental
protection, and other infrastructure that will provide long-term
economic benefits.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 10324 I-30.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Little Rock, AR
72209-4206.
Award amount: $15,139,150.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: AR-86-X001.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports activities in several Arkansas counties, including Pulaski,
Randolph, Carroll, Benton, Saline, Boone, Jefferson, and Phillips
counties.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Fort Smith, City Of.
Project name: Fort Smith Transit.
Award description: Investment in public transportation by completing
the transfer station facility at 200 Wheeler Avenue in Fort Smith, AR,
purchase four demand response buses, purchase and install
approximately 30 bus shelters, purchase and install security
cameras/surveillance equipment for transit buildings and buses,
purchase mobile data terminals and renovate the administrative and
maintenance buildings.
Project description: Completed projects within this ARRA grant include
the purchase of 4 demand response buses, purchase of 4 automatic
electronic defibrillators, replacement of 5 garage doors in the
maintenance building, heaters for the maintenance shop and the
purchase and installation of a bus hoist. Ongoing projects include the
renovations of the administrative and maintenance facilities. An
architect has been selected for the renovations and coordination will
begin soon. Specifications are being completed by our Information
Technology Service (ITS) Department for the purchase and installation
of security cameras for the facilities and buses. Bus shelter sites
are currently being selected for the placement of passenger shelters.
The onboard computers to be used as mobile data terminals are being
reviewed by the ITS Department at this time. The mobile data terminal
software will be a one vendor source that will work in conjunction
with the already existing scheduling software. Projects currently not
underway at this time include the addition of the underground fuel
tank and associated software as well as the fare counting equipment.
These two projects will begin once the renovations to the
administrative and maintenance facilities are nearing completion.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 6821 Jenny
Lind, PO Box 1908.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Fort Smith, AR
72902-1908.
Award amount: $1,845,928.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: AR-96-X002.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The activities
funded by the award will improve safety and security for both
passengers and staff, improve transit performance and communication,
and provide cost savings.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Mobile, City Of.
Project name: ARRA - (10) Replacement: (2) Expansion: equipment.
Award description: Replacement/expansion Of Rolling Stock, Acquisition
Of Bus Shelter And Acquisition Of Radios.
Project description: Replacement of 12 fixed route buses: construction
of bus shelter located in Bienville Square and purchase of a digital
and analog 800 Mhz radio system.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1224 W. I-65
Service Road S.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Mobile, AL 36609-
1306.
Award amount: $4,090,571.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: AL-96-X002-00.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supported the replacement of old buses with 10 buses and 2 transit
vans. The award also constructed a bus shelter in downtown Mobile to
connect various bus routes. The award also replaced the obsolete radio
system for the buses with a new analog and digital radio system, which
aids in Mobile's emergency preparedness plans.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Riverside Transit Agency.
Project name: 1.) COP Debt Service, 2.) Capital Cost of Contracting,
3.) Preventive Maintenance, 4.) Non Fixed Route ADA Paratransit
Service, 5.) Transit Enhancements.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by providing
assistance to the following projects: COP debt service payment,
capital cost of contracting, capitalized preventive maintenance, non-
fixed ADA paratransit service operations and transit enhancements.
Project description: 1.) Semi-annual COP debt service payment
processed in September 2009 for purchase of (55) 40-foot CNG buses.
2.) Contracted transit operations and maintenance to support ongoing
fixed route and demand response (ADA) paratransit service. 3.)
Preventive Maintenance of the agency's vehicle fleet and facilities to
support the ongoing operation. 4.) Contracted transit operations and
maintenance to support ongoing demand response (ADA) paratransit
service. ARRA 5307 funded portion of this service completed as of
September 2009. 5.) Transit Enhancement project not started.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1825 Third
Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Riverside, CA
92517-1968.
Award amount: $17,465,036.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: CA-96-X043-00.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports transit operations in Riverside County through the purchase
of items including benches, shelters, light poles and extensions,
signs, and trash receptacles. The award will result in enhanced safety
and security of the bus stops and transit facilities.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Colorado Department Of.
Project name: ARRA Summit County - Statewide Rolling stock.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by building a fleet
maintenance facility, purchasing new buses, and providing some
operating assistance.
Project description: This grant allowed the county to build a new
42,000 sq. foot bus maintenance facility. As a result of this project,
the county will be more efficient in maintaining and servicing its
fleet buses in a high altitude environment.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 0222 County
Road 1003, PO Box 2179.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Frisco, CO 80443-
2179.
Award amount: $10,300,000.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: CO-86-X001.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the construction of a fleet transit and vehicle maintenance
garage facility as well as a 3,147 square foot stand-alone wash bay, a
diesel/unleaded multi-use fuel island, and a bulk fuel storage area in
the city of Frisco, Colorado. Services at the facility will be
available for Summit Stage transit buses and other vehicles providing
public transit services.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, California Department Of.
Project name: 5311 Transit Improvements in non-urban areas.
Award description: The grant will fund a variety of transit capital
projects in all 58 California counties. Projects include vehicles, bus
and intermodal terminals, fare collection systems, security equipment,
information signage, construction and renovation of maintenance and
storage facilities, park-and-ride lots, bus shelters and signal and
communications equipment, including radios. The grant will also
support preventive maintenance programs and provide a source of
operating assistance for ADA-required paratransit.
Project description: A grant to modernize transit fleets through
vehicle replacement and expansion, to modernize and upgrade physical
facilities, such as bus terminals, stops, maintenance and storage
facilities and park-and-ride lot, to improve fare collection,
security, information and communications systems and to support
preventive maintenance programs and ADA-required paratransit operation.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1120 N St.Room
3300.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Sacramento, CA
95814-5680.
Award amount: $33,963,166.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: CA-86-X001.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award
supports transit upgrades in rural communities. The award will be used
to purchase 105 buses, 2 vans, 11 automobiles, 7 trolleys and 1
commuter vehicle. The award also will be used to build and renovate
facilities and bus station terminals, as well as to purchase and
install bus fare collection systems, computer hardware and software,
signal and communications equipment, bus route signs and bus shelters;
to upgrade safety and surveillance security equipment; and to perform
preventive maintenance. The award will result in promoting and
enhancing public transportation in rural areas through capital
infrastructure investments and stimulate local economies.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District.
Project name: Replacement of Train Auxiliary Power Equipment, Cables
on Transbay Tube, and Coverboards, Improve walkway safety at a
station, Car Interior Modifications, and Wheel Truing Machine Study.
Award description: The overall purpose of the grant is to invest in
public transportation to improve the safety and reliability of the
transit system and to improve the passenger comfort in the modified
revenue vehicles. Therefore, the BART passengers should have a safer
and better riding experience.
Project description: Activities include soliciting bids and awarding
contracts to initiate work on the projects.
Project activity description: Commuter Rail Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 300 Lakeside
Drive.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Oakland, CA 94612-
3534.
Award amount: $17,104,568.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: CA-96-X001-00.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports capital improvements, including construction of a new walkway
at the Balboa park station; installation of new auxiliary power supply
equipment on 30 railcars; new coverboards over the electric third
rail; replacement of cables in the Transbay Tube; replacement of worn-
out vehicle interiors and reconfiguration of interiors for improved
passenger circulation; installation of between-car safety barriers;
and preliminary work on a wheel truing machine.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Fairfield, City Of.
Project name: ARRA Transit Investments.
Award description: Invest in public transportation Projects 1. Fund
preventative Maintenance on transit vehicles 2. Repower MCI Coaches by
replacing diesel particulate filters to comply with Ca Air Resources
Board regulations and prolong the life of the vehicle 3.
Purchase/Replace transit coaches that are at the end of their useful
life 4. Purchases new fareboxes that will enhance fare handling and
provide better data for performance reporting.
Project description: Invest in public transportation Projects 1. Fund
preventative Maintenance on transit vehicles 2. Repower MCI Coaches by
replacing diesel particulate filters to comply with Ca Air Resources
Board regulations and prolong the life of the vehicle 3.
Purchase/Replace transit coaches that are at the end of their useful
life 4. Purchases new fareboxes that will enhance fare handling and
provide better data for performance reporting.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 2000 Cadenasso
Dr.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Fairfield, CA
94533-6803.
Award amount: $3,134,985.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: CA-96-X023.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award funds
the purchase of nine buses.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Santa Rosa, City Of.
Project name: Transit Operations, Americans with Disabilities Act
Paratransit Operations, Preventative Maintenance, Transit Enhancements.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by providing funds
for assistance to transit operating, preventative maintenance of
buses, Americans with Disabilities Act paratransit service operations,
and transit enhancements, including solar bus shelters, benches and
map display cases.
Project description: These funds will support transit operations for
Santa Rosa CityBus, which is housed in the City of Santa Rosa's
Transit Department and is the municipal transit provider for the City
of Santa Rosa. In addition to providing fixed route bus service, the
agency is responsible for the provision of complimentary Paratransit
services (required by the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act),
the management of the City's Transportation Demand Management (TDM)
Program, as well as bicycle and pedestrian planning efforts. CityBus
operates seventeen fixed routes within the City of Santa Rosa and
Roseland and carries approximately 2.8 million passengers annually.
For the provision of paratransit service, the agency contracts with MV
Transportation to provide approximately 50,000 trips annually for
disabled patrons that are not able to take fixed route transit.
Additionally, through the TDM Program, CityBus reduces approximately
100,000 car trips and an average of 200,000 car miles annually. This
grant funds fixed route transit operations (with the completion of the
first amendment to this grant, due in the second quarter of Federal
Fiscal Year 2010) , ADA paratransit operations (contract awarded
November 17, 2009), preventative maintenance expenses ($2,182,095.78
expended and drawn down through the end of Federal Fiscal Year 2009),
and Transit Enhancements (in the form of a bus stop amenity purchase
order executed November 18,2009).
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1101 College
Avenue, Suite 200.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Santa Rosa, CA
95404-3940.
Award amount: $4,289,133.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: CA-96-X035.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the maintenance of all 500 bus stops and shelters, trash
receptacles at all stops, and display cases. Maintenance includes
power-washing. The award also supports preventive maintenance and
upkeep of the entire fleet of 35 buses and 11 paratransit buses to
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) standards, paying driver
salaries, and maintaining transit facilities. The award does not
support capital improvements or gains, only day-to-day operations.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: San Joaquin Regional Transit District Rtd.
Project name: PM/Constr bus station/maint fac/equip.
Award description: This grant, CA-96-X045, will provide funds for
preventive maintenance for upkeep of San Joaquin Regional Transit
District's buses and paratransit vehicles. Funds will also be used for
the following projects: Construction of the Mall Transfer Station:
Design/engineering of the Regional Operations Center: Associated
capital maintenance items: Computer/communications equipment and
software: Capital tire lease: Passenger amenities and transit
enhancements: Development of the BRT Phase II-Airport Way Corridor
that include environmental and preliminary eng/design: and, Safety and
security equipment related to bus and bus facilities.
Project description: This grant has allowed the San Joaquin Regional
Transit District to conduct preventative maintenance on its 134
existing buses: construction of the Mall Transfer Station:
design/engineering of the Regional Operations Center: purchase
associated capital maintenance items: purchase computer/
communications equipment and software: contract for a capital tire
lease: purchase and install passenger amenities and transit
enhancements: development of the BRT Phase II-Airport Way Corridor
that include environmental and preliminary eng/design: and, purchase
of safety and security equipment related to bus and bus facilities.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 421 East Weber
Avenue.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Stockton, CA
95202-3024.
Award amount: $6,941,181.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: CA-96-X045.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The Channel St.
amenities improvement project in the downtown area provides passenger
amenities and transit enhancements such as adding benches for
additional seating in the boarding area, new landscaping to provide
shade, and trash receptacles. Construction of the Mall Transfer
Station will improve customer comfort and boarding area aesthetics at
the station on Pacific Ave. near Sherwood Mall, which gives passengers
easy access to the downtown area. The improvements include:
construction of bus shelters; installation of passenger information
kiosks, benches, and trash receptacles; reinforcing the pavement; and
installation of crosswalks for increased safety of passengers.
Development of the Bus Rapid Transit system design will allow the
transit agency to increase capacity by extending the current system to
a new corridor. The Regional Operations Center will allow the transit
agency to expand and house all the buses and maintenance activities in
one facility. Currently, the transit agency has three facilities that
are at maximum capacity and are no longer suitable for their
operations. The Center will include a service station, bus wash, and
fueling center for public transit buses as well as private buses. The
award also funds an extension of a transit hopper service in the
Stockton Metropolitan area. Specifically, this includes activities
such as branding the buses, installing bus stop signs, and
rehabilitation of some buses. The hopper service is designed for
elderly and disabled passengers.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Southern California Regional Rail Authority.
Project name: Track Rehab, Positive Train Control.
Award description: Invest in public transportation for 1) Track
Rehabilitation/renovation on San Bernardino Line: 2) System
Communication Improvements on SCRRA's Metrolink commuter train system
in Riverside County: 3) partial funding for Positive Train Control
system (PTC) on the Southern California Regional Rail Authority's
(SCRRA) Metrolink commuter train system, in Los Angeles, Orange,
Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties.
Project description: 1/14/10 update: 1) Project #510046 Track
Rehabilitation on San Bernardino Line contracts awarded is $1,864,144.
Rail Frogs, plates, ties, and turnouts ordered 10/26/09 and delivery
expected 2/2010. Project completion expected 6/2010. ARRA Funds
received on this project $4,909. 2) Project #510095 System
Communication Improvements contracts awarded is $0. A System-
Communication feasibility study to determine how to best link and
integrate Riverside County Service will be completed first. Project
completion expected 9/2015. ARRA Funds received on this project $49.
3)Positive Train Control (PTC) contracts awarded is $1,187,000: ARRA
grant #CA-05-0007-00 also funds PTC. PTC is 10% completed. Work is
progressing on Map & Validate Existing Assets/Rules: Validate Existing
Locomotive Cab Systems: Validate New Locomotive/Cab Systems: Validate
Passive Braking algorithm: Initial Evaluation for General Electric
Transportation Signals Systems (GETS) Module Upgrade: Map & Validate
Signal Assets on San Gabriel Sub, Valley Sub, Ventura Sub, Olive Sub,
and Orange Sub: Relocate & Reconfigure Signals: Operational Study:
Validate System Safety Plans: Map & Validate Communications System:
Validate Network Systems: finalizing Scope and Requisition Documents
to our Procurement Dept: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Consultant Review: Agency Project Manager Review of Draft Evaluation
Criteria: Prepare Development Plans: Prepare Draft Implementation
Plan: Prepare Draft Development Plan: Prepare Safety Plan: Procure
Spectrum in 220 MHZ Band: Prepare Interoperability Agreement with the
following Railroads UP, BNSF, and NC: Re-Design Main Operation Center
(MOC) backroom to accommodate for PTC. Tasks finished: Validate Train
Dispatch System: NEPA-Compliant Categorical Exclusion. Substantial
completion expected 12/31/12. We are using up funds first from grants
that expire before the ARRA grants.
Project activity description: Commuter Rail Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 700 S Flower
St, Suite 2600.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Los Angeles, CA
90017-4104.
Award amount: $19,474,642.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: CA-96-X046.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports safety and capacity upgrades and improvements such as the
replacement of approximately 5,000 feet of rail on the San Bernardino
Line as well as the rehabilitation of two grade crossings on the
Metrolink system in the Los Angeles area.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Yuba Sutter Transit Authority.
Project name: Commuter Fleet Expansion.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by expansion of the
commuter fleet with the purchase of three 57 passenger clean diesel
buses.
Project description: Awarded contract for the purchase of three 57
passenger commuter buses on November 3, 2009.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): Yuba-Sutter
Transit Authority, 2100 B Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Marysville, CA
95901-3733.
Award amount: $128,459.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: CA96X050.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports fleet expansion for the Yuba Sutter Transit Authority, which
provides transit services in and around Yuba City, Marysville, Linda,
and Olivehurst. The commuter bus fleet will be expanded from 14 to 16
and one bus from 1997 will be replaced. The award will result in new
buses which will help control air pollution.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Lompoc, City Of.
Project name: Capital equipment and security improvements.
Award description: Purchase 1 replacement coach for Clean Air Express,
2 ADA vans, 4 replacement buses for local service, 6 particulate
safety traps for existing buses, 6 replacement bike racks and bus
security cameras for all rolling stock.
Project description: None.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Lompoc, CA 93438-
8001.
Award amount: $1,342,268.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: CA-96-X063.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The multiple
activities under this award will improve security and safety
equipment. The purchase of vehicles allows the agency to replace the
rolling stock of buses that have reached their lifespan. The new
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant vans will have a
higher ceiling and provide more head room. Security cameras for all
buses will help with problems on buses, prevent problems, and respond
to complaints. Bike racks are being replaced because the current racks
are deteriorated due to increased use by residents. Safety traps will
secure buses at night, and prevent vandalism or theft.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Indian River, County Of.
Project name: Transit Administration Building.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by constructing a
new transporatation administration/bus parking facility.
Project description: An RFP for architectural & engineering services
for the design of the new transit administration facility has been
issued. Upon completion of project design, a general contractor will
be selected by a bidding process.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 4395 43rd
Avenue.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Vero Beach, FL
32960-0000.
Award amount: $2,281,044.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: FL-96-X018.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The new facility
is approximately 5,000 square feet and approximately 2 acres of
secured parking for the door-to-door and fixed-route transit vehicle
fleet. The new building and parking area will reduce non-revenue
mileage by shortening the travel distance of the transit fleet from
the old depot to refueling and maintenance areas, improve safety and
security, improve office efficiency--including dispatching,
communications, and response times--and improve disaster planning,
since the new facilities will be built to exceed current hurricane
standards.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Ocala, City Of.
Project name: SunTran - ARRA.
Award description: Transit Vehicles, Preventive Maintenance,
Surveillance equipment to enhance the operations and functionality of
Transit Property in Ocala, FL, SunTran.
Project description: No activities completed to date. Getting project
underway.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): PO Box 1270.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Ocala, FL 34478-
1270.
Award amount: $1,573,748.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: FL-96-X024-00.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports maintenance activities for the passenger bus fleet of the
city of Ocala. Activities include replacing transmissions and
overhauling engines to keep all nine buses running properly. The award
also supports the purchase of surveillance equipment for the buses.
This equipment, which includes cameras and monitoring devices, will
improve safety.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Georgia Department Of.
Project name: Georgia Statewide Rural Transit Grant: 182 vehicles,
ITS, facilities, software.
Award description: Invest in public transportation in rural areas of
Georgia by purchasing new vehicles, upgrading rural bus facilities,
procuring scheduling software and installing intelligent
transportations systems technology on vehicles.
Project description: This quarter contracts have been executed with
sub-recipients: however most sub-recipients will begin work in the
next quarter. This grant will allow Georgia to assist rural transit
agencies to purchase 182 vehicles, upgrade ITS equipment, upgrade
transit facilities and purchase scheduling software.
Project activity description: Regulation and Administration of
Transportation Programs.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 600 West
Peachtree Street, NW.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Atlanta, GA 30308-
3607.
Award amount: $20,762,143.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GA-86-X001-00.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
various transit activities in 30 counties throughout Georgia.
Activities include the following: installing intelligent
transportations systems technology on vehicles in order to dispatch
and schedule information from many transportation providers and allow
the public to visit the transportation provider's Web site to schedule
necessary trips on line; replacement of aged equipment in order to
maintain Georgia's rural paratransit fleet in a state of good repair;
purchasing scheduling and dispatching software that will allow for
computer-based dispatch, integration with GPS and GIS mapping, and
automated route planning, among other things; and upgrading rural bus
facilities or purchasing buildings that will serve as rural transit
agencies that will also house equipment for the dispatching and
scheduling of trips.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Chatham Area Transit Authority.
Project name: CAT ARRA 7 replace bus/Trans Enhancement.
Award description: This grant is for FY 2009 ARRA Economic Stimulus
Funds. The funds will be used to purchase seven(7) 30-foot replacement
vehicles. The buses will be hybrid electric/diesel buses. These
vehicles have a useful life of seven(7) years/350,000 miles. CAT will
acquire a security system for the facility, monitoring, security
guard, and razor wire for fencing. Included in the Project
Administration will be the RFP, Advertising and Procurement Cost.
Chatham Area Transit Authority will follow all third party procurement
policies as defined in C4220.1F. Chatham Area Transit Authority will
check the Federal Excluded Parties List System (EPLS), and DOT
regulations, 'Non-procurement Suspension and Debarment' 2 CFR Parts
180 and 1200 as one step in the process of determining only
'responsible' contractors that possesses the ability, willingness, and
integrity to perform successfully under the terms and conditions (See
49 U.S.C. Section 5325) are awarded contracts. We understand and will
follow the proper procurements procedures.
Project description: 7 new buses have been ordered from the
manufacturer. Manufacturing is expected to begin mid year 2010. New
radios have been ordered and delivery is expected in January 2010.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 900 E.
Gwinnett Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Savannah, GA
31412-9118.
Award amount: $4,490,394.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GA-96X-010-00.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The new buses
replace those past their expected life and will increase energy
efficiency for the agency. The security system and cameras will cover
the entire facility and increase safety measures.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Honolulu, City & County Of.
Project name: HI-96-X001-00.
Award description: Bus and Handi-Van Acquisition Program, Pearl City
Bus Transit Facility Parking Expansion Program, Wahiawa Transit
Center, Middle-Street Inter-Modal Center,Bus Stop Pad Improvements
Rehabilitation/Renovation, Preliminary Engineering for New Starts
Honolulu-High Capacity Transit Cooridor Project.
Project description: STIP #OC16, Amount budgeted this grant:
$19,345,207, Bus and Handi-Van Acquisition Program - Contract for
purchase of 19 buses under review by City. Funds to be used with
$254,793 from ARRA HI-56-0001-00. STIP #OC17, Amount budgeted this
grant: $4,000,000, Honolulu-High Capacity Transit Corridor Project
- Consultant contract documents for planning and engineering work
under review by City. STIP #OC19, Amount budgeted this grant:
$3,104,793, (includes security and transit enhancement
activities)Middle Street Inter-modal Center - Construction contract
documents under review by City. STIP #OC31, Amount budgeted this
grant: $2,000,000, Bus Stop Pad Improvements
Rehabilitation/Renovation -Construction contract documents under
review by City. STIP #OC32, Amount budgeted this grant: $7,899,148,
Pearl City Bus Facility - Bus Parking Expansion - Construction
contract documents under review by City. STIP #OC33, Amount budgeted
this grant: $4,300,000, Wahiawa Transit Center - Letter from Mayor
Mufi Hannemann to Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle was sent during the 3rd
quarter of 2009 requesting release of State of Hawaii funds budgeted
for this joint development project. No response from Governor's
office. The City will continue its efforts to resolve the matter. New
radio communication units will be installed in the replacement buses.
1% transit enhancement requirement totaling $377,398 will be met
through artwork at the Wahiawa Transit Center ($200,000) and at the
Middle Street Inter-modal Center ($200,000). The 1% transit security
requirement of $406,491 will be met through security fencing elements
at the Middle Street Inter-modal Center ($400,000) and the Wahiawa
Transit Center ($16,938).
Project activity description: Government & Public Administration.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 650 South King
Street: 3rd Floor.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Honolulu, HI
96813-3017.
Award amount: $40,649,148.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: HI-96-X001-00.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
multiple transit activities including construction of an interim
parking facility with 100 stalls at the Middle Street Intermodal
Center and completing construction of the Transit Center and the Park
and Ride Facility at the Wahiawa Transit Center. Activities funded by
this award will result in reducing fuel usage by replacing old buses
and purchasing hybrid buses, increasing capacity at the Pearl City Bus
Transit Facility by increasing the number of parking spaces for buses,
and allowing the city and county of Honolulu to move forward with its
bus stop pad improvements at a more rapid pace by installing 32 bus
pads this year.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Bettendorf, City Of.
Project name: ARRA grant to purchase three medium duty buses.
Award description: Purchase three medium duty buses and security
cameras.
Project description: Let RFP to purchase buses by 12-30-2009. We have
negotiated bus purchase price with the successful bidder for
RFP#BET2009 (Intermountain Coach Leasing Inc.)to build 3 M.D. low
floor buses. Intermountain has offered their best and final price of
$179,832 for each bus for a total of $539,467.00 for three buses. The
City is currently considering the bid and will make a decision to
accept the offer, of to re-negotiate.
Project activity description: Mixed Mode Transit Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Bettendorf, IA
52722-0000.
Award amount: $539,497.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: IA-96-X006-00.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the replacement of old buses that have exceeded their
lifespan according to Federal Transit Administration (FTA) standards.
Buses will also be equipped with security cameras to monitor
passengers, drivers, and any incidents inside or accidents outside the
bus.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Pocatello City Corp.
Project name: 09 ARRA 5307 Buses (8) and Oper.
Award description: Overall purpose: procure bus replacements for buses
that are well beyond their useful life--urban--and are in this
condition because of lack of City resources to replace them. Expected
outcomes: New bus replacements will reduce the down-time, increase
reliability and safety of the transit service by disposing of very old
equipment, it will also assist the weak market for buses and help to
maintain or add to employment in the bus manufacturer industry. The
deliverable: Eight(8) buses that will be awarded before the contract
is completed--Six (6) are currently awarded and being built. Second
purposes: To add employee hours available in dispatching, finance, and
operational supervision in a situation where funding is not available
to do this, with a commitment to maintain these added hours.
Deliverables: Additional hours will provide for better controls and
more timely reporting: Additional hours will provide for better
operations supervisions and a better outcome for the users of the
system. Note: No operations funds have been utilized or programed for
this purpose through September 30, 2009.
Project description: Vendor has delivered 6 of the 8 buses that were
award, and final 2 buses are in production.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 423 North Main.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Middlebury, IN
46540-0000.
Award amount: $1,159,975.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: ID-96-X003-01.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award will
support the purchase of new buses for the transit service area that
includes the cities of Pocatello and Chubbuck.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Terre Haute, City Of.
Project name: Replacement buses and remodeling of maintenance facility.
Award description: Have started working on this project to improve and
remodel the bus maintenance garage. Engineering cost and replacement
estimate design work has been received and invoiced to the Terre Haute
Transit Utility.
Project description: Vendor has started estimating the replacement
cost for several pieces of equipment that will be replace in bus
maintenance garage.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 901 S. 14th
Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Terre Haute, IN
47807-4923.
Award amount: $1,369,388.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: IN-96-x005.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award funds
the purchase of 5 30-foot replacement buses, 5 passenger shelters, 14
fare boxes, and 14 radios. Funds will also be used to renovate the
transit maintenance and storage facility. These activities will renew
the fleet and modernize its system.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Gary Public Transportation Corporation.
Project name: Replace 6 35' buses, rehabilitate maintenance facility,
provide transit enhancements.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by purchasing
replacement transit buses, rehabilitating a maintenance facility,
installing a disaster recovery system, and providing various transit
enhancements to system riders.
Project description: The main objective of GPTC's service provision is
to enhance the ability of Lake County, Indiana citizens to access
shopping, education, recreation, public services, and employment by
adequately developing, improving, and maintaining a regional passenger
bus system. This award will allow GPTC the capacity to realize these
objectives, which also include creating and maintaining jobs
associated with funded projects.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 2101 West 35th
Avenue.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Gary, IN 46408-
1406.
Award amount: $3,600,000.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: IN-96-X016-00.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
the replacement of buses because the vehicles were beyond their useful
life. The new buses will allow the transit agency to provide better
service to transit riders. Transit enhancements at the University Park
Transit Center, a transfer center for bus routes, near Indiana
University, include beautification of the center with trees and
landscaping. This transfer center will improve connectivity between
bus routes and improve safety for transit users. Rehabilitation of the
maintenance facility includes installing new garage doors and repaving
the staging area due to deteriorating pavement. This rehabilitation
will extend the life of the maintenance facility.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: City Of Lawrence.
Project name: ARRA Fixed-Route Bus Replacement.
Award description: These funds will be used to purchase replacement
public transit vehicles which will invest in transportation,
environmental protection, and other infrastructure that will provide
long-term economic benefits.
Project description: We are currently in the process of securing
contract opportunities for the purchase of vehicles.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): PO Box 708, 6
East 6th Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Lawrence, KS
66044-0708.
Award amount: $1,930,929.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: KS-96-X003-00.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the replacement of up to four 40-foot buses that comply with
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Lafayette City Parish Consolidated Government.
Project name: Pur. 1 Bus,Shelters,Security,PM,Signage.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by completing
funding of the final phase of the multimodal center, complete funding
for one additional bus, fund bus shelters, fund safety and security
equipment, fund new bus stop signs, fund bus stop ADA improvements and
fund preventative maintenance on the bus fleet.
Project description: 1. Lafayette Multi-Modal Facility Final Phase:
Went to bid and bid awarded. 2. Bus purchase: Went to bid and bid
awarded. 3. Bus stop shelters: preliminary site selection. 4. Safety
and security equipment: Developing specifications. 5. Bus stop signs:
Selecting design and deciding on options. 6. ADA bus stops:
preliminary site selection. 7. Preventive maintenance on buses:
preparing for bid or option selection.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Lafayette, LA
70502-0000.
Award amount: $2,747,057.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: LA-96-X004-00.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award
supports public transportation improvements in the City of Lafayette,
Louisiana. These improvements include the purchase of one 35-foot bus,
approximately 20 bus shelters, and bus stop signs. The award also
supports preventive maintenance, including oil changes and bus engine
inspections, as well as renovations of a small number of bus stops to
make them accessible, per the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
The improvements also include purchasing and installing video cameras
on the new bus and replacing damaged cameras on the other buses so
that all buses are connected to the security system. The award also
provides partial financing for the Rosa Parks Transportation Center.
The center is a two-story, 41,000 square foot building which will
house a U.S. Post Office and Traffic and Transportation Department
offices, as well as Lafayette's Intelligent Transportation System
(ITS) center.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Missoula Urban Transportation District.
Project name: Purchase of four replacement buses.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by purchasing four
new thirty-foot buses for replacement.
Project description: This grant allowed the transit agency to purchase
four thirty foot replacement buses.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1221
Shakespeare.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Missoula, MT
59802-2307.
Award amount: $1,223,603.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: MT-96-X001.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
replaces older buses with new buses that meet the standards of the
Clean Air Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Charlotte, City Of.
Project name: ARRA Facility Rehab/Improvements.
Award description: Notification was received from FTA on July 10, 2009
that the City of Charlotte's ARRA Grant had been approved by FTA's
Regional Office, the Department of Labor, and Washington's Special
Committee. The City of Charlotte was, therefore, given official
approval to execute the grant application in FTA's TEAM System.
Project description: Relocation activities are in progress.
Construction contract was awarded to Clancy & Theys Construction
Company and a Notice-To-Proceed was issued November 25, 2009.
Procurement activities include the selection process for Inspection
Services and Safety & Security Certification. Expenditures include
project administration, plans review fee, construction management
services toward 3rd Party Contracts, advertisements, and relocation
expenses along with pre-award expenditures eligible within the grant.
Project activity description: Mixed Mode Transit Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Charlotte, NC
28206-3368.
Award amount: $20,766,306.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: NC-96-X006-00.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
improvements for the North Davidson Bus Facility. Activities include
updating facility conditions: upgrading mechanical, electrical, and
plumbing systems: replacing original bus maintenance equipment; and
constructing a new parking garage. These improvements will delay the
need for a third bus facility, allow Special Transportation Services
to relocate to the North Davidson Bus Facility, and provide sufficient
space and support for up to 200 buses.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Rocky Mount, (Inc) City Of.
Project name: ARRA 2 Bus, PM, Equip, RE, Shelters.
Award description: Purchase of new buses to expand existing urban
transit routes: purchase of equipment to upgrade vehicles and
maintenance operations: and facility improvements to operational
facilities utilized by riders, including transfer stations and
shelters.
Project description: Activity in the 4th Quarter of 2009 comprised of
purchasing an existing building for relocation of TRT driver
operation, along with the preparation of bids for the purchase of
vehicles, equipment, and services to be funded with additional grant
funds. Tar River Transit (TRT), the urban public transportation
provider for the City of Rocky Mount, will utilize ARRA Transit Urban
Capital Assistance funds to expand and improve transit operations
through the purchase of vehicles and equipment, along with
improvements to distribution and maintenance facilities.
Project activity description: Public Transportation Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 100 Coastline
St.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Rocky Mount, NC
27804-5849.
Award amount: $991,722.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: NC-96-X010-00.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
the purchase of two 25-foot light transit vehicles: seven replacement
engines: and equipment, real estate, and shelters for Tar River
Transit. Work on the transfer and administrative facility includes
purchasing the facility and landscaping the transit center. The
transit garage improvements include work on the paint, lights,
heaters, and transmission stand. Other activities include painting the
bus station and renovating the taxi shelter.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Rutgers, The State University.
Project name: FTA project and construction management training.
Award description: To provide training for transit systems through the
delivery of 34 Project Management for Transit Professionals and 6
Management of Transit Construction Projects sessions.
Project description: Planning course deliveries began in September and
courses will commence in the next quarter.
Project activity description: All Other Support Activities for
Transportation.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: New Brunswick, NJ
08901-8559.
Award amount: $400,000.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: NJ-76-5001-00.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: Federal transit
laws require a grant applicant for a major capital investment project
to prepare and carry out a Project Management Plan (PMP) approved by
the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The award supports project
and construction management training for transit management
professionals so that they can prepare and carry out a PMP. The
training teaches good project management skills to transit management
professional and builds capacity at transit organizations. The
training also includes specific emphasis on the requirements that are
presented in the report Project and Construction Management Guidelines
2003 Update.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority.
Project name: ARRA Maint. Facility Rehab./Preventative Maintenance.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by replacing the
roof of a bus storage/maintenance facility, performing preventative
maintenance on existing buses, and completing preliminary engineering
and design for facility projects on PARTA's property located at 2000
Summit Road, Kent, OH 44240.
Project description: During the CY 4th quarter, PARTA continued to
perform preventative maintenance on its 73 vehicles. The labor for the
roof renovation is substantially complete and we are now in the
contract close out period. PARTA has continued to complete preliminary
engineering and design for facility projects on PARTA's property
located at 2000 Summit Road, Kent, OH 44240.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 2000 Summit
Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Kent, OH 44240-
0000.
Award amount: $981,392.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: OH-96-X024.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports preventive maintenance activities to extend the life of the
buses, including safety inspection, oil change, fluid change, brakes,
labor for mechanics, and replacement parts if needed. The award also
supports replacement of the facility's roof. The roof was
deteriorating and leaking water, which caused damage to equipment
inside the building. The new roof is expected to last for 15 years.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Transportation, Oklahoma Department Of.
Project name: Purchase of 241 replacement buses and five over-the-road
intercity buses.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by replacing the
nonurbanized and rural transit provider's aging fleet with efficient
and reliable vehicles. A total of 246 vehicles will be purchased. The
purchase will include 241 replacement buses of which 17 will be
configured with Compressed Natural Gas. Also, five over-the-road buses
are programmed for purchase.
Project description: Awarded 19 contracts to subrecipients. Request
for Bids for nine vehicle types were solicited. Awards were made for
eight types of vehicles. One vehicle type was canceled due to
ambiguous bid specifications. A total of 37 purchase orders were
awarded during this report period.
Project activity description: Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Oklahoma City, OK
73105-3204.
Award amount: $16,923,315.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: OK-86-X002-00.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award serves
18 counties throughout the state.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District Or.
Project name: Street Maint Improve: Milwaukie Park&Ride: Foster Road
Layover Concrete Bus Pads: Lighting along Multi-Use Path adjacent to I-
205 Light Rail Tracks: Morrison/Yamhill Intersect Repairs: Portland
Streetcar Signals: Rail Preventive Maintenance.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by initiating Bus
Priority Street Maintenance Improvements: Milwaukie Park & Ride:
Foster Road Layover Concrete Bus Pads: Lighting along Multi-Use Path
adjacent to the I-205 Light Rail Tracks: Morrison/Yamhill Intersection
Repairs: Portland Streetcar Signals, Ramps, ITS: and performing rail
Preventive Maintenance on existing light rail vehicles.
Project description: Bus Priority Street Maintenance Improvements:
Milwaukie Park & Ride: Foster Road Layover Concrete Bus Pads: Lighting
along Multi-Use Path adjacent to the I-205 Light Rail Tracks:
Morrison/Yamhill Intersection Repairs: Preventive Maintenance.
Project activity description: Mixed Mode Transit Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 4012 SE 17th
Avenue.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Portland, OR
97202-3940.
Award amount: $9,690,374.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: OR-66-X001-00.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports various improvement activities including (1) repaving two
deteriorating major bus transit streets and adding concrete bus pads
at stops in order to reduce ongoing preventive maintenance at these
locations and improve the rider experience; (2) replacing the shoulder
on Foster Rd. with a concrete pad and base to accommodate buses,
minimize future maintenance costs, and address the degradation of the
standard roadway surface and base; (3) replacing infrastructure
beneath the light rail tracks at 10 corridor intersections in the
Morrison and Yamhill corridors to maintain safe and reliable service;
(4) extending lighting along the I-205 multi-use path from the Lents
Town Center Station to Gladstone to enhance safety along the corridor
and encourage more people to ride bikes and walk to transit; (5)
constructing a new 315-space Milwaukie Park & Ride facility at the
intersection of SE Milport Rd. and SE Main St. for the heavily
traveled McLoughlin corridor, enabling more commuters to use bus lines.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: West Florida Regional Planning Council.
Project name: Construct Transit Facility.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by constructing new
transit facility and security fencing, performing preventive
maintenance on existing revenue fleet, installing automatic passenger
counters on existing revenue vehicles, installing automated fareboxes
on existing revenue vehicles, installing stop annunciators on existing
revenue vehicles, purchasing and installing passenger shelters,
purchasing a service vehicle, for a total of $2,377,250.
Project description: Received and installed automatic stop
announcement (annunciator) systems in all (17) buses, received and
installed automatic passenger counting system (APC) in 8 buses,
received (have not installed) automated fare boxes for all (17) buses.
Performed preventive maintenance for fleet vehicles. Annunciators and
APCs will be configured in January. Automated fareboxes will be
installed in February.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1021 Masalina
Avenue.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Panama City, FL
32401-3485.
Award amount: $2,377,250.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: FL-96-X022-00.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The new transit
facility being constructed will house the administrative functions of
the transit agency, maintenance facilities, and response system, as
well as store buses. The new facility will be located in
unincorporated Bay County, outside of Panama City limits on Sherman
Ln. and Douglas Rd. The current transit facility in Panama City is no
longer big enough to house buses, and has inadequate office and
maintenance space.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Cherokee, County Of.
Project name: ARRA - Expansion Vehicle-PM-Misc-Enhancements.
Award description: Invest in public transportation. Cherokee County
will use the 2009 ARRA funds to purchase a 5307 fixed route expansion
vehicle. The 30' passenger vehicle will provide the opportunity to
increase ridership and expand fixed route service to Cherokee County
residents. Preventive Maintenance vehicle surveillance, and other
communications and fleet maintenance miscellaneous support equipment,
and bus shelters, will be purchased. Transit enhancements, including
transit technology, MDCs and AVLs, will also be purchased. We plan to
add one (1) expansion vehicle with a useful life of 6-8 years. The bus
will meet CAA and ADA requirements. The fleet status section of TEAM
has been updated to reflect this fleet addition. We are able to
operate and maintain the vehicle expansion. The County is aware of FTA
C 4220.1F regarding third-party procurement and will follow federal,
state and local procurement policies. County will ensure that
contractors are not on the debarment and suspension list. Will adhere
to any/all special conditions of this award.
Project description: (4th Quarter) The Project Description has not
changed, however, the activities this quarter have. Expenditures for
the 4th Quarter include $188,705.06 for Miscellaneous Support
Equipment (11.42.20): $12,123.80 for Landscaping under Scenic
Beautification (119.00 Transit Enhancements: $11,533.00 for Preventive
Maintenance (117-00 Other Capital Items).
___________________________________________ (3rd Quarter) The Cherokee
County Board of Commissioners has received 15 bids relevant to the
ARRA Capital expenditure to date. $20,037 for Communications Equipment
(11.62.02): $20,642 for Control/Signal Equipment (11.62.01) and
$151,975.59 obligated to Misc. Support Equipment (11.42.20), as well
as $12,000 obligated to Scenic Beautification adn property security
(11.92.03 - 11.42.09).
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 884 Univeter
Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Canton, GA 30114-
5632.
Award amount: $797,009.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GA-96-X003.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
the purchase of 14 technology units (Automatic Vehicle Locators and
Mobile Data Computers), 3 bus shelters in the city of Canton, and 1
set of 4 portable lifts to help perform bus maintenance. The
intelligence technology system software and hardware will help map and
coordinate routes and ultimately save money by providing for more
efficient pick-up/delivery. The new equipment is expected to save on
tire wear and outsourcing costs.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: County Of Augusta-Richmond.
Project name: ARRA Aug 3 repl bus/1 van/1 truck/misc expense.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by purchasing
additional buses including a hybrid and replacing a totally
depreciated bus. Also fund maintenance costs including mechanics
salaries and additional training. Also fund ADA
expenses,salaries,training, fuel maintenance costs.
Project description: Invest in public transportation by purchasing
additional buses including a hybrid and replacing a totally
depreciated bus. Also fund maintenance costs including mechanics
salaries and additional training. Also fund ADA
expenses,salaries,training, fuel maintenance costs.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 530 Greene
Street, Room 207.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Augusta, GA 30901-
4480.
Award amount: $2,754,534.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GA-96-X009-00.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the transit department of the County of Augusta-Richmond in
replacing buses that were scheduled to be replaced and upgrading their
fleet, funding salaries and maintenance work on vehicles, and
replacing an old supervisor van and maintenance truck. The award
allows the transit department to maintain service levels.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Cidra, Municipality Of.
Project name: Renewable Energy/Retrofit-Solar Lgt&Sec.
Award description: Invest in public transportation by replacing
conventional petroleum dependent energy/security lighting system with
a photovoltaic solar system in FTA funded vehicle maintenance and
storage facilities.
Project description: None.
Project activity description: Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit
Systems.
Award type: Grants.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): PR-172, 2nd
Floor Public Transportation Terminal.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Cidra, PR 00739-
0729.
Award amount: $1,000,000.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: PR-96-X028-00.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the conversion of the Cidro Public Transportation Center from
a gas-powered to a solar-powered facility. The solar system will rely
on inverters for power rather than batteries. The energy backup will
be the electric company. The award will lower pollution by producing
clean energy.
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Appendix X: Federal Buildings Fund:
The Recovery Act appropriated $5.55 billion for the Federal Buildings
Fund, which provides money for measures necessary to convert federal
buildings into high-performance green buildings,[Footnote 72] renovate
and construct federal buildings and courthouses, and renovate and
construct land ports of entry. This fund is administered by the
General Services Administration (GSA), which selects projects for
funding (such as the construction of a new building), and contracts
with construction and engineering professionals to complete the
project. Generally, GSA issues a number of contracts for each project.
[Footnote 73]
Nature and Type of Projects:
GSA had obligated just over $4 billion as of April 23, 2010. Of this
amount, GSA has spent about $315 million. This spending represents the
total value of payments made to contractors for work they have already
completed. Of the $5.55 billion in Recovery Act funds, about $4.3
billion was made available for measures necessary to convert GSA
facilities to high-performance green buildings, $750 million was made
available for federal buildings and U.S. courthouses, and $300 million
was made available for border stations and land ports of entry.
Overall, GSA selected 263 projects[Footnote 74] in all 50 states, the
District of Columbia, and two U.S. territories. As shown in table 10,
GSA's Recovery Act projects fall into four main categories: (1) new
federal construction, (2) full and partial building modernizations,
(3) limited scope projects, and (4) small projects.
Table 10: GSA's Recovery Act Projects:
New federal construction:
Number of projects[A]: 18;
Recovery Act funding[B]: $1,050 million.
New federal construction: Federal buildings and U.S. courthouses;
Number of projects[A]: 11;
Recovery Act funding[B]: $750 million.
New federal construction: Border stations and land ports of entry;
Number of projects[A]: 7;
Recovery Act funding[B]: $300 million.
Full and partial building modernization:
Number of projects[A]: 45;
Recovery Act funding[B]: $3,191 million.
Full and partial building modernization: Full building modernization;
Number of projects[A]: 32;
Recovery Act funding[B]: $2,708 million.
Full and partial building modernization: Partial building
modernization;
Number of projects[A]: 13;
Recovery Act funding[B]: $483 million.
Limited scope projects;
Number of projects[A]: 200;
Recovery Act funding[B]: $933 million.
Small projects[C];
Number of projects[A]: c;
Recovery Act funding[B]: $140 million.
Other[D];
Number of projects[A]: [Empty];
Recovery Act funding[B]: $235 million.
Total;
Number of projects[A]: 263;
Recovery Act funding[B]: $5,550 million.
Source: GAO analysis of GSA data.
[A] Data are based on the original March 2009 project plan.
[B] Values may not add up because of rounding.
[C] GSA selects small projects on a rolling basis.
[D] The Recovery Act provides GSA funds for rental of space, building
operations, the Office of Federal High Performing Green Buildings, and
an apprenticeship program.
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About 30 Percent of Federal Buildings Fund Descriptions Met Our
Transparency Criteria:
We assessed the transparency of descriptive information for Federal
Building Fund awards available on Recovery.gov, as described in the
report. We found that an estimated:
* 29 percent met our transparency criteria,
* 64 percent partially met our criteria, and:
* 7 percent did not meet our criteria.[Footnote 75]
For the descriptions that did not fully meet our transparency
criteria, we collected additional information necessary to make the
descriptions meet our criteria. The descriptions of awards, whether
they met our criteria, and additional information that we found to
complete the narrative descriptions are provided at the end of this
appendix.
GSA Guidance and Other Factors That May Affect Transparency of
Reported Information:
GSA has provided additional guidance to Federal Buildings Fund
contract recipients, established an Outreach Call Center to help
recipients fulfill reporting requirements, and reviewed the recipient
reports before the reports were made public on Recovery.gov. According
to GSA officials, these efforts were designed to ensure that
recipients followed reporting requirements and provided information on
awards that the public can understand.
GSA provided technical assistance to recipients that was designed to
augment the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) guidance on
recipient reporting. GSA made this guidance available on its Web site
and also mailed a copy of the guidance to each recipient. This
guidance, first issued in September 2009 and updated in October 2009,
December 2009, and March 2010, describes the time frames for reporting
and specific data element instructions, among other things. GSA's
guidance did not supply any information that supplemented OMB's
guidance on describing projects, including how funds are being used
and expected outcomes. According to GSA officials, this guidance was
meant to be a synopsis of OMB's guidance; they did not think
supplemental guidance was needed to describe how funds are being used
and what outcomes are expected because they considered OMB's guidance
sufficient.
GSA's Outreach Call Center has provided both outreach and support to
contract recipients. Specifically, prior to each reporting quarter,
staff at the center have contacted recipients to update contact
information and remind recipients of the reporting deadlines. In
addition, staff at the center are available to answer questions from
recipients and provide technical support to recipients as they
complete their reporting requirements.
For the second round of recipient reporting, GSA staff also developed
data quality reviews that compared the financial data in recipient
reports with financial data in GSA's financial management systems. GSA
staff contacted the recipients and clarified any information that was
not consistent with GSA data. In addition, GSA staff reviewed the
narrative information in the "award description" and "project
description" fields to ensure that the information was accurate and to
clarify any technical jargon or acronyms. According to GSA officials,
GSA staff did not attempt to provide additional information; instead,
GSA officials clarified the information that was already in the
description.
Other Ways That Federal Buildings Fund Information Is Made Available
to the Public:
GSA officials have worked with members of the media to inform the
public about GSA's work under the Recovery Act. In addition, GSA
issues press releases on major project milestones and informs national
and local media when GSA awards a project. However, according to GSA
officials, GSA cannot communicate all of its available information to
the public because of the large volume of information available on GSA
projects. In addition, some information is procurement-sensitive and
cannot be released to the public.
In addition to information on Recovery.gov, GSA has published
information on its Recovery Act program on its own Recovery Act Web
site.[Footnote 76] This information includes the following:
* A Federal Buildings Fund Program Plan. This plan contains a summary
of the objectives and activities that GSA's Public Buildings Service
plans to implement with the $5.55 billion in Recovery Act funds.
[Footnote 77] The plan also includes information on the projects'
selection, delivery schedule, and performance measures. Additionally,
the plan contains information on how GSA will address issues such as
monitoring and evaluation, transparency, and accountability for its
Recovery Act program.
* A Public Building Service Project Plan. This plan details how GSA
will spend its $5.55 billion in Recovery Act funds; lists all the GSA
building projects that will receive Recovery Act funds; and, for each
project, includes the name, location (city and state), and estimated
cost of the project.
* A Federal Buildings Fund Investments Map. This interactive map shows
where GSA is spending its Recovery Act funds and provides information
on spending to date, measured in obligations and outlays, for
individual projects or states.
According to GSA officials, they have received positive comments about
GSA's role in helping to revive the construction sector in numerous
communities. GSA has also received negative comments about the pace of
its spending. According to GSA officials, the pace of spending lags
behind the amount of work and number of jobs that GSA projects are
generating because GSA pays for work on a reimbursable basis after the
work has been completed. As a result, work can be ongoing at a GSA
project, even though GSA has not spent any money on the project.
Federal Buildings Fund Descriptions That Met Our Transparency Criteria:
The following award descriptions contained sufficient information on
general purpose, scope and nature of activities, location, and
expected outcomes to meet our transparency criteria. The award
description information is taken directly from Recovery.gov. We did
not edit it in any way, such as to correct typographical or
grammatical errors.
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Gruzen Samton Architects Planners & Interior Designers
Llp.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: This contract is a for A/E services for the design
of a federal employee parking garage and a master plan for the San
Juan, PR FBI Field Office Consolidation project. The project as a
whole will result in the design and construction of a new approx.
240,000 GSF Federal Building, on existing government property (a 27
acre site) for the Hato Rey area, San Juan FBI field offices. Design
and construction of the FBI facility will be procured under a separate
contract.
Project description: Delivered Final Master Plan and Final Concept
Design for the Garage.
Project activity description: Architectural Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: SAN JUAN, PR
00918-1700.
Award amount: $1,081,971.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS-02P-06-DTD-0054.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Westlake, Reed, Leskosky, Ltd.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: The objective of this work order is to achieve the
re-commissioning and retro-commissioning goals set forth in the ARRA
for the Howard M. Metzenbaum USCH by creating bid and construction
documents that describe all construction phase project work required
by the NRPC identified projects and support the NRPC with project
identification and definition. The design shall consist of but is not
limited to the following: Mechanical Systems Upgrade/Replacement:
Chillers, cooling towers, air conditioning units, boilers, hot water
converters, steam pressure reducing stations, condensate return
systems, primary and secondary pumping systems, domestic hot water
heaters, heat exchangers, air handling units, terminal or variable air
volume (VAV) boxes, heat recovery units, motors, steam traps, dampers,
pumps and air ducts. Energy conservation and renewable energy
projects: * Water conservation, plumbing fixtures, cooling tower
makeup water and drain. * Lighting System Upgrade/Replacement: Re-
lamping, occupancy sensors, automated lighting controls, daylight
controls installation, replacement and re-wiring. * Building
automation/control systems upgrade/replacement: Includes system
programming/sequence of operations, drives and sensors. * Building
envelope: upgrade/replace roof (green roof, integrated photovoltaic
roof membrane, cool roof (achieve maximum R-value for climactic zone),
windows, doors, above and below grade wall assemblies, to achieve
specified R-value, etc. * Analysis and design of an advanced metering
system for electricity only as mandated by the Energy Policy Act of
2005. * Review and implementation of all pertinent energy and water
conservation items as shown in Energy and Water Conservation Audit. *
Analysis and design of modifications to the existing primary and
secondary chilled water system to result in energy and system
operating cost savings. * Analysis and determination of the building
BAS/EMS systems, with identification and design of projects that
maximize opportunities to save energy and operating cost through
system upgrades and partial or full replacement. Includes system
programming/sequence of operations and drives and sensors. Design
Development Phase 1. Design Development drawings and specifications
detailing retro¨commissioning and re-commissioning work, and ECM
projects to 30% construction document completion. 2. Design
Development phase cost estimate deliverable shall be in the form of a
detailed written review of the preliminary cost, energy savings, and
payback estimates completed by the NRPC/NCMC as part of the 25%
submittal under that contract SOW. A/E shall indicate concurrence, non-
concurrence, or provide additional information as may be required by
GSA. Construction Document Phase Submission 75% Submission
Construction Document Submission 1. Code Analysis. 2. Construction
drawings and written edited specifications of 75% completion. 3.
Updated construction cost estimate. 90% Submission Construction
Documents Submission 1. Construction drawings and written edited
specifications of 90% completion. 2. Updated construction cost
estimate. 100% Submission Construction Documents Submission 1.
Construction drawings and written edited specifications of 100%
completion. Construction documents 100% ready to release for bid,
including incorporation of all previous review comments. 2. Final
construction cost estimate.
Project description: Quarterly Activities/Project Description: During
the final Quarter of 2009, WRL held an on-site kick off meeting with
the GSA Project Manager, at the Metzenbaum Federal Courthouse. Field
investigation was performed, and base drawings of the building were
developed. WRL participated in reviews of the Commissioning agent?s
reports prior to producing documents based on their Recommisioning
recommendations. WRL produced 30% and 75%: Documents which were used
to solicit proposals from a Construction Manager. WRL participated in
pre-proposal conferences with GSA and the potential Offerors for the
role of Construction Manager.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: CLEVELAND, OH
44114-1405.
Award amount: $27,445.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS-05P-05-SLD-0033.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: PDG, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Wind Tunnel Testing Structural Study for the Micky
Leland FOB (TX0298ZZ located at 1919 Smith Street, Houston, TX 77002).
Provide engineering testing and analysis services for the site, as
well as, to determine building cladding design loads.
Project description: Attended meeting with Leland FOB building manager
and COTR to verify existing conditions & establish working schedule.
Reviewed existing architectural and engineering plans & technical
reports. Verify Bldg. site climatology & develop wind speeds. Perform
wind tunnel testing for the FOB that simulates the natural wind
environment for the building site. Document all findings, conclusions
& recommendations into a report.
Project activity description: Architectural Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1919 Smith
Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: HOUSTON, TX 77002-
8049.
Award amount: $55,097.87.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: GS-07P-04-HHD-1014.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Messer Construction Co.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: The Project Award includes $35,500,000 for
Construction Phase Services for the GS-05P-08-GBC-0005 Fire/Life
Safety and HVAC Modernization for the Minton Capehart Federal Building
in Indianapolis, IN. It also includes Estimated Additional Scope Items
of $4,304,513: and GSA Contingency of $2,805,739.21: M&I Services of
$500,000. The base project scope (Fire/Life Safety and HVAC
Modernization) includes replacement of: air handlers, fiberglass
branch distribution ductwork, stair pressurization fans, temperature
controls, fire alarm system, fire pump and jockey pump, fire
protection system, ceilings and lighting. Electrical systems and
emergency generator system are to also be upgraded as necessary to
support the project scope of work. The project scope should also
include LEED Silver certification.
Project description: We are working to complete preconstruction
services funded prior to the ARRA funding. Preconstruction services
are proceeding as scheduled. We anticipate major subcontract awards to
take place in first quarter of Calendar Year 2010. We are also working
on M&I services, including forensic testing to verify condition of
building piping systems prior to completion of design.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 575 North
Pennsylvania Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: INDIANAPOLIS, IN
46204-1519.
Award amount: $43,160,252.21.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS-05P-08-GBC-0005.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Heery International, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Provide engineering and commissioning expertise to
conduct recommissioning /retro-commissioning planning, identify energy
conservation measures, scoping, testing, investigation, evaluation,
analysis, calculations, recommendations, and report writing services
for the following GSA federal buildings: (1) TX, Houston, Bob Casey US
Courthouse, (2) TX, Houston, Alliance Tower, (3) TX, Houston, LaBranch
Federal Building, (4) TX, Corpus Christi, US Courthouse and (5) TX,
Victoria, ML King, Jr. Federal Building.
Project description: Responsed to government's comments on the Draft
Report (submitted last quarter) and completed Final report for
submission by end of the year.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: FORT WORTH, TX
76102-6105.
Award amount: $286,672.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS-10F-0203S.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Goshow Architects, L.L.P.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: A/E Services for Bridging Documents for the high-
performance, green, building modernization and other alteration work
Clement Ruiz Nazario Courthouse and Federico Degetau Federal Office
Building in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.
Project description: Review and evaluate site conditions, existing
studies, surveys, analyses and reports, and identify additional
services and tests that are required to fully document the project.
Included in this phase were Courthouse/FOB Tours: Systems Upgrade
Analysis: Fire Protection/Life Safety Analysis: Environmental Hazards
report: Conveyance System Study, Structural Analysis Study:
Accessibility Study: Thermographic Imaging Study: Energy Model and
Existing Building Analysis.
Project activity description: Architectural Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 150 Carlos
Chardon Avenue.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Hato Rey, PR
00918-0000.
Award amount: $2,365,994.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS-02P-06-DTD-0024.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: HDM Associates, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Purpose is to investigate and provide
recommendations for optimizing building performance through
identifying energy improvements and demand reduction strategies. A
feasibility study is being generated to include the following
information: 1) The integration of geothermal heat pumps in the
facility to offset the cost of cooling and heating the building. 2)
Determine the feasibility of installing PV panels on the roof. 3)
Provide suggestions for the most methods of retrofitting the roof to
accept PV panels where existing roof can not support PV panel
installation. 4) Provide conceptual renderings and drawings depicting
vehicle canopies and covered walkways that use PV panels as protection
from weather. 5) Provide any other suggestions for reducing the
electrical load of the building. 6) Provide a fully developed
Lifecycle costing, pay back period, and energy savings. The
Architect/Engineer are to develop a Design-Build scope of work to
implement the findings of the Retro-Commissioning Study that can be
executed within the available funding.
Project description: The Architects and Engineers took the findings
from the Retro-Commissioning Study and began preparing a Design-Build
scope of work specification report. A draft copy of the report was
submitted to the agency for review and comments.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 244 Needy Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: MARTINSBURG, WV
25401-0046.
Award amount: $276,677.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS-03P-03-CDD-0028.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Heery International, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Initial scope is for pre-design services for the
design and construction of new office space for the Army Corp of
Engineers on the Federal Center South campus in Seattle, WA. Design
and construction will be procured under a design-build procurement
methodology using a two-step best value competitive award. The
deliverables include an update Program of Requirements, a design-build
performance specification, a comprehensive bidding procurement
document. The design-build contractor is expected to be under contract
in early March 2010.
Project description: Developed and refined concept estimate for the DB
scope of work.Completed Owner Project Requirements (OPR) document.
Completed development of the DB competition bid document. Participated
in DB Q&A meetings with GSA and USACE.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: SEATTLE, WA 98134-
2388.
Award amount: $288,599.32.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS-23F-0168K.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Jacobs Facilities Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Construction Management Services for Judges' Swing
Space at Samuel M. Gibbons Federal Courthouse The purpose of this
scope of work is to provide GSA guidance and direction as the
Construction Manager as Advisor (CMa) Contractor who will be the
government's on-site manager responsible for the successful renovation
of Space Alterations at the Samuel M. Gibbons Federal Courthouse. The
goal of the project is to construct the project on schedule and within
budget while addressing minimum criteria for integrated design, energy
and water usage, indoor environmental quality and materials
usage.Major deliverables include Cost Estimating, Communications Plan,
Detailed Project Schedule Development and Maintenance, Project
Progress Meetings and Presentations, Meeting Minutes and
Correspondence, General Progress Reports, Record Keeping, Construction
Submittal and RFI Processing, Project Photography, Inspections and
Testing Reports, Punch-List and Final Inspection, and Closeout
Documentation.
Project description: Interior buildout wall framing completed, wall
rough-in of electrical completed, walls insulated and drywall has been
installed and finished complete. Overhead electrical rough-in nearly
complete and HVAC rough is nearly complete. All walls are painted and
ceiling grid installation started.Project is ahead of schedule and
going well.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Tampa, FL 33602-
3800.
Award amount: $50,582.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS04P07EXD0065.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Vistara Construction Services Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: The restoration project will replace the
waterproofing membrane and increase the insulation of the plaza,
replace the lighting systems in the below grade Post Office workroom
levels with more energy efficient lighting, repair damages caused by
water leaks and upgrade sidewalk access ramps to meet current ADA
requirements. Further, the granite pavers will be cleaned, restored
and reset at the Federal Plaza. The main goals are as follows: *
Replace the waterproofing system. * Increase insulation of the Plaza.
* Replace the lighting and/or lighting controls in the below grade
Post Office workroom levels with more energy efficient lighting. *
Repair structural damage. * Repair damages to interior structural
elements and finishes caused by water leaks. * Ensure ease and
efficiency of long term operation and cost effective maintenance. *
Complete the design and construction per GSA P-100. * Develop 3D
Building Information Model (BIM) for the Post Office space and Plaza.
* Complete a project that satisfies the requirements of the existing
building tenants and GSA. * Maintain the visual integrity and historic
nature of the Plaza and all its elements after the project is
complete. * Complete the design and construction within established
schedules. * Complete the project within the budget by maintaining
fiscal responsibility, communicating that responsibility to all
parties involved, and by constantly updating and tracking project cost
estimates. * Develop a high performance green complex. * Adhere to all
elements and guiding principles of the LEED program where practical. *
Per the Energy Policy Act of 2005, GSA's targeted maximum annual
energy consumption level for this project is 87,571 BTU's per gross
square foot. * Promote and demand excellence in design and
construction to produce a final project/building that reflects the
dignity and significance of the United States Government.
Project description: Pre-Construction Phase Services: 1) Review of the
Architects design 2) Review of the Architects schedule. 3) Conduct a
design review charette 4) Conduct bi-weekly meetings for the project
team and maintain meeting minutes/project directory and the
distribution list. 5) Track Progress via monthly report.
Project activity description: Architectural Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 230 South
Dearborn.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: CHICAGO, IL 60604-
1505.
Award amount: $408,833.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS-05P-08-GBD-0019.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Studio 3 Design Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Owner's Construction Representative services for
the Modernization of the 10W. Jackson, 18 W. Jackson, and 230 S. State
Street Project, located in Chicago, IL. The contract award is for the
Base Services-Design/Pre-Construction Phase, Construction Year One of
Option 1, and Options 2 and 3: Cost Estimating and Project Scheduling.
The purpose of this project is to modernize and renovate the three
buildings to create a safe and functional environment for the federal
government and the public that will use the building.
Project description: Owner's Construction Representative, project Kick-
Off, run and organize weekly meetings, meeting minute documentation,
review of existing and new documents, review drawings, site visits,
project organization, tenant meetings attendance, notes, review of
plans, peer reviews, HVAC report review, schedule review, design
review, final concept design review, scheduling, GMP cost estimating
reconciliation, conduct value engineering work shops.
Project activity description: Architectural Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: CHICAGO, IL 60604-
1107.
Award amount: $606,789.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS-05P-08-GBD-0023.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Julie Snow Architects Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: The award is for Architectural/Engineering Briding
Design services including, but not limited to, Pre-Design Services,
Design Concepts, Briding Design-Build Services, and Contract Close our
Services for the Ban Buren Land Port of Entry. The project is a new
Land Port of Entry (LPOE) for the town of Van Buren, Maine, located on
the St. John River approximately 320 miles north of Portland, 40 miles
north of Presque Isle, and 25 miles southeast of Madawaska. The
existing Border Station was damaged when the St. John River flooded in
late April and early May of 2008. Rather than merely repair the
undersized and outdated 40-year old facility, the GSA and the
Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
felt that this would be an excellent opportunity to build a new port
that would meet CBP's needs for the future. This new port will be a
gateway to our country and will replace a flood-damaged and obsolete
border facility with a state-of-the-art commercial port of entry. It
should make a distinct architectural statement that is responsive to
the local community, the efficient movement of trade and commerce, the
security requirements of law enforcement agencies, and the welcoming
of visitors and citizens to the United States of America.
Project description: Design Concepts services, including: space
planning, space efficiency reporting, model building, systems life
cycle assessments, design, review, and presentation of three
conceptual project alternatives, cost estimating.
Project activity description: Architectural Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 2400 Rand
Tower, 527 Marquette Avenue.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Minneapolis, MN
55402-1302.
Award amount: $2,298,146.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS-07P-09-HHD-0030.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: CH2M Hill, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: The Denver Federal center has antiquated utilities
in need of repair or rehabilitation. CH2M HILL has been working with
the GSA over the past three years to design a new water distribution
system to replace the antiquated one, design rehabilitation and
replacement of the sewer system that has been in place since the
1940's, and upgrades to the existing stormwater and electrical
systems. The ARRA funding allowed this much needed project to be
constructed and also allows for further design and construction to
improve the Gulch that runs through the DFC to provide channel
stabilization, replace the main electrical conductors, repair parking
lots and provide a sewer upgrade.
Project description: Provided engineering construction services for
the construction of Phases I through III of the Utilities
Infrastructure Project at the Denver Federal Center. Completed 30%
design of Phase IV and began 60% design of Phase IV.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: DENVER, CO 80225-
0007.
Award amount: $3,421,670.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS-08P-06-JF-C-3025.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Jacobs Facilities Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: The New Custom House in Denver, CO, is an 8-story
office building containing 172,502 usable square feet with 47 outdoor
parking spaces on a 2.4 acre site. This 8-story stone building was
constructed in 1931 and has 5 floors above grade plus a basement, sub-
basement, and a partial floor below the sub-basement. In 1979, the
building as listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is
now designated as a level 2 historic asset. The building is primarily
used as office space, the building also contains a child care center,
as food service area, and provides space for US Bankruptcy court
proceedings. Tenants include: the Small Business Administration, the
US Bankruptcy Courts, the Military Entrance Processing Station,
Department of the Army, Department of Justice, Department of Labor,
Department of the Treasury, the Railroad Retirement Board, and the
Department of Homeland Security.The proposed capital project will
protect this 78-year old historic asset and improve the energy
efficiency by upgrading air handling units, updating/replacing .:
Induction units and condensate piping, updating lighting and controls,
updating mechanical controls, air intakes, installing isolation
valves, updating/replacing domestic and mechanical plumbing, replacing
ceilings and flooring, site work and new dock, updating restrooms,
upgrading life safety system, and updating interior and exterior
finishes. The project will also include replacement of all the windows
with blast resistant construction. The amount of swing space is
estimated at approximately 10,000 square feet. Construction is
anticipated to begin in the summer of 2010 and the project duration is
estimated at 24 - 30 months. The project is required to meet all
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) regulations and
applicable environmental and energy requirements.The contract scope of
services includes Pre Design Phase Services to assist, review and
provide technical support during the procurement process.
Specifically, the Construction Manager will compile and/or develop the
Design/Build criteria package and review offeror proposals for
adequacy and completeness. After award, during the Design/Build design
phase, services include review of the Design/Builders design
submittals to confirm that the design meets the Solicitation for
Offers, budget, and special requirements. The Construction Management
team will also perform code compliance reviews: constructability
reviews:conduct/participate in Value Engineering workshops: analyze
Value Engineering proposals: prepare independent cost estimates,
scheduling and design problem resolution. Project Construction Phase
Services include monitoring/observation services and attending onsite
construction coordination meetings that occur among the Government,
General Contractor, and Architect.
Project description: Pre-Design services have initiated with review
and analysis of existing documentation. The first deliverable for the
CM team is in progress. The deliverable is augmentation of the DB
study, the DB specifications, the bid form, consultation on the
technical proposal and DB SOW. Products from this analysis will be
included in the DB RFP which will be issued to the shortlisted
offerors in mid-December. Subcontracting and scheduling of geotech
subconsultant is in progress.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Denver, CO 80202-
2513.
Award amount: $640,185.52.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS00P04CYD0062.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: C Design Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: This project is to study options and make
recommendations for a photovoltaic system to be located at the terry
Sanford Federal Building in Raleigh, NC. The complex consists of a
courtroom tower and a large postal annex. The proposed PV system will
be mounted on the roof of the annex, which is estimated to have
116,140 square feet of useable roof area. The project is initiated to
use solar energy to generate power and reduce dependency on grid
power. The overall goal of the project is to provide an alternative
energy source that will provide supplemental power to the Terry
Sanford Federal Building. The goal for this award is to provide a pre-
project study and to develop a requirements package for construction.
Project description: Project Management, Structural Engineering,
Architectural Services, & Electrical Engineering.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 310 New Bern
Avenue.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Raleigh, NC 27601-
1483.
Award amount: $120,194.69.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS04P06EXD0027.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Enviroservices & Training Centers LLC.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Ensure safe work conditions and prevent release of
asbestos and lead during renovation activities at the Federal Building
and US Post Office, 154 Waianuenue Ave, Hilo, Hawaii. Mobilized to the
island of Hawaii. Provided oversight of asbestos related work for the
3rd Floor, rooms 302 to 305, including air monitoring and asbestos
clearance testing. Asbestos clearance testing failed criteria and
additional follow-up cleaning and testing is expected. Performed
sampling and analysis of soil and thermal system insulation debris on
bare soil to determine asbestos content. Debris contained regulated
levels of asbestos. Soil in 2 of 4 sections contained detectable
levels of asbestos less than 1 percent which is considered
contaminated by Hawaii Dept of Health. Will provide design
specifications for asbestos abatement if required. Further oversight
activities are expected for lead related work and in different areas
of the site.
Project description: Mobilized to the island of Hawaii. Provided
oversight of asbestos and lead related work for the 3rd Floor, rooms
302 to 305, including air monitoring and asbestos clearance testing.
Asbestos clearance testing failed criteria and additional follow-up
cleaning and testing is expected. Performed sampling and analysis of
soil and thermal system insulation debris on bare soil to determine
asbestos content. Debris contained regulated levels of asbestos. Soil
in 2 of 4 sections contained detectable levels of asbestos less than 1
percent which is considered contaminated by Hawaii Dept of Health.
Project activity description: Environmental Consulting Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: HILO, HI 96720-
2491.
Award amount: $16,000.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS10F0173U.
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Recipient name: Key Engineering Group, Ltd.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Overall purpose of this study was to comply with
the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA study for the
Chicago Federal Plaza restoration project. Project deliverables
included preparation of an agenda (complete), meeting minutes and
action items (complete), roster of team members (complete), Class I
Cultural Resource Review - Section 106 Compliance (complete),
preparation of a draft documented Categorical Exclusion (CATEX)
checklist (complete), final checklist (complete).
Project description: Significant services performed included agenda
(complete), meeting minutes and action items (complete), roster of
team members (complete), Class I Cultural Resource Review - Section
106 Compliance (complete), preparation of a draft documented
Categorical Exclusion (CATEX) checklist (complete), final checklist
(complete). In accordance with the scope of work, this project has
been invoiced to 90% of completion. The remaining 10% will be invoiced
after GSA public notice is completed.
Project activity description: Environmental Consulting Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 230 South
Dearborn Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: CHICAGO HEIGHTS,
IL 60411-1001.
Award amount: $12,497.57.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS10F0457M.
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Recipient name: Cornerstone Architectural Group, PS.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Provide a study to determine the condition of the
Federal Center South Building's roof structural system and address
potential roofing material alternatives while meeting the ARRA
requirements, initial capital, sustainability, life cycle costs, good
stewardship, historic preservation and performance. A cool roof, a
vegetative roof, a building integrated photovoltaic or photovoltaic
ballasted roof were to be considered and a recommendation provided.
The study will be used to provide guidance for a future roofing
construction project.
Project description: The entire work under this award was completed in
this quarter. Site visits, inspections, meetings, draft reports,
reviews and the final report was submitted and approved.
Project activity description: Architectural Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 6161 NE 175th
Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: KENMORE, WA 98028-
4804.
Award amount: $46,072.32.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: GS10P08LTD0073.
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Recipient name: Jacobs Technology Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Data collection services to determine the
feasibility of Project Labor Agreements in two areas and the risk
associated with each (San Francisco, CA and Honolulu, HI). The report
will look at the utilization of Project Labor Agreements in high union
density states (such as California and Hawaii) and will determine if
large-scale construction projects to be built in predominantly
unionized areas would benefit from the use of a Project Labor
Agreement. The report will look at the utilization of Project Labor
Agreements in high union density states (such as California and
Hawaii) and will determine if large-scale construction projects to be
built in predominantly unionized areas would benefit from the use of a
Project Labor Agreement.
Project description: Research and study continued for Honolulu and San
Francisco. Contract modification forthcoming to perform similar
Project Labor Agreement studies on additional cities.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Washington, DC
20405-0001.
Award amount: $131,839.84.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS03P09DXA0025.
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Recipient name: Heery International, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Heery International is providing Construction
Manager as Agent (CMa) services for the San Juan FBI Consolidation
Project for the Master Plan & Garage Design. The services include:
attending design meetings and preparing agendas and minutes. Heery is
also providing design reviews and estimates at each phase of the
design. All of these services are being performed to provide quality
assurance and project management oversight. Also, include in the scope
of services are the design phase commissioning services required to
obtain LEED Silver Certification. The expected outcome of these
services is to provide a project that is completed on time, within
budget, and in accordance with the contract requirements.
Project description: October - Attended the kick-off meeting and
prepared the 35% DD Estimate and performed the 35% DD Design Review.
November - Attended periodic design meetings and prepared the 50% CD
Estimate and performed the 50% CD Design Review. December - Attended
periodic design meetings and prepared the 95% CD Estimate and
performed the 95% CD Design Review.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: San Juan, PR
00918-1700.
Award amount: $206,559.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS-23F-0168K.
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Recipient name: Jacobs Technology Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: CM services for Clemente Ruiz Nazario Courthouse
and Federico Degetau Federal Office Building The project is a High
Performance Green Building Modernization. The scope of the work for
the building includes the following: Redesign and replacement of HVAC
system: upgrade of electrical panels and distribution system:
implementation of energy conservation program: installation of
photovoltaic panels: improve interior finishes: renovation of
restrooms: compliance to ADA requirements: upgrade of fire protection
and life safety system and partial site improvement.
Project description: This quarter 100% Bridging documents were
submitted by the Architect and have been reviewed and construction
cost estimates prepared by Jacobs for reconciliation prior to bid. The
initial phase of a two phase solicitation for a design build
contractor has been completed. Jacobs was issued a modification on Dec
28, 2009 to provide design phase services in connection with the
buildout of a new courtroom and ancillary space in the Jose Toledo
Courthouse, Old San Juan,PR to be used as swing space during the
modernization project in Hato Rey.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Hato Rey, PR
00918-1703.
Award amount: $6,225,000.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS23F0111K.
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Federal Buildings Fund Descriptions That Partially Met Our
Transparency Criteria:
The following award descriptions did not contain sufficient details on
one or more of the following pieces of information necessary to
facilitate general understanding of the award, based on our
assessment: general purpose, scope and nature of activities, location,
and/or expected outcomes. In some cases, only a small amount of
additional information was needed, while in other cases, many pieces
of information were needed to make the description more transparent.
The award description information is taken directly from Recovery.gov.
We did not edit it in any way, such as to correct typographical or
grammatical errors.
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: STL Architects, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Study to investigate three existing 300 ton
chillers with one that will be more fuel efficient.
Project description: Preparation and presentation of a Pre-Design
Report determining methods of altering existing chiller systems in
order to increase energy efficiency.
Project activity description: Architectural Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: CHICAGO, IL 60610-
3317.
Award amount: $17,821.76.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: GS-05P-09-GBD-0012.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The study of
energy-efficient chiller options is part of a planning and designing
effort for the recommissioning and retro-commissioning of the existing
Metcalfe Federal Building in order to improve the energy efficiency
and minimize the environmental impact of the existing building. The
study will lead to preparation and presentation of a pre-design report
highlighting areas of the subject property that may be altered or
added to in order to increase energy efficiency. This particular
report will focus on the chiller system.
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Recipient name: Richter Associates Architects Incorporated.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: A/E Desgin Services for Land Port of Entry at
Columbus, New Mexico.
Project description: Development of preliminary concepts.
Project activity description: Architectural Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 201 S. Upper
Broadway.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Corpus Christi,
TX 78401-3025.
Award amount: $1,601,910.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS-07P-03-HHD-0002.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award was
originally for expansion of the facility in its current location, but
recent flooding along the border requires relocation of the facility
away from the flood zone. This award will allow completion of design
to incorporate flood protection and compliance with new statutory
energy requirements. The facility will replace the existing,
functionally obsolete facility with a new, energy-efficient facility
that will meet the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) mission
requirements.
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Recipient name: Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Construction Management (CM) Services for the
Mondernization & Expansion of the Otay Mesa Land Port of Enty (LPOE)
in San Diego California. This Delivery Order covers services A-B as
indicated in the contractor's proposal date 7/17/2009.
Project description: Parsons has not yet received a Notice to Proceed
from the Government concerning this Task Order.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): Otay Mesa Land
Port of Entry.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: San Diego, CA
92101-2058.
Award amount: $758,847.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: GS-09P-09-KS-D-0077.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
provides the funding required to complete the design, provide
construction management and inspection services, and acquire the site
necessary to expand the port. The port is a multi-modal (commercial,
non-commercial, and pedestrian) port of entry and is one of the 10
busiest land ports in the country. The current facility is obsolete,
inefficient, and causes severe traffic congestion. The proposed
project will reconfigure and expand the existing port through the
purchase of adjacent properties to meet Customs and Border
Protection's (CBP) mission needs while meeting General Services
Administration's (GSA) energy reduction and green building
requirements.
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Recipient name: Alliance Roofing LLC.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Cotter Federal Building Located at 135 High Street
Hartford CT, Roofing And PV Project: Will consist of a Intergraded PV
& TPO Roofing system: TPO will be a fully adhered Cool Roof with the
Photo Voltaic panels intergraded in the field sheet. The TPO roof will
be heat welded using robotic field sheet welders and Lyister-Triack
hand-held welders for detail and penetration welds. All electrical
components will also be intergraded into the TPO roofing system and
insulation. The project includes ongoing monitoring and support. .
Project description: 00.
Project activity description: Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials
Manufacturing.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 135 High Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: HARTFORD, CT
06103-1125.
Award amount: $1,589,596.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: GS07F0224N.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
modernizes the Cotter Federal Building and makes it more energy
efficient by improving roofing and adding photovoltaic (PV) panels.
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Recipient name: BBIX, LLC.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: The scope of work is focused on building systems
affecting energy use and indoor environment, including shell
infiltration and heat loss for the Moakley Federal Courthouse located
in Boston, MA.
Project description: Site Survey: System Review: Design Review: Energy
Modeling: Functional Performance Tests, energy conservation measures,
life cycle cost calculations, construction estimates.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 153 Milk
Street, Suite 200.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: BOSTON, MA 02210-
3002.
Award amount: $160,196.38.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: GS-01P-09-BW-D-0053.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award will
result in a study that includes information on energy conservation
measures.
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Recipient name: Cauldwell-Wingate Company, LLC.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: The Thurgood Marshall Courthouse infrastructure
upgrade.
Project description: During the period of October 1, 2009 thru
December 31, 2009 Cauldwell Wingate has continued to work on the shop
drawing and coordination of the MEPS Systems through out the project.
In addition to this we have fabricated and installed the ductwork,
sprinkler piping and electrical distribution on 7 tower floors and 2
base floors. The Main Electrical Distribution Switchboards have been
fabricated and set in place with the installation of the conduit and
wire throughout the electrical closets. The Basement underground
plumbing was installed in the parking garage was completed.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 40 Centre
Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: NEW YORK, NY
10007-1502.
Award amount: $64,000,000.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS-02P-05-DTC-0021.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
upgrades the infrastructure and addresses life safety and
accessibility issues of the building and will extend the useful life
of the building. The award includes coordination of mechanical,
electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems throughout the project.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Provide Pre-Design and Design Review Services for
the building system modifications to meet NARA 2009 requirements for
the VA file storage space located in Building 104 of Goodfellow
Federal Complex. ARRA VA AT BLDG. 104, 4300 GOODFELLOW, ST. LOUIS, MO.
Project description: No project activities from Jacobs, waiting on
design.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: St. Louis, MO
63120-1703.
Award amount: $43,039.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS06P08GZD0001.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
provides pre-design and design services for the building system
modifications to meet National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA) 2009 requirements for the VA file storage space. The VA file
storage space does not currently have any HVAC or humidification,
which is a requirement from the NARA 2009 standards for file storage.
These activities will include new high efficiency chillers, new high
efficiency chilled water, condenser water and hot water pumps, new
high efficiency cooling tower(s), new high efficiency air-handling
units and distribution ductwork, chilled and heating hot water pipe,
and a humidification system for approximately 130,000 square feet of
file storage. Construction management services for the design phase
include, but are not limited to the following: (1) Attend the 35
percent, 65 percent, and 95 percent design review meetings; (2) Review
drawings and specifications at 35 percent, 65 percent, and 95 percent;
(3) Attend design kick-off meeting; (4) Attend three additional design
development meetings; and (5) Evaluate construction cost estimate and
attend three reconciliation meetings.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement to
determine whether the proposed action warrant a finding of no
significant impact or the preparation of the record of decision to
improve, through modernization and new construction, the
functionality, operational capacity and security of the Otay Mesa
(OTM) Land Port of Entry (LPOE).
Project description: Conducted project kick-off meetings and site
inspections, provided Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) notice of
intent (NOI),provided draft and final versions of public scoping EIS
fact sheet,provided draft and final versions of public scoping meeting
display and project information posters, conducted public scoping
meeting, provided draft and final versions of scoping report,
completed a Phase I environmental site assessment (ESA) of the LPOE
and submitted both draft and final versions of the Phase I, completed
internal draft threatened and dangered species biological
assessment(BA) for the LPOE site and surrounding area, completed
cultural resources evaluation for the LPOE site and surrounding area
and submitted draft and final versions of the cultural resources
report, with the final version submitted, provided draft endangered
and threatened species consultation letters to GSA for submittal to US
Fish and Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish and Game.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): Otay Mesa Land
Port of Entry.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: San Diego, CA
92101-4433.
Award amount: $290,221.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS-00F-0005R.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The Environmental
Impact Statement prepared from this award will allow the agency to
determine if the proposed action would significantly affect the
environment.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Garland Company Inc, The.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Remove and replace approximately 4,950 square feet
of bituminous built-up roofing, add new insulation to create an R-50
insulation value when complete, and install architectural metal at all
parapet and coping locations. The project shall include all low slope
or flat levels of the roof.
Project description: Since the project has not started, Since the last
report, manufacturing had manufactured and shipped roofing materials
to the site.
Project activity description: Other Building Material Dealers.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: FERGUS FALLS, MN
56537-2576.
Award amount: $137,859.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS-07F-0130K.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
replaces the roof of the United States Postal Service Building and
Courthouse located at 118 S. Mill Street in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
Replacing the roof will reduce the repair and alteration liability of
the building and help reduce energy consumption.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Smithgroup, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Window replacement - FaÁade Thermal Performance
Improvement for the John F Kennedy Federal Building in Boston,
Massachusetts. The work to be performed under the Contract includes
updating the existing window and curtain wall replacement documents
for code compliance and energy efficiency.
Project description: Typical window design was revised as an
additional bidding option. The revised design is to be installed from
the exterior as opposed to the interior. Additional bidding options
were added for sealant joint replacement and concrete repair.
Project activity description: Architectural Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 500 Griswold
Street, Suite 1700.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Detroit, MI 48226-
3480.
Award amount: $435,792.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS-01P-09-BW-C-0064.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports design services for window and curtain wall replacement for
the entire John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: HOF Construction, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: The Robert A. Young Building is a high rise
historic brick structure approximately 1 million square foot in size,
housing 3000 tenants. The existing cafeteria kitchen, dish room,
servery, and dining area have become outdated, and much of the
equipment is aging with high energy consumption. This work is being
performed under the 'Building Tune-up, Lighting Replacement, Building
HVAC Systems and Energy Saving' categories as defined in the ARRA
descriptions of High Performance Building Improvements.
Project description: This field is not applicable yet since we haven't
started work yet and no funds have been received.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1222 Spruce
St. St. Louis, MO 63102.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: SAINT LOUIS, MO
63103-2818.
ward amount: $2,076,366.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS-06P-07-GYD-0019.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports construction to upgrade the cafeteria at the Robert A. Young
Federal Building. The nature of the activities is renovations to the
cafeteria, including coordination and phasing to minimize disruptions
to cafeteria service, building operations, and tenants. The activities
under this award include construction of a new dish room with an
accumulating conveyor: reconfiguring the servery with new food service
equipment and all associated rough-ins: renovating the servery with
new finishes on the walls, floors, and ceilings with down lighting and
accent lighting: replacing the existing equipment and hoods in the
kitchen with higher efficiency equipment: constructing two conference
rooms at the north end in the dining room: and installing new pendant
lighting, diffusers, and finishes throughout the dining room,
including ceiling, wall and floor finishes.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Morrison-Maierle Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Billings, MT Federal Courthouse: ALTA/ACSM survey
with boundary amendments: Amended Subdivision Plats: topographic
survey: exhibit preparation.
Project description: 4th Quarter: topographic survey.
Project activity description: Other Activities Related to Real Estate.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 26th Street
West.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: BILLINGS, MT
59101-0100.
Award amount: $13,105.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS-08P-09-JEP-0013.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
an American Land Title Association (ALTA) survey of property to be
acquired in Billings, Montana for the construction of a new Federal
courthouse. In addition to the ALTA survey, additional site survey
work includes adjacent parking lots, land, and streets, and a
topographic and power pole survey. This work is intended to survey the
property and provide data for the next steps in the construction of
the courthouse.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Stanger Industries Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: This award was for the ARRA-Wichita Air Handler
Replacement - U.S. Courthouse - replacement of air handling units in
the Wichita Courthouse.Install new high-efficiency hot water boilers,
new off-hours chiller, VAV's and direct digital control upgrades.
Project description: * Air handling unit replacement: * Variable
frequency drive installation: * New hot water piping and mechanical
insulation: * New Sheet Metal,distribution ductwork and grilles: *
Acoustical ceiling removal/replacement: * Building Automation
Upgrades. * Removal and replacement of three (3) air handling units: *
Misc. Electrical power for the air handling units: * Minor lighting
modifications: * General project clean-up: * Building Automation
Engineering: * Pre-Construction Services and drawing coordination: *
Value Engineering: * Quality Control: & Solicit Sub-Contracting
pricing.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 401 N. Market
Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: WICHITA, KS 67202-
2089.
Award amount: $3,865,069.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS-06P-07-GYD-0020.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award will
result in decreased energy consumption and operational costs.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Constructors Hawaii Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Repair, alteration, and seismic upgrade to the
Federal Building and U.S. Post Office at 154 Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo,
Hawaii. The work includes asbestos removal work, installation of new
concrete shear walls in the two wings, reconstruction of architectural
concrete elements, renovations of existing toilet rooms, custom doors,
windows and millwork, installation of fire sprinkler and other fire
protection systems, plumbing, new electrical systems, natural stone,
quarry tile, ceramic tile, and other finishes.
Project description: First Quarter: Furnished payment and performance
bond, mobilized on site, started erecting temporary barriers, started
demolition work. Second Quarter: Constructed new concrete shear wall
at West Wing from basement thru the third floor, new stairs at loading
dock, new stairs and curbs at courtyard, new ramp at basement. Work is
ongoing at the West Wing first floor restroom and the finishes in the
West Wing first, second, and third floors.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 154 Waianuenue
Avenue.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: HILO, HI 96720-
2491.
Award amount: $5,339,630.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS-09P-09-KTC-0067.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The activities
funded by the award will modernize the buildings and are part of
General Services Administration's (GSA) overall effort to improve
federal buildings.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Air West Mechanical Construction.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Install VFD on Chiller # 3 at the Federal Bldg.
Project description: Install new VFD or the chiller for energy
efficiency.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: LOS ANGELES, CA
90024-3602.
Award amount: $72,807.65.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: GS09P09WRC0042.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
the installation of a variable frequency driver for a chiller at the
Federal Building in Los Angeles, California.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Jacobs Technology Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Requirements and Estimating Services for facilities
in GSA Region 10 Prepare performance based requirements packages for
solicitation of Design/Build contracts for various projects. This is
to include high performance Green buildings. The intent is to gather
project data and performance requirments to prepare performance based
Statement of Objectives. Deliverables include budget estimating,
initial schedule development and solicitation phase services. Prepare
performance based requirements packages for solicitation of
Design/Build contracts for various projects. This is to include high
performance Green buildings. The intent is to gather project data and
performance requirments to prepare performance based Statement of
Objectives. Deliverables include budget estimating, initial schedule
development and solicitation phase services.
Project description: Prepare performance based requirements packages
for solicitation of Design/Build contracts for various projects -
completed 3 of 4 locations.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Bellevue, WA
98004-5100.
Award amount: $455,714.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS03P09DXA0025.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
provides plans for energy-efficient buildings at several sites in
General Services Administration (GSA) Region 10, including the GSA
Region 10 headquarters in Auburn, Washington: the federal Building in
Baker City, Oregon: a historical building project in Spokane,
Washington: and the federal building in Anchorage, Alaska. This
contractor's place of performance will be at the Jacobs office in
Bellevue, Washington.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: URS Group, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: TAS: 47 4543: TAS - Recovery - Construction
Management Services In Support Of Jackson Federal Building
Modernization Project. Services Include Pre-Design And Design Phase.
Project description: Construction Management Assist services for the
Jackson Federal Building Modernization Project from inception through
June 20, 2011.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: SEATTLE, WA 98174-
1009.
Award amount: $943,817.04.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS-23F-0232L.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The construction
management services provided by this award are in support of an effort
that will improve the building shell and repair or replace the
building's HVAC/electrical systems. The modernization of the building
will result in the facility being an economically and operationally
efficient high-performance green building. The services also include
additional energy conservation measures in support of LEED Existing
Building designation.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Bovis Lend Lease LMB, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Modernization and facade reclad of Peter W. Rodino
Federal Building in Newark, NJ.
Project description: 100% Bridging design and Final Report.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 821 Alexander
Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Princeton, NJ
08540-6303.
Award amount: $542,023.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS-02P-04-DTC-0048.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award is part
of a larger modernization project of the building consisting of
exterior cladding for the entire building, upgrading fire egress for
entire building, asbestos abatement and build out of 6 floors,
upgrading HVAC for 9 floors, replacing 32 AHU's, and a new cafeteria.
This award includes repair/replacement of the HVAC system, domestic
water distribution system, fire protection system, lighting and
electrical systems, interior restoration, infrastructure work,
exterior façade repairs, and hazardous materials remediation.
Telephone, data networks, and security systems will also be upgraded
and the restrooms will be modernized in compliance with Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) and Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards
(UFAS) regulations. The modernization will improve the building's
façade, which, due to the age of the building, is showing signs of
significant deterioration, and replace or modernize various aging
original systems.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Nicholson & Galloway, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Façade Repair and Slate Roof Replacement at the
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse located at 271 Cadman Plaza East,
Brooklyn, NY 11201.
Project description: Continuation of Security Clearance with the
Department of Homeland Security/Mobilization of Job Site/Installation
of Pipe Scaffold/Installation of Sidewalk Bridge/Temporary Electric
Installed.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 271 Cadman
Plaza, East.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Brooklyn, NY
11201-0401.
Award amount: $53,000,000.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS-02P-07-DTC-0017.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award updates
the original structure built in 1892 and the expansion built in 1933,
including replacement of nearly all of the existing deteriorated terra
cotta cladding: retention, repair, restoration, re-pointing, and
cleaning of existing terra cotta and granite cladding on the facades
of both structures: replacement of the entire slate roofing system on
both structures, to match the appearance and character of the existing
slate roof; installation of an access and fall protection/prevention
system in compliance with all applicable Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) regulations at the slate mansard roof on
both structures to facilitate periodic maintenance of perimeter
gutters and drains; and hazardous materials investigation and
abatement associated with the above work items. These activities will
correct the deficiencies in the exterior envelope of the building and
preclude further façade deterioration and damage to the structure and
the recently renovated historic interior.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Northern Management Services, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Northern Management Services Inc shall supply and
install four cartons of polardam form in the Data Center. Based on the
revised scope of work, Northern Management has received a credit for
not using the special order brushed grommets. Thus adjusting the
original project from $20,383.00 to $16,228.00.
Project description: Sub contractor has completed approximately 100%
of the work. The Airflow panels have been relocated, the installation
of the 126lf of Plenum Divider is finished and the floor work has been
completed. None of the completed work has been invoiced in this
quarter. GSA requirement of payment after 100% completion with
inspection of work and release for payment documented.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: MARTINSBURG, WV
25401-0046.
Award amount: $16,228.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: GS-03P-09-DX-C-0047.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
provides repair work at the data center of the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) facility in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The
air flow handlers in the data center--which houses many computers--
were not distributing air properly. The handlers were moved to the
racks at the front of the room and now work properly. The contract was
reduced from $20,383 to $16,000 because they did not need to use
special order grommets that were originally thought needed for
installation. The award will result in air flow handlers that cool the
data center to appropriate temperatures needed for computer
functionality.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Northern Management Services, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Perform testing of the EMS systems at the Giaimo
building in New Haven, CT and the McMahon CH/FB in Bridgeport, CT, in
support of the energy audits at these locations.
Project description: The Subcontractor had been contracted and the EMS
systems testings have been completed at both buildings as per the
notice to proceed by General Services Administration. Northern
Management Services' Project Manager and Chief Engineer oversaw the
work by the Subcontractor was completed in a timely manner. This
project is 100% completed.The General Services Administration has been
billed in the amount of $6,437.52.
Project activity description: Facilities Support Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 915 LaFayette
Blvd.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: BRIDGEPORT, CT
06604-4706.
Award amount: $6,437.52.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: GS01P07BWD0061.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports testing of the energy management systems (EMS) to improve
energy efficiency.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: The Temple Group Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Wissahickon Building in Philadelphia, PA - PV Roof,
CM Services.
Project description: Task#1-Design & Shop Drawings/Submittal
Reviews/Meetings.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1120
Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 310.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Washington, DC
20036-3976.
Award amount: $39,806.80.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS03P04DXD0028.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports electrical inspection services for the roof replacement and
photovoltaic (PV) array installation project at the Veteran's Affairs
Center at 5000 Wissahickon Ave. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The
design and construction of a new modified built-up roofing system is
intended to replace the existing roof, which is 10 years old and
currently in poor condition, with some portions of the roof leaking.
Additionally, the PV array will reduce the environmental impact of the
building.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Square D Company (Inc).
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Energy retrofit of the ATF Facility in Martinsburg,
WV. Provide and install two utility meters and all associated
hardware. Provide associated monitoring services.
Project description: No activity-project not started yet.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: MARTINSBURG, WV
25401-0046.
Award amount: $105,400.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: GS03P10DXC0008.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the installation of two utility meters in support of a larger
effort to retrofit the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) facility
with a ground source heat pump system, a photovoltaic (PV) solar array
and replacement of the building's chillers and adjustments to the HVAC
system in the building. The retrofit effort will provide heating and
cooling and reduce the amount of energy consumed by the building.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Company.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: The purpose of this award was to incorporate field
changes and add VE option back into the scope work. The major options
added back were the Blue fins, Pavers at the Rotunda and Granite steps
at the entrance.
Project description: The work performed during this calendar quarter
included reworking the sprinkler heads at holding cells, update walls
and doors with the revised life safety drawings, revising the dimming
board locations, adding blue fins on the performance mockup, changing
the floor framing plan @ elevator 5, 6 & 11: adjustments to the steel
framing in the field, relocating masonry walls for the Judges mantrap
and elevator, relocation of the floodgate and pneumatic tube system,
adding additional security conduit, revising the courtroom millwork
and revising the locations of the Sally port sprinklers.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 555 South
President Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: JACKSON, MS 39201-
1000.
Award amount: $3,159,477.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS04P03EXC0068.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award allowed
the contractor to incorporate value engineering (VE) into the
construction of a new Federal Courthouse at 555 South President Street
in Jackson, Mississippi. VE is an organized effort to analyze the
functions of systems, equipment, facilities, services, and supplies to
achieve essential functions at the lowest lifecycle cost, consistent
with the required performance, reliability, quality, and safety.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Community Services Agency Of The Metropolitan
Washington Council, AFL-CIO.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Pre-apprenticeship training job and placement
services.
Project description: all staff hired, 6-week training completed for 20
individuals, job placement activities underway, recruitment for next
adult and youth classes underway.
Project activity description: Apprenticeship Training.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 888 16th
Street NW, Suite 520.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Washington, DC
20006-4114.
Award amount: $1,330,110.78.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS-04P-09-EW-C-0247.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award
provides pre-apprenticeship training and placement services to low-
income area residents through September 2010. Graduates of the program
will be placed at registered apprenticeship programs at construction
sites to gain on-the-job experience and industry-recognized
credentials. The award is expected to result in 150 individuals
trained and placed in jobs by September 2010.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Platinum One Contracting, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Design and install roof replacements and
improvements of the Wilke D Ferguson Federal Building. Design and
install roof replacements and improvements of the Brickell Plaza
Federal Office Building.
Project description: Mobilization : Design in process, submittals,
bonding, insurance.
Project activity description: Roofing Contractors.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): Wilkie D
Ferguson Federal CH, Brickell Plaza Federal Office Building.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: MIAMI, FL 33131-
3030.
Award amount: $1,377,500.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: GS04P09EXD0111.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award
supports the evaluation and installation of new rooftops at both
federal buildings. The evaluation phase of this project will test
whether the current roof structures can sustain the weight associated
with green roofs. After testing, the construction phase of the project
will be subcontracted to local builders. The expected outcome is
greater energy efficiency at both buildings.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: National Building Contractors, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: ARRA-funded replacement of penthouse and stair
enclosure roofs with vegetated roofs.
Project description: The field survey of the roof replacement project
has been completed, the asbestos testing has been performed, the 35%
design submittal has been prepared and submitted, the project staging
has been completed, and the demolition phase has begun.
Project activity description: Roofing Contractors.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 401 West
Peachtree St.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: ATLANTA, GA 30308-
3510.
Award amount: $261,575.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS04P09EXD0115.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award funds
the design and installation of roof replacement and improvements at
the Peachtree Summit Federal Office Building at 401 West Peachtree St.
in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Kubala Washatko Architects Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Architect-Engineer Services, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
High Performance Green Building at the Federal Building & U.S.
Courthouse.
Project description: None this quarter.
Project activity description: Architectural Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 517 E.
Wisconsin Avenue.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: MILWAUKEE, WI
53202-4500.
Award amount: $21,218.29.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS05P05GAD0116.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
provides architect-engineering design services in support of high
performance green building work at the Milwaukee United States
Courthouse and Federal Building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. These
services will create scopes of work for building system improvements
based on the findings of a Recovery Act-funded retro-commissioning
study and support the implementation of building features to increase
energy efficiency.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Allied Building Service Company Of Detroit, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Installing light sensors through out the building.
Installing an A/C unit on the roof for Computer room.
Project description: Haven't started. NO Detais Yet.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 333 Mt. Elliot
Avenue, Rosa Parks Federal Building.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: DETROIT, MI 48207-
4385.
Award amount: $62,314.80.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: GS05P06SVD3037.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports energy conservation activities at the Rosa Parks Federal
Building in Detroit, Michigan. These activities include replacing
water-cooled air conditioning unit with air-cooled air conditioning
unit, replacing weather stripping at the front entrance, and
installing occupancy lighting sensors throughout the facility. The
award will result in reduced energy consumption.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Frederick Construction, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Modernization Project at the Federal Building & US
Courthouse. This project is in a Design Phase as a Construction
Manager project. No subcontracts have been awarded as of 12-31-09.
Bids for subcontracted work will be reviewed and contracts awarded at
a future date.
Project description: No services have been performed in this quarter.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 200 East
Liberty Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: ANN ARBOR, MI
48104-2129.
Award amount: $1,824,004.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: GS05P06SVD3038.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
provides upgrades to the lighting and building automation systems at
the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The
upgrades to the HVAC and lighting controls will increase cost
efficiency and energy conservation.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Frederick Construction, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: This project was awarded to conduct building
automation system upgrades at the Theodore Levin US Courthouse. This
project is in a Design Phase as a Construction Manager project. No
subcontracts have been awarded as of 12-31-09. Bids for subcontracted
work will be reviewed and contracts awarded at a future date.
Project description: This project is in the final design phase and the
pre-bid phase no work has been performed on site in this quarter.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 231 West
Lafayette.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Detroit, MI 48226-
2700.
Award amount: $801,980.18.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: GS05P06SVD3038.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
activities to modernize the building automation systems at the
Theodore Levin Courthouse in Detroit, Michigan in order to make the
building more energy efficient.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Team Four Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: RAY Building Cafeteria Upgrade.
Project description: Architectural Design Services.
Project activity description: Architectural Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 14 N Newstead
Avenue.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Saint Louis, MO
63103-2818.
Award amount: $136,186.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS06P04GYD0003.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
design services for the renovation and upgrade of the cafeteria at the
Robert A. Young Federal Building in St. Louis, Missouri. The work
being done under this award includes: design services for the
cafeteria project, completing necessary technical updates, revising
the project numbers and titles on all drawings, revising the
specifications to require Energy Star equipment (where available), and
updating projected construction schedules. The larger renovation and
upgrade project includes an upgrade to air handlers, exhaust hoods,
replacement of existing water-cooled appliances, and replacing
existing kitchen equipment with Energy Star or LEED certified
equipment.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Garland Company Inc, The.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: 1. Test for asbestos in or under roof (current roof
may have been laid over an older roofing system). DUE: Two weeks after
award of contract. 2. Specifications and schematic design for roof
replacement. Documents must be sufficient to fully describe
requirements for a design-build contractor, to include the design-
build contractor's requirements for design completion, but need not be
stamped by a PE (although work must be by competent professional
engineers as applicable). DUE: 30 calendar days after award of
contract. 3. Recommendations for a PV system to be coordinated with
roof replacement. DUE: two weeks after award of contract. 4. Upon GSA
approval of recommended PV system, provide specifications and
schematic design for the PV system. The schematic design should be
flexible enough to permit competition among PV equipment
manufacturers. The design must carefully avoid compromising historic
aspects of the building, and must consider any other tenant impacts
(e.g., glare reflected into windows). Documents must be sufficient to
fully describe requirements for a design-build contractor, to include
the design-build contractors requirements for design completion, but
with the exception of the structural calculations need not be stamped
by a PE (although work must be by competent professional engineers as
applicable). DUE: Two weeks after GSA approval of PV system
recommendations. 5. Provide structural calculations with the
specifications and schematic design for the PV system. Structural
calculations must be stamped by a PE.
Project description: Since the project has not started, their have not
been any significant service performed or supplies delivered. To date,
project set-up service and security badging administration has been
delivered.
Project activity description: Other Building Material Dealers.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: PASADENA, CA
91105-1643.
Award amount: $35,952.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: GS07F0130K.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports an engineering assessment and plans for roof replacement and
photovoltaic (PV) system installation to be performed at the United
States Courthouse in Pasadena, California.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name; Samuel Engineering, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Compile existing as-built drawings and site plans
to display the ground areas being proposed for ground mounted PV
panels. Also display the parking areas being proposed for ground
mounted PV panels. Also display the parking areas of Buildings 25, 53,
and 810 for the installation of carport PV s. Indicate existing
electrical system on-lines at both the building 480V and/or 13.8 kV
for PV tie-in. This information will be utilized to effectively
portray the level of effort and existing conditions for a design-build
contractor.
Project description: Project meetings, site visits, analysis of
existing conditions and generation of study documents, drawings, and
construction cost estimates.
Project activity description: Landscape Architectural Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 8450 E.
Crescent Pkwy, Suite 200.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Greenwood
Village, CO 80111-2816.
Award amount: $11,765.26.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS-08P-07-JBD-0081.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the development of preliminary design build documents,
including one-line diagrams, plan drawings, tie-in locations, and
general design notes for potential new construction projects of
photovoltaic (PV) panel systems at the Denver Federal Center in
Lakewood, Colorado. The award recipient also developed cost estimates
for electrical tie in at each proposed PV panel system location. The
award will result in increased solar power capacity through new ground-
mounted and carport PV panel systems.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Interactive Resources, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Parking lot lighting.
Project description: Completed site survey and 90 percent of design.
Project activity description: Architectural Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 117 Park Place.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Richmond, CA
94801-3992.
Award amount: $48,284.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS09P08KND0014.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
provides a design draft for LED parking lot lighting installation at
the Laguna Niguel Federal Building. The new lighting will provide
energy-efficient lighting and reduce energy costs at the federal
building.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Woodhams Construction.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: This is a Design Build Project which requires
General Contractor to furnish and install two (2) new centrifugal
chiller variable frequency drives at the Phillip Barton Federal
Building and Court House located in San Francisco, California.
Project description: No services have been performed as of yet, as the
project has not started. We attended a pre-construction meeting on
Thursday, January 14, 2009. We are now awaiting a Notice To Proceed
Letter from GSA, as to when we will physically be able to start the
Project.
Project activity description: Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring
Installation Contractors.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 450 Golden
Gate Avenue.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: SAN FRANCISCO, CA
94102-3434.
Award amount: $584,615.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: GS09P10KSC0012.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports activities to improve the energy efficiency of the Phillip
Burton Federal Building and United States Courthouse. These activities
include installing variable frequency drives, which control electronic
motor speeds to modulate the power being delivered to a motor to
reduce energy costs and equipment maintenance.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Gilbane Building Company.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Design and construction services as required for
design build construction of a New US Federal Courthouse.
Project description: Selection of Winning was made and under contract.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: SAN JOSE, CA
95110-1347.
Award amount: $50,000.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: GS09P10KTM0018.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award is part
of a larger effort to construct a new U.S. federal courthouse in
Bakersfield, California, which will meet the 10-year requirements of
the courts and will satisfy federal energy standards.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Government Contract Solutions Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: BPA Call is for Project Management services
associated with GSA's Public Building Services.
Project description: Building envelop, including curtain wall, windows
and roofing, Lighting-day lighting and energy efficient electric with
sophisticated controls, HVAC energy retrofit and replacement,
including boilers, chillers, cooling towers, piping, pumps and air
distribution, building systems controls, including HVAC and lighting
and acoustics, renewable energy generation, including photovoltaic.
Project activity description: Administrative Management and General
Management Consulting Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Fort Worth, TX
76102-0181.
Award amount: $239,897.77.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS10F0362R.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports 2 people in the operations branch to provide project
management support services for General Services Administration (GSA)
Recovery Act construction projects. The individuals will provide
project management support for all phases of ongoing construction
projects from conception to commission. The location is the GSA office
at 819 Taylor St., Fort Worth, Texas. The award will enable GSA to
complete its Recovery Act-related construction workload.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Cornerstone Architectural Group, PS.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Provide Lighting Requirements As Part Of A Future
Relighting Project At Two Federal Facilities.
Project description: Not Started.
Project activity description: Architectural Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 6161 NE 175th.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Kenmore, WA 98028-
4800.
Award amount: $83,123.82.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: GS10P08LTD0073.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award will
result in professional engineering and lighting services for the
federal building in Fairbanks, Alaska and the General Services
Administration (GSA) Region 10 headquarters in Auburn, Washington. The
award will result in increased energy efficiency and cost savings.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Cherokee General Corporation.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Design and construction services to include all
labor, installation, tools, equipment and design-build services for
new boiler system for Eugene Federal Building, Eugene, Oregon and
replacement boiler system for James A. Redden Courthouse in Medford,
Oregon.
Project description: Administrative Co-ordination activities.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: EUGENE, OR 97401-
2773.
Award amount: $1,291,516.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: GS10P08LTD0082.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The new boiler
system for the Eugene Federal Building is an energy-efficient system.
The boiler system for the James A. Redden Courthouse is being replaced
because it is old and the replacement system is energy-efficient.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Tishman/aecom, A Joint Venture.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Construction Management Services for the Daycare
Facility, Central Utility Plant, Phase 1 B Adaptive Reuse.
Construction Management Services for Security and IT upgrades.
Project description: Design review, Meetings, Construction
Review/Coordination.
Project activity description: All Other Support Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 2700 Martin
Luther King Jr, SE.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Washington, DC,
DC 20032-0000.
Award amount: $1,312,824.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS11P09MKD0053.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award will
support construction management services for the renovation of
multiple buildings on St. Elizabeth's West Campus. These services
include design and cost estimate review, schedule control,
construction progress reporting, safety and inspecting reporting,
claims prevention, and close-out services. In addition, the award will
ensure that the renovation project complies with the Recovery Act and
historical and environmental considerations. The award will result in
renovations to the St. Elizabeth's West Campus buildings for use by
the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Procon Consulting LLC.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Provide Procurement Analyst Support Services in
support of DHS Consolidation Program at St Elizabeths, SE, Washington,
DC.
Project description: Performed procurement analyst in support of the
DHS consolidation at St. Elizabeths. Services included monitoring,
managing, planning, organizing, and documenting all procurement of
services/construction/AE contracts, including administrative duties.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: WASHINGTON, DC
20032-2601.
Award amount: $175,400.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS11P10MKC0016.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award is part
of a larger three-phase Department of Homeland Security (DHS) project
to consolidate and develop St. Elizabeths Campus in Washington, DC.
The phase of this project that is funded with Recovery Act funds
incorporates the design and construction costs of: 1) U.S. Coast Guard
Command: 2) U.S. Coast Guard Parking Structure; and 3) Amenity spaces
for U.S. Coast Guard. The award will also fund the remaining design
work (which was not completed in a previous project phase): 1) The new
DHS and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Headquarters; 2)
Historical preservation of St Elizabeths buildings; 3) Design of DHS
National Operations Center (NOC), and 4) DHS parking structures.
ProCon Consulting, LLC will be involved in design and construction
management support services. The project will help move DHS closer to
completing its effort to consolidate and develop its headquarters in
the National Capital Region, though it will not complete the project.
The remaining work will cost an estimated $1 billion.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Jacobs Technology Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Provide Integrated Planning Sessions with GSA staff
managing the 17 High-Efficiency Limited Scope Projects in the New
England Region (1). Identify key objectives, critical scheduling
requirements, opportunities and constraints posed by the Region's 17
Limited Scope Projects. Lead interactive planning sessions that will
yield defined schedules and management plans for each Limited Scope
Project.
Project description: Interactive planning sessions held with GSA
Regional staff managing the 17 Limited Scope Projects. All significant
project details and activities reviewed and scheduled through
completion. Management plans for each project prepared and distributed
to Regional leadership.
Project activity description: Administrative Management and General
Management Consulting Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Boston, MA 02222-
1047.
Award amount: $79,920.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS03P09DXA0025.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports integrated planning sessions with representatives from each
of the General Services Administration's (GSA) 11 regions as well as
representatives from the Office of Chief Architect and other related
program offices. These limited-scope projects are system upgrades--
such as upgrades to lighting or cooling systems--that are discrete and
do not require major space re-design or architectural changes.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Jacobs Technology Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Construction Management (Agency) Services for
Modernization of U.S. Department of Interior Headquarters ARRA - DOI
Modernization CM SVS ARRA - DOI Modernization CM SVS.
Project description: Project has not started. Plan to start the first
quarter of 2010.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Washington, DC
20240-0001.
Award amount: $1,342,013.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: GS23F0111K.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award
supports the renovation of the Department of Interior building in
Washington, DC to make the building more energy efficient.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Project Support Services, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Project management support to the office of
Portfolio Management Division facilities management & services program
division: providing operational, technical, and management support to
the region in areas such as safety and health, concessions, childcare
facilities, maintenance, energy efficiency, and accessibility.
Project description: Provided project management to the GSA Budget
Program, ARRA Budget Team for support of GSA Manager P. Johnson,
Portfolio Management Division.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: WASHINGTON, DC
20407-0002.
Award amount: $216,617.84.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS23F0132M.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award
provides one subject matter expert to support the Office of Portfolio
Management Division, Facilities Management & Services Program Division
for the General Services Administration's (GSA) National Capital
Region in Washington DC. Specifically, the individual provides
consultation for resolving Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and
Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) cases at GSA facilities and review of
ADA/ABA construction drawings submitted by third-party architects. The
award will result in assistance for GSA in approving ADA/ABA-related
facility changes and reviewing specification drawings.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Java Productions Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: The Project Information Portal (PIP) tracks/reports
on prospectus level projects for project managers, customers and PBS
executives. In an effort to support the ARRA, a host of enhancement
will need to be made to the PIP. These enhancements will provide
transparency and accountability over the recovery dollars applied to
GSA capital projects. These enhancements will also provide PBS
managers access to real time reporting tools to provide validity and
consistency to the data reported to bother internal and external
stakeholders.
Project description: Develop field level and form enhancements for
recovery tracking to expand what has already been produced in PIP.
Update integrations and connections with BI to support OMB reporting
requirements.
Project activity description: Other Computer Related Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1800 West
Street, NW.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Washington, DC
20405-0001.
Award amount: $198,459.75.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS-35F-0637T/GS-P-0.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The Project
Information Portal (PIP) is a Web-based tool created for project teams
to share information on prospectus and non-prospectus level projects
with stakeholders. General Services Administration (GSA) uses the
centralized system for tracking the more than 5,000 projects
throughout its 11 regions for over 14,000 users. The award will
develop field level and form enhancements to allow GSA to track
Recovery Act spending.
[End of table]
Federal Buildings Fund Descriptions That Did Not Meet Our Transparency
Criteria:
The following award descriptions contained little or no information
that allowed readers to understand the general purpose, scope and
nature of activities, location, and expected outcomes. The award
description information is taken. directly from Recovery.gov. We did
not edit it in any way, such as to correct typographical or
grammatical errors.
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Gastinger And Walker Architects Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Construction Management as Agent.
Project description: Construction Management, Site Visits.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 111 S. 18th
Plaza.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: OMAHA, NE 68102-
2077.
Award amount: $49,400.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS-06P-05-GYD-0007.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
provides construction management services for roof replacement at the
Roman L. Hruska, United States Federal Building/Courthouse in Omaha,
Nebraska. Despite being a relatively new building, the condition of
the roof was poor. This roof replacement is part of a larger project
to replace the roof, upgrade energy controls so that energy use can be
reported back to General Services Administration (GSA), and then
install photovoltaic cells (PV). A contractor will perform all
construction management services from construction to commissioning.
The award will result in a more energy-efficient facility and facility
sustainability.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Wegco Incorporated.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Assist with Test.
Project description: Assist with Functional Performance Testing at the
Rosa Parks Federal Building.
Project activity description: Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 200 East
Liberty.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Ann Arbor, MI
48104-2129.
Award amount: $5,214.15.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: GS05P04GAC0061.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the testing of a cooling system at the Rosa Parks Federal
Building in Detroit, Michigan, in order to ensure that the system is
working efficiently.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: KPH Construction, Corp.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Recovery - Light Court Roof Replacement.
Project description: Recovery - Light Court Roof Replacement.
Project activity description: Roofing Contractors.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Milwaukee, WI
53202-4000.
Award amount: $0.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: GS05P10SAC0003.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports installation of a high performance green building light court
roof located in the south building of the United States Courthouse and
Federal Building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The activities under this
award include all management, supervision, labor, materials, supplies,
and equipment necessary to replace the Light Court Roof. The work will
consist of removing and replacing approximately 10,000 square feet of
roofing covering a first floor space at the base of the light court.
The award is in the amount of $997,358.00.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Team Four Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: RAY Building RCx.
Project description: Architectural Design Services.
Project activity description: Architectural Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 14 N Newstead
Avenue.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: SAINT LOUIS, MO
63108-2208.
Award amount: $54,910.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: GS06P04GYD0003.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
design services for the mechanical upgrade to the building automation
system, HVAC upgrades, energy-efficient lighting, and new occupancy
sensors at the Robert A. Young Federal Building in St. Louis, Missouri.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Northstar Project Management, LLC.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Design-Build Consulting.
Project description: Design Build Consulting.
Project activity description: Administrative Management and General
Management Consulting Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 6502 S.
Kellerman Way.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: DENVER, CO 80016-
6199.
Award amount: $9,907.72.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: GS08P10JFC0002.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports design-build consulting services for renovation of the Byron
Rogers Federal Office Building in Denver, Colorado. The proposed
renovation capital project will address all major building components
including the following: structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing,
fire protection, and elevators. In addition, hazardous materials such
as asbestos and PCBs will be abated.
[End of table]
[End of section]
Appendix XI: Civil Works Program:
The Recovery Act provides $4.6 billion to the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers' (Corps) Civil Works program[Footnote 78] to accomplish the
goals of the act through the development and restoration of the
nation's water and related resources. Funding is also provided to
support the Corps' permitting activities for protection of the
nation's regulated waters and wetlands and cleanup of sites
contaminated as a result of the nation's early efforts to develop
atomic weapons. The Corps is an executive branch agency within the
Department of Defense (Defense) and a direct reporting unit within the
U.S. Army. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the Corps has eight
regional divisions and 38 districts that carry out its domestic civil
works responsibilities. Corps headquarters primarily develops
policies, based on administration guidance, and plans the direction of
the organization; divisions coordinate the districts' projects; and
the districts plan and implement the projects. The Corps is the
world's largest public engineering, design, and construction
management agency and leverages its expertise primarily through
contracts with civilian companies for all construction work and much
of its design work. Civil Works projects are generally authorized by
various Water Resources Development Acts and funded by annual
appropriations for energy and water development. The Civil Works
program includes efforts to provide safe and reliable waterways;
reduce risk to people, homes and communities from flooding and coastal
storms; restore and protect the environment; provide hydroelectric
power to homes and communities; provide educational and recreational
opportunities; prepare for natural disasters and act when disaster
strikes; and address water resource challenges.
Nature and Type of Civil Works Recovery Act Projects:
The Corps' Recovery Act funding was appropriated for six Civil Works
appropriations accounts:[Footnote 79]
* The Operations and Maintenance account focuses on preserving,
operating, and maintaining river and harbor projects that have already
been constructed.
* The Construction account funds construction and major rehabilitation
projects related to navigation, flood control, water supply,
hydroelectric power, and environmental restoration.[Footnote 80]
* The Mississippi River and Tributaries account funds planning,
construction, and operation and maintenance activities associated with
projects on the Mississippi River and its tributaries that reduce
flood damage.
* The Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program account is for
cleanup of contaminated sites throughout the United States where work
was performed as part of the nation's early atomic energy program.
* The Investigations account funds studies to determine the necessity,
feasibility, and returns to the nation for potential solutions to
water resource problems, as well as design, engineering, and other
work.
* The Regulatory account funds efforts to protect the aquatic
environment by regulating dredge and fill materials and other
construction-related activities in jurisdictional waters of the United
States.
Through April 23, 2010, $3.5 billion (about 76 percent) of the $4.6
billion in Recovery Act Civil Works program funds had been obligated
by the Corps. (See table 11.) Of the $3.5 billion in obligated funds,
the Corps had outlayed about $1.3 billion. Of the obligated funds, the
Corps obligated about 49 percent ($1.7 billion) for Operations and
Maintenance and 37 percent ($1.3 billion) for Construction.
Table 11: Corps Recovery Act Funding by Account as of April 23, 2010:
Account: Operation and Maintenance;
Appropriations: $2.1 billion;
Obligations: $1.7 billion;
Outlays: 0.7 billion.
Account: Construction;
Appropriations: $2.0 billion;
Obligations: $1.3 billion;
Outlays: $0.3 billion.
Account: Mississippi River and Tributaries;
Appropriations: $0.4 billion;
Obligations: $0.3 billion;
Outlays: $0.1 billion.
Account: Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program;
Appropriations: $0.1 billion;
Obligations: $0.1 billion;
Outlays: <$0.1 billion.
Account: Investigations;
Appropriations: <$0.1 billion;
Obligations: <$0.1 billion;
Outlays: <$0.1 billion.
Account: Regulatory;
Appropriations: <$0.1 billion;
Obligations: <$0.1 billion;
Outlays: <$0.1 billion.
Account: Total;
Appropriations: $4.6 billion;
Obligations: $3.5 billion;
Outlays: $1.3 billion.
Source: GAO analysis of Corps data.
Note: The sum of account data may not equal totals because of rounding.
[End of table]
As of April 23, 2010, the Corps had identified 830 Civil Works
projects to receive Recovery Act funding. These included 533
Operations and Maintenance projects, 175 Construction projects, 45
Mississippi River and Tributaries projects, 10 Remedial Action Program
projects, 66 Investigations projects, and funding for the Regulatory
program.[Footnote 81]
As mentioned previously, the Corps conducts its project work mainly
through contracts with civilian companies, and each Corps project may
consist of one or multiple contracts. Likewise, for its Recovery Act
projects, the Corps used contractors through both existing and newly
awarded contracts. As of April 23, 2010, the Corps had awarded a total
of 4,409 contracts to support its Recovery Act projects: of this
total, 3,407 were Operations and Maintenance contracts; 544 were
Construction contracts; 259 were Mississippi River and Tributaries
contracts; 29 were Remedial Action Program contracts; 113 were
Investigations contracts; and 57 were Regulatory contracts.[Footnote
82] The recipient reporting requirements for awards on Recovery.gov
are for the contractor, so the information provided through
Recovery.gov for the Corps reflects information for specific contracts
and not for projects. According to Corps headquarters officials, and
as discussed later in this appendix, it is not easy to associate
individual contracts with Recovery Act projects.
About 14 Percent of the Descriptive Information for Corps Civil Works
Awards Met Our Transparency Criteria:
We assessed the transparency of descriptive information for Civil
Works awards available on Recovery.gov, as described in this report.
We found that an estimated:
* 14 percent met our transparency criteria,
* 70 percent partially met our criteria, and:
* 16 percent did not meet our criteria.[Footnote 83]
For descriptions that partially met or did not meet our transparency
criteria, we collected additional information to complete the award
descriptions for the elements of transparency that we believed were
missing. The descriptions of awards in our sample, whether they met
our criteria, and additional information that we found to complete the
narrative descriptions, are provided at the end of this appendix.
The Corps Issued Supplemental Material to Facilitate Public
Understanding of Its Awards:
In order to assist the public in better understanding how a particular
contract fits into a larger project context, the Corps issued
supplementary material to its district offices, directing them to
instruct recipients to include the project name--information that
districts would need to provide to recipients--in the award
description. According to Corps headquarters officials, the Corps
districts were to provide this information to recipients in a quick
reference sheet that contained key award information, including the
project name, which recipients were to use to report contract
information. The Corps headquarters instructed the districts to
provide this information to the recipients.[Footnote 84]
Factors That May Have Affected the Transparency of Reported
Information:
We identified three factors that may have affected the transparency of
reported information. First, because the Corps awarded multiple
contracts to support its projects, depending on the nature of a
contract, a recipient may not know which Corps project the contract
supports. For example, a Corps district awarded a contract to purchase
a boat that will be used to perform maintenance at a dam and reservoir
project; however, the recipient was not aware of the intended use of
the boat sold under the contract. Moreover, according to Corps
headquarters officials, without receiving information from the Corps,
a recipient may not know which Corps project the recipient's contract
supports and would not be able to report this information. In
addition, even if the project name associated with each contract was
provided to the recipient, the nature of Corps contracts may make it
difficult for the recipient to report information, particularly with
regard to location. For example, engineering services provided for a
construction project in Texas may be provided by a recipient located
in another state.
Second, according to Corps headquarters officials, the Corps awarded
about three-fourths of its Recovery Act contracts to small businesses
that may not have experience with this type of reporting and may have
limited administrative capacity. Finally, Corps headquarters officials
told us that the Recovery.gov system was designed for reporting on
grants and loans and was adapted for contracts; therefore, it may have
been difficult for recipients to report certain information. For
example, certain contract actions such as modifications to existing
contracts or task orders--which can include multiple activities across
multiple locations--are reported in the system as a single award, and
recipients may have been unsure how to indicate this information when
reporting. As a result, a single award description may appear in
Recovery.gov for work involving multiple activities and locations and
this information may not be explained in the award description.
Other Ways Award Information Is Made Available to the Public:
To provide assistance and information to the public about the Corps
Civil Works program's use of Recovery Act funding, the agency's
Recovery Act plans and other information are available publicly
through the Corps' Recovery Act Web site--www.usace.army.mil/recovery.
For example, the Web site provides a listing of Civil Works projects
that include information on the project's location (within a state and
Corps district), a description of the work to be conducted, and the
planned resource allocation amount. In addition, the Web site includes
interactive maps that can be used to locate projects and identify some
descriptive information about the projects. The information available
on the Web site is specifically related to Recovery Act projects;
however, detailed information about individual contracts that support
these projects is not available through the Web site. Prior to
awarding Recovery Act contracts, the Corps also provides information
about contracts through solicitations it posts on the Federal Business
Opportunities Web site.[Footnote 85] According to Corps headquarters
officials, the comments they have received on the Corps' Recovery Act
awards were mainly from recipients requesting technical assistance and
from reporters requesting information about a specific contract they
were researching.
Civil Works Descriptions That Met Our Transparency Criteria:
The following award descriptions contained sufficient information on
general purpose, scope and nature of activities, location, and
expected outcomes to meet our transparency criteria. The award
description information is taken directly from Recovery.gov. We did
not edit it in any way, such as to correct typographical or
grammatical errors.
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Tetra Tech, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Contractor must review as-built information and
collect supplemental data to meet the certification requirements
outlines in 44 CFR 65.10 and detailed in National Flood Insurance
Program for the Massillon Levee, located in Massillon, Stark County,
Ohio. The contractor will be responsible for determining that
interaction among the components will not result in possible failure.
Responsible for producing these supporting engineering analyses and
reporting the component condition and certification recommendation.
Contractor will be responsible for performing the certification
determination. Certification engineering analysis shall consist of
Hydrology and Hydraulics, Geotechnical, Structural, Electrical, and
Mechanical evaluation. Major factors to be considered in the technical
evaluation include: O&M plans, levee certification field inspection,
characterizing the flood hazard, capacity exceedence/failure criteria,
freeboard, closure devices, embankment protection, seepage analysis,
embankment and foundation stability, settlement, construction records
and control testing, performance records, major maintenance and
rehabilitation, interior drainage, and residual risk and public
safety. A Levee Certification Report shall be prepared to document and
describe the basis for the certification recommendation of the
Massillon levee system. The LCR shall be sufficient to support the
execution of the Independent Technical Review process described in
paragraph 10.c of NFIP ETL (draft)_1110-2-570. Five copies of the
draft submittals shall be submitted . Upon completion five (5) copies
of the final report shall be submitted and properly bound. The report
shall include all text tables, figures, and exhibits to support the
findings, results, and recommendations. In addition to hardcopies, all
computer files generated shall be submitted on CD rom formatted in
Microsoft Word. To insure all work submitted is technically accurate
the Contractor shall develop and execute an Independent Technical
Review Plan. This plan shall be submitted for review and approval by
the government. The Contractor is responsible for Quality Control. The
Contractor is responsible for the formulation and preparation of all
work required in this Statement of Work. All final reports, figures,
drawings, calculation, and report cover letters will be sealed or
stamped by the responsible engineer. The intermediate reports and
final report will be submitted for Quality Assurance review and shall
be complete and free of spelling, typographic, and grammatical errors.
The 50% and 90% drafts reports will be submitted for QA review and
comments by Corps of Engineers personnel. The 50% draft report shall
be submitted within 5 month of the notice to proceed and the 90% draft
report shall be submitted within 7 month of the notice to proceed.
Project description: Task 1 - Data Collection and Review. Completed
data collection and review. Reviewed readily available materials and
Identified additional resources referenced Task 2 - Topographic
Mapping. Obtained topographic Mapping in GIS format. Task 3 - Site
reconnaissance Visit. Performed post-processing of GPS data. Prepared
draft inspection log/report. Task 4 - Geotechnical Assessment.
Performed review of past design data and geotechnical information.
Prepared drilling plan. Performed field exploration. Task 5 -
Engineering Assessment. Performed Hydrologic Evaluation. Performed
Hydraulic Evaluation. Performed Initial Scour/Aggradation Analysis
(Pending Internal Review) Task 7 - Levee Certification Report.
Prepared Hydrologic section of the Levee System Report. Performed
hydraulic section of the Levee System Report. Task 8 - Independent
Technical Review. Performed review of Hydrologic section of the Levee
System Report. Performed review of Hydraulic section of the Levee
System Report. Task 9 - Meetings and Coordination. Coordination with
City of Massillon and USACE. Task 10 - Project Management. Invoicing
and reporting.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Huntington, WV
25701-0195.
Award amount: $499,997.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: W91237-09-D-0004.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: David Ford Consulting Engineers Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: The accelerated CWMS deployment campaign
(hereinafter referred to as the project) is a component of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. The objectives
of the project are as follows: 1. To enhance the capability of the
Corps of Engineers offices nationwide to make well informed decisions
for managing reservoirs and water control systems. This will be
achieved by expanding, at an accelerated pace, the availability of
advanced information technology resources for hydrometeorological data
management, display, and dissemination: watershed runoff forecasting:
flood stage prediction: reservoir operation analysis: and flood impact
analysis. 2. To create and maintain jobs for US citizens, in keeping
with the goal of the ARRA. This will be achieved by using HEC?s BPA
contractors to undertake the work and manage its successful
completion. Those contractors, in turn, may use local consulting
resources if appropriate and useful to the project. The intended
deliverable of the overall project is, for critical Corps of Engineers
watersheds, a fully functional CWMS decision support system that will
enhance water management. The CWMS decision support system includes
HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, HECResSim, and HEC-FIA. For each watershed, software
will be installed as needed and configured by a contractor, with
cooperation of HEC and Division or District staff. Contractors will
configure and calibrate the models, using data and information
collected from District and Division staff. Contractors will test the
software under simulated real time high flow conditions, demonstrating
the deployment under a stress test. Contractors will document actions
taken to deploy the decision support system. Finally, contractors will
transfer the technology to Corps staff in the appropriate District or
Division offices. This task order is for a ?lead contractor? (LC) to
assist HEC in managing rapid deployment of CWMS at Corps districts and
coordinate the day-to-day activities of the blanket purchase agreement
(BPA) contractors contributing to this effort. This role includes
working with HEC on selecting watersheds to be implemented,
identifying what models and tasks are necessary for each
implementation, developing management plans, and performance work
statements. The LC will recommend assignments of tasks to other BPA
contractors through the Corps PM. The LC will facilitate the work of
the BPA contractors, clarifying statements of work, deliverables, and
schedules with the PM. The LC will monitor the progress of the BPA
contractors, reporting to the PM and supply the weekly reporting
information to meet ARRA requirements. The LC will take all necessary
actions to ensure the project objective is met.
Project description: Task 1: Worked with HEC project manager (PM) to
identify priority basins and locations for accelerated CWMS
deployment, and prepare list of candidate sites for deployment.
Contacted technical representative (TR) at each candidate site to
confirm selection and to gather relevant information about sites.
Coordinated with PM to develop a detailed project management plan
(PMP). Obtained buy-in and signatures from relevant BPA contractors,
Corps District staff, and HEC. Task 2: Coordinated with PM to develop
detailed work plan and work statement for each deployment site (8) for
initial effort by BPA contractors. Task 3: Reviewed initial Site
Assessment reports submitted to HEC from BPA contractors. Advised PM
on any technical or administrative issues. Wrote a summary report of
the site assessments with LC recommendations. Coordinated with PM on
selecting additional candidate watersheds for the second round or on
deleting candidate watersheds from first round if funding is not
available for all sites. Task 4: Prepared performance work statements
(PWS) for each of the 8 candidate watersheds. Task 5: Reviewed work
plans and schedules submitted by BPA contractors. Wrote a summary
report of the work plans with LC recommendations.
Project activity description: Computer Systems Design Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Sacramento, CA
95811-3124.
Award amount: $609,768.23.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: W91238-08-A-0017.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Hallsten Corporation.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Furnish All Drawings, Labor, Materials And
Equipment Necessary To Fabricate, Deliver And Install One (1) Complete
New Boat Dock System With Three (3) 8-Foot Wide X 20-Foot Long
Aluminum Dock Sectopms And One (1) 4-Foot Wide X 20-Foot Long Aluminum
Tapered Gangway. Dock System Must Be Able To Use Existing Anchoring
System.
Project description: Fabrication, Delivery And Installation Has Been
Completed. Accounting Completed Billing And Office Assistant Is
Completing Federal Reporting.
Project activity description: All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 12896
Englebright Dam Rd.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: SMARTSVILLE, CA
95977-0006.
Award amount: $57,420.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: W91238-09-P-0251.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Furnish all equipment, labor, layouts of work
features, and supervision necessary to obtain sufficient subsurface
information, perform analysis, and provide the government
recommendations to help alleviate seepage at left abutment of Winfield
Locks and Dam, Red House, WV.
Project description: Drilling, Lab Evaluations, and Initiated Study.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1409 North
Forbes Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Lexington, KY
40511-2050.
Award amount: $151,722.85.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: W91237-07-D-0011.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Advanced Construction Techniques LTD.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Original Contract was awarded August 30, 2007:
Contract was for the completion of foundation drilling and grouting at
the Clearwater Dam in Piedmont, Missouri. This work is a continuation
of Phase I which was completed Oct 15, 2007. The scope of this
contract was to complete the foundation rock treatment down to
elevation 325, 250 ft below the working platform, prior to the
installation of the proposed cutoff wall. The lower 50 ft of the grout
curtain is to be grouted to a value of 3 lugeons or less and the upper
rock mass to a value of 10 lugeons or less. This type of work is
highly technical in nature and will provide enormous amounts of
valuable data to be used in the design and construction of the
proposed cutoff wall (Phase II). Beginning with Modification P00012
executed May 6, 2009, ARRA funds were incorporated into the contract
in order to provide for adjustments in quantity and scope of work
required in order to meet the project objectives. The project was
successfully completed, final reports have been submitted and the
contractor is demobilized.
Project description: In excess of 25,000 LF of drilling: over 500,000
CF of grout materials placed: over 1117 LF of borehole stage imaging:
relocation of water lines in preparation of Phase II work.
Project activity description: Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure
Contractors.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 3571 Route 3.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Piedmont, MO
63957-0000.
Award amount: $26,768,233.07.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: W9127S-07-C-0008.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Jacobs/seh, A Joint Venture.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Main Lock Culvert Valve Machinery Study Phase I,
Melvin Price Locks and Dam, Mississippi River, Preliminary Engineering
report, per attached Scope of Work and proposal dated 18-Jun-09.
DJ04 - Mel Price Main Lock Culvert.
Project description: This task involves static and kinematic
measurement, disassembly, material inspection and testing, evaluation
and reporting as part of an investigation of failures that have
occurred in the culvert valve machinery components of the main lock,
Illinois-side emptying valve at Mel Price Locks and Dam on the
Mississippi River. All field activities are complete. The draft report
was submitted this quarter. We are awaiting comments before submission
of the final report.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: St. Louis, MO
63102-2131.
Award amount: $42,777.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: W912EK-09-D-0006.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Anchor Qea, LLC.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: In support of fish studies, perform adult Coho
salmon and steelhead radio telemetry monitoring, green river Seattle,
Washington. The contractor must: analyze and report on radio telemetry
monitoring of adult Coho salmon released above Howard Hanson Dam, WA,
(HHD) into the upper Green River in fall 2008: monitor the movement
and distribution of adult Coho released above HHD into the upper green
river in fall 2009: analyze and report on 2009 results incorporating
information from 2008 study.
Project description: Work for this project has not begun.
Project activity description: Environmental Consulting Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Seattle, WA 98101-
2177.
Award amount: $20,087.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: W912DW-08-D-1006.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Grace Hill Corporation.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Regulatory document imaging and digital conversion
to search able format. Approximately 800,000 documents.
Project description: Grace Hill (Prime) has converted approximately
50% of the microfiche to digital format. We are now in the process of
converting the documents to a searchable (OCR) format. We expect to be
50% complete by end of January 2010.
Project activity description: Data Processing, Hosting, and Related
Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 3313 Republic
Avenue.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Minneapolis, MN
55426-4108.
Award amount: $49,600.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: W912ES-10-P-0015.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Patriot Services Corporation.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Provide all transportation, parts, materials,
equipment and laborer to provide and install a complete security
camera monitoring system (SCMS) designed for marine environment on
board the US Army Dredge Ship Wheeler.
Project description: Removed antiquated security system and installed
three PTX (Pan, Tilt, Zoom) Cameras and 11 fixed cameras at various
locations throughout the ship. All work was completed: however, two of
the fixed cameras are working intermittently during the first cruise
and will be replaced as soon as the ship returns to port.
Project activity description: Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring
Installation Contractors.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 7400 Leake
Avenue.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: New Orleans, LA
70118-3651.
Award amount: $129,750.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: W912P809P0303.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Diaz Consultants, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Project Synopses: Conduct field and laboratory
investigations to characterize the nature and level of contamination
of sediments deposited behind three dams (Carbon Canyon Dam, Lopez
Dam, and Prado Dam) and prepare a report and logs summarizing those
investigations. Carbon Canyon has been awarded as the base contract:
Lopez and Prado may be awarded as options to be executed at a later
date.
Project description: Completed Field Investigation and Laboratory
Testing. Completed and submitted draft report for review.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Santa Ana, CA
92701-0810.
Award amount: $37,900.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: W912PL06D0004.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Security Construction Services, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Replace roofs at Knightville Gatehouse, Littleville
Gatehouse and Intake Tower and Birch Hill Dam Gatehouse.
Project description: Work for this quarter included roof demo, roof
replacement, and related construction tasks at all three locations.
Project activity description: Roofing Contractors.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 68 Birch Hill
Dam Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Royalston, MA
01368-0001.
Award amount: $231,450.50.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: W912WJ-09-C-0009.
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Civil Works Descriptions That Partially Met Our Transparency Criteria:
The following award descriptions did not contain sufficient details on
one or more of the following pieces of information necessary to
facilitate general understanding of the award, based on our criteria:
general purpose, scope and nature of activities, location, and/or
expected outcomes. In some cases only a small amount of additional
information was needed, while in other cases, many pieces of
information were needed to make the description more transparent. The
award description information is taken directly from Recovery.gov. We
did not edit it in any way, such as to correct typographical or
grammatical errors.
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Manson Construction Co.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Capital (deepening) dredging at the Port of
Anchorage.
Project description: Dredging shipping channel.
Project activity description: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1702 Anchorage
Port Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Anchorage, AK
99501-1010.
Award amount: $24,230,250.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: W911KB-09-C-0022.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
dredging, which will support the port's ongoing intermodal expansion
project, planned to allow larger ships to call and offer more room for
commercial cargo handling, a cruise ship terminal, and to support
rapid deployment from Alaska's military bases.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Romero General Construction Corp.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Repair Badly Deteriorated Roads, Success Lake CA.
Project description: Bonding Only.
Project activity description: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: PORTERVILLE, CA
93257-9998.
Award amount: $796,500.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: W9123809D0062.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
road repair to multiple areas including the entryway to Success Lake,
the South Tule Recreation Area, and the South Tule parking lot. The
repairs included replacement and repaving of roads, which involved
digging up the asphalt, cement treating, and paving. Success Lake is
located just east of Porterville in Tulare County, California.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Ross Laboratories, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Mfg And Delivered Sidescan Sonar System (Model
4900) Incl Sub Bottom, Profiling System.
Project Description: Mfg And Delivered Sidescan Sonar System (Model
4900) Including A Sub Bottom, Profiling System. Also Delivered A
Vessel Motion Sensing Sys And Hydrographic Survey Software.
Project activity description: Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance,
Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 3138 Fairview
Avenue E.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Seattle, WA 98102-
3097.
Award amount: $184,861.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: W912DS-09-P-0040.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the manufacture and delivery of a sidescan sonar system
(model 4900) including a sub bottom profiling system. This award also
includes the delivery of a vessel motion sensing system and
hydrographic survey software. This equipment and software is for
maintaining shipping/navigation channels in the New York Harbor area.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Hardie-Tynes Co., Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Kentucky and Wilson Lock valves.
Project description: Hardie-Tynes Co., Inc. is furnishing the labor
and material to complete 4 valves for Kentucky Lock and 2 for Wilson.
Project activity description: Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Birmingham, AL
35203-1221.
Award amount: $2,032,486.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: W912P5-09-A-0013.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the manufacture and delivery of replacement filling and
emptying valves, four for Kentucky Lock, Kentucky and two for Wilson
Lock, Alabama. These valves allow for the discharge and filling of
water from/to the locks in order to perform routine maintenance.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Biohabitats, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Schukylkill River, Wissahickon Creek Feasibility
Study.
Project description: Field assessment, analysis, and report
preparation for restoration actions.
Project activity description: Other Scientific and Technical
Consulting Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 2081 Clipper
Park Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Baltimore, MD
21211-1456.
Award amount: $209,566.60.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: W912BU-08-D-0005.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the completion of Feasibility Study Scoping documentation for
ecosystem restoration within the Wissahickon watershed. Based on a
previous study, it was determined that the primary problems within the
Wissahickon watershed include stream flow variability, poor quality
aquatic habitat, aquatic habitat degradation, flooding, and overall
ecosystem imbalances. Various solutions exist to address these
problems and will be considered in depth during feasibility
investigations. This documentation will include definition of the
existing conditions, the "without project" conditions, and the site
selection screening process to continue the feasibility study of this
critical urban watershed for ecosystem quality improvements.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Ferguson-Williams LLC.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Complete The Rehabilitation Of The ADA Campsites At
South Abutment, Dub Patton, And Hernando Point Recreation Areas At
Arkabutla Lake In Accordance With The Attached Scope Of Work -
(Project #1).
Project description: completed installation of concrete pads, grading
of disturbed areas and installing of lantern hangers, picnic tables
and service tables.
Project activity description: Facilities Support Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 100 Rip Rap
Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Arkabutla, MS
38618-0000.
Award amount: $308,484.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: W912EE-05-C-0018.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the rehabilitation of campground sites to make them Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible, allowing persons with
disabilities to safely utilize the campground areas. Rehabilitation
included procurement and installation of ADA-compliant items including
tables, lantern holders, and grill services tables. Work also included
installation of concrete pads and grading of areas to make them ADA
compliant. The award provided rehabilitation of 56 campground sites at
3 recreation areas, including 18 sites at South Abutment, 14 sites at
Dub Patton, and 24 sites at Hernando Point.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: T & C Mobile Home & Construction Services, LLC.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Remove and replace furnaces and fuel tanks in the
gate house at Whitney Point Lake, NY.
Project description: The sub-contractor provided all labor, equipment,
tools, and materials necessary for removing and replacing two furnaces
and two 275 gallon fuel oil tanks in the gate house at Whitney Point
Lake, NY.
Project activity description: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning
Contractors.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 5327 Upper
Lisle Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Whitney Point, NY
13862-0706.
Award amount: $15,840.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: W912DR-09-A-0014.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: Replacing the
furnaces will permit a much more efficient use of energy and replacing
the fuel tanks will permit operation of flood control gates during a
power outage.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: CEPD Compliance Surveys.
Project description: Land surveying, geodetic.
Project activity description: Surveying and Mapping (except
Geophysical) Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 4101 Jefferson
Plaza NE.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Albuquerque, NM
87109-3435.
Award amount: $1,015,732.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: W912PP-09-D-0013.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports surveys for Comprehensive Evaluation of Vertical Datums that
will establish new vertical control, based on the North American
Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88), for each of 70 projects located in
New Mexico, Colorado, and Texas, within the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers Albuquerque District. This work will ensure that all of the
flood control projects within the Albuquerque District are referenced
to at least three vertical control benchmarks. This will take the
district one step further in ensuring that all of its flood control
projects are referenced to NAVD 88. This effort is needed to meet
requirements of an executive order that calls for the standardization
of the use of the most current vertical datum, which is NAVD 88.
Vertical datums are used to reference protection elevations on flood
control structures or excavated depths in navigation projects.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: MCC/Catamount, LLC.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: TAS: 96 3134: TAS Design And Construct Land Port Of
Entry At Sherwood North Dakota For Customs And Border Protection.
Project description: Design Services.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: LIGNITE, ND 58752-
0001.
Award amount: $6,770,000.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: W9126G08D0087.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports construction of a new land port of entry (LPOE) building in
Renville County, North Dakota for use by Customs and Border Patrol
(CBP) personnel. The award also supports interim repair and
alterations activities to address immediate and emerging needs of the
existing LPOE until new construction is completed.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: INCA/CH2M Hill JV.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Lower Willamette River Ecosystem Restoration
General Investigation Feasibility Study/Draft PEIS.
Project description: We completed the field surveys for HTRW,
topography, cultural resources, and utilities. We also completed the
hydraulic modeling, cross sections, and refined the preliminary
drawings. at the beginning of October. We submitted the draft Notice
of Intent. We got about halfway through the geotechnical section, and
completed the writeup for soils and geology.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1020 SW Taylor
Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Portland, OR
97205-1000.
Award amount: $573,375.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: W9127N-09-D-0004.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds a
study that will assess the feasibility of ecosystem restoration,
including remediation of contaminated sediments over a portion of a 25-
mile reach of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. The
feasibility study will be used to examine and prioritize ecosystem
restoration opportunities in the study area. The purpose of the study
is (1) to identify and evaluate substantial ecosystem degradation
problems in the Lower Willamette River Basin; (2) to formulate,
evaluate, and screen potential solutions to these problems; and (3) to
recommend solutions that are in the federal interest and are supported
by a local entity willing to provide the items of local cooperation
(i.e., a cost-sharing sponsor). The recommended plan will contribute
to the identified restoration objectives of restoring fish and
wildlife habitat and natural processes of the basin. The Lower
Willamette River Ecosystem Restoration project is from Willamette
Falls to its confluence with the Columbia River.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Atlantic Marine Construction Company, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Furnish all labor, material, equipment,
incidentals, supervision and transportation for work necessary to
provide security, road, and parking improvements. Job duration is 90
days from NTP.
Project description: Project is in design at this time?. billed for
Bond cost of $18,770.00.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 4144 Russell
Dam Dr.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Elberton, GA
30635-5420.
Award amount: $1,911,178.33.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: W912HN-07-D-0024.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
provides security, road and parking improvements to the access road at
the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake Project in Elberton, Georgia.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: DOWL, LLC.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Tidal Datum Determinations for Small Boat Harbors
in southeast Alaska. The scope of work is to do a tidal determination
to establish a new vertical datum and tie existing control of each
harbor to its new vertical datum at Hoonah Small Boat Harbor, Hoonah,
Alaska, the Kake Small Boat Harbor, Kake, Alaska, the Metlakatla New
Harbor & Metlakatla Old Harbor (one station), Metlakatla, Alaska, and
the Pelican Small Boat Harbor, Pelican, Alaska and re-establish the
horizontal control at Hoonah Small Boat Harbor for the US Army corps
of Engineers, Alaska District.
Project description: Field work is complete. Installed tide gauges at
the villages of Hoonah, Kake, Pelican, and Metlakatla in Southeast
Alaska. Gauges collected water level information for a period of 35
days, then removed from the water. Installed new tidal bench marks at
each location. Determined bench mark positions with GPS and updated
positions for other historical bench marks and survey monuments at
each harbor. Determined bench mark elevations by differential leveling
and updated elevations for other historical bench marks and survey
monuments at each harbor. Initiated data processing.
Project activity description: Surveying and Mapping (except
Geophysical) Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 4041 B Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Anchorage, AK
99503-5906.
Award amount: $174,037.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: W911KB-D-07-D-0001.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the collection of tidal data published by the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at specific locations
known as tide stations. Commercial and private boats use these data to
safely navigate waters and in the long run, these tidal data will help
establish four tide stations at these harbors as well as inform harbor
improvements.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: David Ford Consulting Engineers Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: This project is for HEC-RAS steady and unsteady
model development for the Red River of the North (RRN) from the
Canadian border to Halstad, MN. Scope tasks include review of the
existing HEC-RAS steady models, consolidation to one model, cross
section expansion and refinement, and calibration to the flood of
record. Both steady flow HEC-RAS and unsteady flow HEC-RAS models will
be completed. The completed unsteady flow model is intended to be used
by the National Weather Service (NWS) North Central River Forecast
Center. A brief report should also be prepared to discuss model
construction and simulation results.
Project description: Quarterly activities: Task 1. Completed kickoff
phone conference call and began meeting coordination. Task 2. Began to
review existing HEC-RAS models and data and began to complete a
Memorandum for the Record (MFR). Task 9. Provided required monthly
status reports.
Project activity description: Computer Systems Design Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Sacramento, CA
95811-3124.
Award amount: $273,869.02.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: W91238-08-A-0017.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the development of a Hydrologic Engineering Centers River
Analysis System (HEC-RAS) hydraulic model for the entire Red River.
The model will be used for project planning and flood forecasting.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name; Doyon Project Services LLC.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Provide labor, equipment and materials required to
perform the work at the Lake Washington Ship Canal Spalling Concrete
Repairs, including placement of concrete/epoxy repair system.
Project description: Erection of scaffolding, cleaning of application
area, application of epoxy based concrete patch material, final
cleanup and grinding of finished areas, disassembly of scaffolding.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): Lake
Washington Ship Canal.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Seattle, WA 98101-
1000.
Award amount: $205,900.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: W912DW08D1020.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the repair of spalling concrete on the sides of lock
chambers. Spalling is the minor failure of the concrete lock sidewalls
that occurs due to age. The spalling concrete is a safety issue
because it could fall on boats and/or presents a hazard for boaters
and employees.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Gustin, Cothern, & Tucker, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Survey #09-079, Perform all A_E services for
topographic, geodetic, property/boundary, and construction surveys for
EDEN(WCS) Benchmark Monumentation: counties of Broward, Miami-Dade,
Monroe and Palm Beach.
Project description: GPS Sessions for completion of required benchmark
monumentation.
Project activity description: Surveying and Mapping (except
Geophysical) Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: West Palm Beach,
FL 33401-0001.
Award amount: $120,379.30.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: W912EP-05-D-0002.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports benchmark documentation activities in Florida's Water
Conservation Areas as part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration
Plan, Adaptive Assessment, and Management program. These activities
will provide necessary data for scientists and engineers to restore
America's Everglades.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Black & Veatch Special Projects Corp.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Black & Veatch is performing structural engineer
analysis and design of mass concrete structures for the new upstream
monoliths for Kentucky Lock. We are producing construction plans and
specifications. The work has required structural, civil and electrical
engineering, as well as, construction cost estimating and scheduling.
CADD Technicians put together the construction plans.
Project description: Completed final plans and specifications for New
Upstream Lock Monoliths. Included foundation design and other
miscellaneous features.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Grand Rivers, KY
42045-0001.
Award amount: $652,687.17.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: W912P5-08-D-0003.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This design work
supported by the award is part of the Kentucky Lock Addition project
to construct nine partial height monoliths--the 60-foot wide by 60-
foot deep by 100-foot tall concrete blocks that hold back the water--
for the upstream one-third of the new lock: this will create a more
stable configuration for the existing lock.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Mike Hooks, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: CIN-007: Disposal Area Maintenance & CIN-008: New
Spill Boxes - Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
Project description: CIN-007: Disposal Area Maintenance Work consists
of ditching in the Disposal Areas. The depth and width of the ditching
will be site specific. The linear footages for each disposal area are:
D/A 2 = 2,300 ft., D/A = 25,450 ft., D/A 9 = 22,900 ft., D/A 10 =
16,050 ft., & D/A 11 = 16,800 ft. CIN-008: Install new spill box weirs
in Disposal Areas #2, #8, #9, #10, & #11. The existing spill boxes in
each disposal area shall be removed from the site. Surveys of the
disposal areas to determine the location of the new spill boxes.
Project activity description: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Westlake, LA
70669-5744.
Award amount: $3,019,802.44.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: W912P8-08-C-0059.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The work
performed under this award will extend the life of the levees in
Calcasieu Parish.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: URS Group, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: TAS::96 3135::TAS - Master Planning Services For
Alum Creek Lake, Lewis Center, OH.
Project description: * Prepared URS Project Execution Plan (PXP),
performed project administrative start-up activities: * Master Plan
(MP) Task 1-Project Start-up: Prepared and submitted draft Plan of
Study (POS): * MP Task 1-Project Start-up: Participated in Kick-off
Meeting: * MP Task 2 - Develop Geographic Database: Began GIS setup
and data acquisition.
Project activity description: All Other Professional, Scientific, and
Technical Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: LEWIS CENTER, OH
43035-0001.
Award amount: $203,320.48.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: W91237-08-D-0023.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports work to update and complete a master plan for recreational
use of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers facilities at the lake. The
master plan will allow for optimum utilization of Corps facilities for
recreational purposes. Upon completion, the master plan will serve as
a document guiding future uses at the site. There is high demand for
recreational use of the lake, and the last master plan had not been
updated for a number of years (since the 1980s).
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: William Koronka.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: upgrade and calibrate static exciters.
Project description: order material, schedule work.
Project activity description: Commercial and Industrial Machinery and
Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): Big Bend Power
House, Lake Sharp Drive.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Ft. Thompson, SD
57339-0289.
Award amount: $92,274.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: W9128F-09-P-0159.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The project will
align eight exciters--designed to supply the correct amount of field
current to the generator--to ensure an operational system at the Big
Bend Powerplant in South Dakota. The award will result in improving
and upgrading the 20-year-old exciters and extend their life by an
additional 10 years.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: This project entails dredging of 1.2 million cubic
yards of maintenance material in the Oregon Inlet Spit Channel and the
Ocean Bar. Dredging is to be to -15 feet. Dredged material is to be
placed on the beach at Pea Island. The only non-ARRA funding is a
portion of the mobilization and demobilization ($2.5 million out of
$3.6 million).
Project description: Approximately 268,000 cubic yards of material
were placed at the disposal site during the fourth quarter of 2009 by
the Hydraulic Cutter Suction Dredge Alaska. Equipment was demobilized
in the fourth quarter.
Project activity description: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Avon, NC 27915-
0200.
Award amount: $11,922,162.51.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: W912HN-09-C-0032.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
maintenance dredging operations to provide a safe, reliable navigable
channel. The dredging material was then used to re-nourish the beach.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: W.M. Smith & Associates, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Life vests for Barren River Lake, 11088 Finney
Road, Glasgow, KY.
Project description: Completed. Life vests for Barren River Lake.
Project activity description: Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 11088 Finney Rd.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Glasgow, KY 42141-
9642.
Award amount: $2,265.40.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: GS-07F-5990R.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
provides 250 life vests for park personnel at Barren Lake in order to
conform to water safety regulations and also provide a safe
environment for the personnel to perform their duties on or near the
water. The vests will allow personnel to perform rescue operations, if
necessary. The vests replace equipment that no longer meets the
standards for such items.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Chores Unlimited Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Cleaning and Janitorial Services for Alum Creek
Lake, Ohio.
Project description: Cleaning and Janitorial Services for Alum Creek
Lake, Ohio.
Project activity description: Landscaping Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: DELAWARE, OH
43035-9215.
Award amount: $1,382.88.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: W91237-08-D-0005.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports additional janitorial services for Alum Creek. These services
include cleaning the Recreation Office at Alum Creek as well as
grounds pick-up for half the facility, including the picnic area. The
award will result in a clean recreation office and clean grounds.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Jentree Forest Products, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Mowing For Sutton Lake.
Project description: Mowing.
Project activity description: Landscaping Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: SUTTON, WV 26601-
0361.
Award amount: $12,580.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: W91237-08-D-0009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports maintenance work being done at Sutton Lake recreational
facilities. The award is a task order for mowing services for Hillside
Areas 1 and 2. Hillside Area 1 covers 25 acres and includes the
Downstream, Bee Run, and Bug Ridge Recreation Areas. Hillside Area 2
covers 4 acres and includes office access and dam abutments.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name; Jentree Forest Products, Inc.
Project name; Federal Contract.
Award description; Mowing For Sutton Lake.
Project description; Mowing.
Project activity description; Landscaping Services.
Award type; Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field); (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code; SUTTON, WV 26601-
0361.
Award amount; $7,446.00.
Project status; Completed.
Award number; W91237-08-D-0009.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description; The award
supports maintenance work at Sutton Lake recreational facilities. The
award is a task order for mowing services at several areas at Sutton
Lake; specifically, mowing services were provided at Lower Gerald R.
Freeman Campground covering 18 acres; Upper Gerald R. Freeman
Campground covering 12 acres; Middle Gerald R. Freeman Campground
covering 9 acres; the Downstream Day Use Area covering 10 acres; and
the South Abutment Day Use Area covering 5 acres.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Cominsky, John.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Maintenance Services At Deer Creek Lake, Mt
Sterling, Oh.
Project description: Restroom And Recreation Area Cleaning.
Project activity description: Janitorial Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: MT STERLING, OH
43143-9505.
Award amount: $1,200.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: W91237-08-D-0025.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports trash pick-up along the river, cleaning of public restrooms
below the dam, and cleaning the picnic shelters in the recreational
area. The award also provides cleaning and janitorial supplies. The
award will result in clean areas along the river, a clean recreational
area, and a clean picnic area.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: W-P Construction Services, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Maintenance Services for J.W. Flanagan Dam
Recreation Area, Haysi, Virginia.
Project description: Maintenance Services for J.W. Flanagan Dam
Recreation Area, Haysi, Virginia.
Project activity description: Landscaping Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 105 Centennial
Heights Road, PO Box 105.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Haysi, VA 24256-
6359.
Award amount: $1,202.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: W91237-09-D-0008.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the removal of pea gravel and timber over 10 acres at the
Crane's Nest Playground in the J.W. Flannagan Dam Recreation Area. The
award also includes installation of pipe in the mulch to improve
drainage in the area. These activities will help maintain the
recreational facilities.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: W-P Construction Services, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Maintenance Services for J.W. Flanagan Dam
Recreation Area, Haysi, Virginia.
Project description: Maintenance Services for J.W. Flanagan Dam
Recreation Area, Haysi, Virginia.
Project activity description: Landscaping Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 105 Centennial
Heights Road, PO Box 105.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Haysi, VA 24256-
6359.
Award amount: $700.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: W91237-09-D-0008.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports work at North Fork Pound Lake, which is a U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers-operated Big Sandy flood protection system project. Award
activities include mowing at the Dam Access Road, overlook area, and
office, which covered 2.5 acres.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Lyndco Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Construction 96-3135 TAS Demolish and Rebuild
Summersville Lake Battle Run restrooms located at the campground,
beach and boat launch areas.
Project description: Not started.
Project activity description: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Summersville, WV
26651-4901.
Award amount: $884,820.41.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: W91237-09-D-0021.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The new restroom
facility provides a healthier and safer environment for the visiting
public.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Allen, J.F. Company (Inc).
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: as part of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil
program financing only-Operation and Maintenance, Recovery Act on
Bulltown Campground project.
Project description: Delivered stone to Bulltown Campground project.
Project activity description: Brick, Stone, and Related Construction
Material Merchant Wholesalers.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Burnsville, WV
26335-9802.
Award amount: $39,820.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: W91237-09-P-0162.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award funds
1717.72 tons of 3/4-inch crush-and-run limestone to Burnsville Lake to
resurface a gravel parking area.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name; United Procurement, L.P.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Can Style Buoys Delivered To East Lynn Lake Part
Description: 45101 Buoy Rb 962 W/lettering & Symbol 6-Model B961rc
H.D. Red Nun Buoy 6-Model B961gc H.D. Green Channel Marker 5-Model
B961r H.D. Buoy 'Slow No Wake' W/control Symbol 3-Model B961r H.D.
Buoy 'Rocks' W/hazard Symbol 2-Model 96r1r H.D. Buoy 'Boats Keep Out'
W/restricted Symbol Delivered To East Lynn Lake, East Lynn Wv.
Project Description: The Job Has Been Completed And All Payments Have
Been Received.
Project activity description: All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): HC 85 BOX 35C.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: EAST LYNN, WV
25512-9746.
Award amount: $3,141.54.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: W91237-09-P-0262.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
the procurement of 22 buoys to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in
order to enhance water safety for boaters and swimmers at East Lynn
Lake in West Virginia.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Ready To Haul - Columbus, LLC.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Supply of bulk engineered wood fiber for use at
Sutton Lake playground.
Project description: Delivery of engineered wood fiber for playground
at Sutton Lake.
Project activity description: Engineered Wood Member (except Truss)
Manufacturing.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 785 E. Woodrow
Ave.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Columbus, OH
43207-2058.
Award amount: $5,976.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: W91237-09-P-0335.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The wood supplied
through this award supports the overall maintenance, including the
purchase and installation of playground equipment to meet playground
safety standards and provide Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
accessibility at Gerald R. Freeman Campground.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Kingsborough Atlas Tree Surgery, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: tree work.
Project description: trim trees as directed.
Project activity description: Landscaping Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Oakdale, CA 95407-
7357.
Award amount: $35,626.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: w91238-09-p-0200.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports trimming hazardous trees and tree limbs in recreation areas
near New Melones Lake, California (downstream channel) and New Hogan
Lake, California.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Paragon Industrial Applications, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Design Build Boat Storage building.
Project description: None at this time.
Project activity description: Industrial Building Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 2669 FM 726.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Jefferson, TX
75657-4635.
Award amount: $743,300.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: W9126G-10-C-0005.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award
supports the design and construction of a boat storage building that
will replace the inadequate boat storage building at the Piney Woods
Regional Office. This is part of a larger project to improve the
health and safety of the public at Ferrells Bridge Dam, Lake O' the
Pines, Texas.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: RIP RAP - embankment repair recovery.
Project description: Aggregate testing including Loas Angeles
abrasion, Magnesium soundness,unit weight, specific gravity,
absorption and petrographic analysis of rip rap materials.
Project activity description: Testing Laboratories.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 13581 Pond
Springs Road, Suite 107.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Austin, TX 78729-
4423.
Award amount: $3,000.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: W9126G-10-P-0022.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award
supports the testing of rip rap materials from Miller Springs Quarry
in Belton, Texas to be used for embankment repair at Navarro Mills,
Belton and Granger Lakes.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Engineering Design Technologies, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: As part of construction on the Atlanta
environmental infrastructure projects-Mark Ave stormwater structure in
Cobb County, GA.
Project description: NA.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Marietta, GA
30067-1510.
Award amount: $161,988.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: W91278-07-D-0002.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports engineering design services. This structure is part of a
priority storm water sewer capacity relief project in this region.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Mitchell Industrial Contractors, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Millers Ferry Renovation HVAC System.
Project description: Renovation of HVAC System.
Project activity description: Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating
Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment
Manufacturing.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Mobile, AL 36726-
9801.
Award amount: $1,651,771.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: W91278-09-C-0071.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports replacement and renovation of the HVAC system at Millers
Ferry powerhouse, which houses hydroelectric generators for the
production of electricity. The powerhouse is located in Wilcox County,
Alabama near Camden Lake. Award activities will include renovating the
HVAC system by replacing air handlers, chillers, and ductwork, and
performing electrical upgrades. The award will result in a more
efficient and maintenance-friendly HVAC system.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Advanced Crane Technologies, LLC.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Rehabilitation of the Overhead Powerhouse Bridge
Cranes at the USACE Powerhouses, located in West Point, GA,
Cartersville, GA & Basset, VA.
Project description: Rehab Powerhouse cranes, various locations.
Project activity description: Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and
Monorail System Manufacturing.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Various, GA 30705-
6837.
Award amount: $2,738,848.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: W91278-10-C-0014.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: Rehabilitation
activities under the award include modernizing crane controls:
replacing wiring: and replacing the operators' cabs. The
rehabilitation will restore full capacity to the cranes, including
critical lift capabilities; allow for safer operations; and reduce
future maintenance costs. The state-of-the-art-controls will improve
how the cranes operate. An overhead powerhouse bridge crane runs along
the ceiling of the powerhouse and is used to set and maintain
equipment in the powerhouse.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Philadelphia Gear Corporation.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Manufacture of four gearboxes.
Project description: Manufacture of the gearboxes.
Project activity description: Speed Changer, Industrial High-Speed
Drive, and Gear Manufacturing.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Houston, TX 77041-
7041.
Award amount: $462,472.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: W9127S-09-P-0362.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
the purchase of secondary gearboxes at Dardanelle Lock & Dam in
Russellville, Arkansas, to replace the existing gearboxes that power
gates in the powerhouse. A failed gearbox renders the gate inoperable
and replacement of the gearboxes reduces the risk of failure.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: ADH Technical Services, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: As a part of the maintenance for the installation
of a strong motion seismic instrument on the Cottonwood Springs Dam
Project.
Project description: None yet. Project will begin in 2010.
Project activity description: Geophysical Surveying and Mapping
Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Cottonwood
Springs, SD 57747-0664.
Award amount: $20,130.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: W9128F-10-P-0003.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award
supports the installation of a new seismic instrument to monitor the
area for the magnitude of earthquake activity, which will allow for
the assessment of potential impacts to the dam and foundation. This
work will ensure that dam safety instruments are installed and
operating satisfactorily, thus increasing the safety of the dam and
downstream residents.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Brunswick Commercial & Government Products, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Small Craft (17' Guardian Boat).
Project description: CB9039-Shipment date Oct 28, 2009.
Project activity description: Boat Building.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 420 Megan Z
Avenue.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Edgewater, FL
32132-2166.
Award amount: $26,235.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: W912BU09F0036.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the purchase of a boat for Beltzville Lake to maintain
project grounds and facilities at this 4,200-foot long dam and
reservoir project. The boat replaced a 30-year-old vessel, and can be
used for, among other things, conducting sampling for water quality,
video surveillance of the dam, bridge inspections, debris removal, and
reservoir inspection to determine erosion of the rim of the reservoir.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Bella Corporation.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Install Motion Gate.
Project Description: Installed Motion Gate At Milford Project Office.
Project activity description: All Other Specialty Trade Contractors.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 5203 N Hwy 57.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Junction City, KS
66441-8342.
Award amount: $13,675.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: W912DQ-09-P-0238.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports installation of one motion gate at the Milford Lake Project
Office in Junction City, Kansas. The installation activities will
include removing the existing gate and fence, installing a 24-foot
motion gate with accompanying accessories such as a photo eye, gate
edge for safety, and additional fencing. The award will result in
enhanced security at the office's equipment lot.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Prudent Technologies, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Removal of Underground Staorage Tanks and
installation of above ground storage tanks at Hillsdale Lake and
Clinton Lake Sites in Kansas.
Project description: The underground tanks were removed and disposed.
The above ground tanks were installed.
Project activity description: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 872 North 1402
Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Lawrence, KS
66049-9048.
Award amount: $52,226.70.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: W912DQ-09-P-1040.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the removal of four underground tanks (two from Clinton Lake
and two from Hillsdale) and the addition of six above ground tanks
(four in Clinton Lake and two in Hillsdale). The award will result in
tanks which are easier to access and obtain gas for government
vehicles, and easier to maintain.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Utilities Forestry Services, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Provide all labor,material, supplies and equipment
to remove all trees and stumps from Penn St to College Ave along top
of Embankment At Indian Rock Dam, York County, York, PA .
Project description: Operations and Maintenance-Army, the removal of
all trees and stumps from the area between College Ave to Penn St.
Along the top of an embankment at Indian Rock Dam, York County, York,
PA was awarded utilizing ARRA funds.
Project activity description: Landscaping Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 2933 Markle
Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: York, PA 17408-
7102.
Award amount: $31,284.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: W912DR-09-P-0307.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the removal of trees from the York levee. The trees' rooting
system was beginning to degrade the structural integrity of the
Cordours River Levee. The award will ensure compliance with new U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers levee safety criteria.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Geo-Technology Associates, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Preventative Maintenance of 34 relief wells.
Project description: No work performed - relief well inspection and
rehabilitation services.
Project activity description: Support Activities for Oil and Gas
Operations.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Curwensville, PA
16833-1458.
Award amount: $129,550.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: W912DR-09-P-0335.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
provides funds for preventive maintenance and well inspections at
Curwensville Dam in Curwensville, Pennsylvania. There are 34 relief
wells located along the downstream toe of Curwensville Dam for the
purpose of relieving hydrostatic pressures within the dam. Preventive
maintenance of the wells will assure the project continues to operate
in a safe manner.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Anderson Perry & Associates, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Levee Inspection Workshop.
Project description: No activity this period. Job completed.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): PO Box 1687.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Walla Walla, WA
99362-1876.
Award amount: $12,034.88.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: W912EF-08-D-0003.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the attendance of two Anderson-Perry employees to attend
levee inspection training in Portland, Oregon, for 3-4 days. The U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers requires completion of this course, which
includes software training, for all levee inspectors. Upon completion
of the workshop, attendees acquired certification to inspect levees
managed by the Corps.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Seals Unlimited, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Moorehaven Lock & Dam Lower Sector Gate Seal Sets.
Project description: Lock & Dam Seals.
Project activity description: Gasket, Packing, and Sealing Device
Manufacturing.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 525 Ridgelawn
RD.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Clewiston, FL
33440-5399.
Award amount: $5,510.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: W912EP-09-P-0052.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the purchase of rubber fabricated lock and dam gate seals for
use at Moore Haven Lock and Dam. Moore Haven Lock is located in
Clewiston, Florida and is part of the Okeechobee Waterway Project.
Purchase of these seals is part of a larger project to complete major
maintenance of all four sector gates at Moore Haven Lock. The larger
project provides for the continuation of operations significantly
reducing the likelihood of failure for this highly utilized recreation
site.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Arcadis-Garver Joint Venture.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Periodic Inspection of Levees per list in the
Statement of Work.
Project description: Conducted levee inspections and submitted
activity reports.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1210 Premier
Drive, Suite 200-.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Chattanooga, TN
37421-3747.
Award amount: $577,054.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: W912EQ-08-D-0003.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award is for
the inspection of two levee systems in the Memphis District to
determine their condition and assess if repairs or additional
maintenance is required. One levee system encompasses 67 miles, 6
segments, and 3 drainage structures and the other one encompasses 34
miles, 5 segments, and 5 drainage structures. Both the East Bank St.
Francis Floodway System and the Big Lake Floodway West Levee System
are located in Arkansas and Missouri near Rivervale, Arkansas.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Scipar, INC.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Deliver Powerplant Protective Relays per
specifications.
Project description: inspected, packaged, and delivered all relays per
the contract requirements. A pending modification is needed for
shipment of last required relay.
Project activity description: Electrical Apparatus and Equipment,
Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 26 West Spring
Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Williamsville, NY
14221-5437.
Award amount: $185,265.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: W912F09P0161.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the purchase of new protective relays, which are digital
electronic equipment used to support transmission of electrical power.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Randall Project Office, in
Pickstown, South Dakota, purchased 65 protective relays of various
types as well as related components and two communication processors
and software. New relays are needed to support the operational system
for transmitting electrical power to the customer, which enables the
hydroelectric plant to continue to produce electrical power.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Bowen Engineering & Survey Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Hydrographic Surveys, Mile 28.0 to 35.5, Kaskaskia
River, Illinois.
Project description: Project is 100% Complete.
Project activity description: Surveying and Mapping (except
Geophysical) Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1078 Wolverine
Lane, Suite J.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Cape Girardeau,
MO 63701-9002.
Award amount: $7,547.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: W912P-07-D-0508.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the verification of older surveys and existing depths. These
efforts were a precursor to the St. Louis Army Corps of Engineers
performing dredging and other related work on the Kaskaskia River.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Elite Roofing Co. - General Contractor.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: To install Shoreline power at six lock sites along
the Tennessee River including Guntersvills, AL, Chickamauga, TN,
Nickajack, TN, Watts Bar, TN, Fort Loudon, TN and Grand Rivers
Kentucky Lock, KY.
Project description: We have completed the Guntersville project and
the Chickamauga project. As of 12/29/09 we were 82% complete with the
Nickajack project.
Project activity description: Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring
Installation Contractors.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Nashville, TN
37202-1070.
Award amount: $346,630.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: W912P5-09-P-0120.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
the electrical wiring for the installation of shoreline power at six
locks, which comprise a heavily used lock system along the Tennessee
River. Power was not accessible along the shoreline of the lock system
prior to this shoreline installation. Installation of electrical
wiring is needed along the lock system for a variety of reasons,
including powering tools needed to perform routine maintenance along
the lock system.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Cooney Brothers Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Recover-To provide labor, supplies and materials to
furnish 76 pieces Hollaender 2' HD base flange mill finish fittings,
48 pieces 2' Hollaender #5-9 tees, 36 pieces 2' Hollaender #7-9 cross,
24 pieces #11-9 Hollaender side outlet tees, 20 pieces Hollaender #9-9
side outlet 90 ells, 40 pieces #3-9 Hollaender 90 ells, 408 pieces 4'
toeplate bevels, 100 pieces TB brackets 3x2 angle hardware, 8 pieces
Hollaender gate 2' hinge assm & pin latch hardware, and 1152 pieces 2'
S40 pipe.
Project description: Recover-To provide labor, supplies and materials
to furnish 76 pieces Hollaender 2' HD base flange mill finish
fittings, 48 pieces 2' Hollaender #5-9 tees, 36 pieces 2' Hollaender
#7-9 cross, 24 pieces #11-9 Hollaender side outlet tees, 20 pieces
Hollaender #9-9 side outlet 90 ells, 40 pieces #3-9 Hollaender 90
ells, 408 pieces 4' toeplate bevels, 100 pieces TB brackets 3x2 angle
hardware, 8 pieces Hollaender gate 2' hinge assm & pin latch hardware,
and 1152 pieces 2' S40 pipe.
Project activity description: Plumbing and Heating Equipment and
Supplies (Hydronics) Merchant Wholesalers.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1850 Gravers
Road, #100.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Plymouth Meeting,
PA 19462-2837.
Award amount: $17,851.62.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: W912P5-09-P-0143.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
the purchase of handrail components (2-inch aluminum handrails and
various 2-inch aluminum handrail fittings to be placed around valve
and gate pits) for Guntersville Lock, Alabama, located at Tennessee
River mile 349 in Grant, Alabama. These purchases will allow the
Nashville District's Tennessee River project to address a backlog of
infrastructure maintenance.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: NEWLAND ENTITIES, INC.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Construct and install new waste water lift station.
Project description: Awarded but NTP was not issued until January 2010.
Project activity description: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1160 lake
mendocino drive.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: ukiah, CA 95482-
9404.
Award amount: $548,231.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: W912P7-10-C-0002.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports wastewater facility upgrades at Lake Mendocino's Coyote
Valley Dam in Ukiah, California. The upgrades include positioning a
new wastewater lift station, repairing wastewater plant tanks, and
replacing leach fields. The award upgrades Lake Mendocino's 50-year-
old recreational facilities for visitor health and safety.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Bromley Excavating.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Rental of equipment to be used at the Carlyle
Lake/Kaskaskia Nav Project IAW the contract specs, clauses,and
provisions.
Project description: Dam West and McNair Multi-User Trail, sewer line
replacement and lift station removal, rip rap for Boulder Breakwater,
Coles Creek Beach.
Project activity description: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 801 Lake Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Carlyle, IL 62231-
9703.
Award amount: $39,154.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: W912P9-07-D-0515.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
the rental of construction equipment to support several projects at
Carlyle Lake including the replacement of 40-plus-year-old
deteriorated lift stations and sewer lines: the repair of damages
caused by 2005/2008 floods--including erosion repairs at Coles Creek
Beach: and raising/extending the breakwater at Boulder boat ramp. The
multiple projects at Carlyle Lake are intended to improve public
health and safety, including the following: (1) replacement of sewer
lines and lift stations will protect public health and safety by
eliminating possible leakage and contamination, as well as comply with
public health and EPA regulations; (2) repairs at Coles Creek Beach
will reduce risk to the public and improve water quality; and (3)
raising/extending the Boulder breakwater will shelter boats using
ramps and improve public safety.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: CTI And Associates, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: St. Louis flood protection Reach 3 pilot holes for
new relief wells.
Project description: Geotechnical investigations, soil/laboratory soil
sampling, monitoring well design, installation and documentation.
Project activity description: Testing Laboratories.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: St. Louis, MO
63108-2833.
Award amount: $231,132.06.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: W912P9-09-D-0551.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award is for
drill machine borings at 13 locations landside of the St. Louis flood
protection district in Reach 3 and 20 locations landside of the St.
Louis flood protection district in Reach 4. These activities are part
of a larger flood protection project that protects approximately 3,160
acres of industrial and commercial development from Mississippi River
flooding. The flood protection system was constructed with inadequate
closure structures and underseepage protection. These design
deficiencies are being corrected to ensure that the system provides
its authorized level of service.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Howard W. Pence, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Provide all labor, materials and equipment for Port
Oliver Phase II Project, including: 0017, Weigh in Shelter: 0018,
Weigh In Area: 0019, Amphitheater: 0020, Amphitheater Restroom: 0021,
ADA Sidewalk: 0022, Boat Ramp Extension: 0023, Western Boardwalk:
0024, Picnic Areas: 0025, ADA Sidewalk: 0026, Eastern Boardwalk.
Project description: Project was started in November as of 12/31/09
the following progress is reported: Primary electric is 67% complete,
Boat ramp restrooms are 66% complete, Western Boardwalk is 51%
complete, Boat Ramp extension is 37% complete, Eastern Boardwalk is
31% complete, Picnic Area restroom is 25% complete, Amphitheater ADA
Sidewalk is 22% complete, Picnic Area is 20% complete, Amphitheater
restroom is 18% complete, Gravel overflow parking lot is 17% complete,
Weigh-in shelter is 15% complete, Overlook is 15% complete, Picnic
Loop road is 14% complete, Weigh in Area is 12% complete, Boat ramp
ADA loading ramp is 10% complete, Picnic Loop Road Parking Lot is 10%
complete, Amphitheater is 8% complete, Sewage treatment plant is 7%
complete, Water Line (Main) is 7% complete, Picnic Area Playground is
6% complete, ADA Sidewalk is 5% complete,Picnic Area Shelter is 5%
complete, Port Oliver Road Paving is 3% complete, Boat Ramp Parking
Lot Paving is 1% complete, Courtesy Dock 1 & 2 are unstarted.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): Barren River
Lake.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Glasgow, KY 42141-
9542.
Award amount: $1,441,927.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: W912QR-09-D-0017.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
the continuation of work on the Port Oliver Recreation Area near
Barren River Dam in Glasgow, Kentucky. This second phase of work was
made possible by a congressional appropriation of $2 million in the
fiscal year 2009 federal budget. However, this award allows the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers to complete final construction of this
recreation area. The work includes extension of the boat ramp to
enable boaters to launch year round, construction of a weigh-in area,
shelter, boardwalks along the shoreline, an amphitheater, playground
and picnic area, various accessible sidewalks and restroom facilities.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Complete Construction.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: remove and replace stairs at Stoughton Pond
Recreation Area,.
Project description: replace stairs.
Project activity description: Finish Carpentry Contractors.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 8 maple st.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: north
springfield, VT 05150-0001.
Award amount: $2,621.33.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: W912WJ09M0221.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The stairs being
repaired include 3 flights and 2 landings. The work was needed to
replace a 30-year-old set of stairs that were rotting and unsafe to
use. The stairs allow safe access to the swimming beach and picnic
area from the recreation parking lot. The Stoughton Pond Recreation
Area is part of the North Springfield Lake project. North Springfield
Lake is part of the system of reservoirs and local protection works
for the control of floodwaters in the Connecticut River Basin.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Dandel Construction Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Sewer Connection from Cape Cod Canal Field Office
to Town, Buzzards Bay, MA.
Project description: Connect to town sewer.
Project activity description: Commercial and Institutional Building
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 42 Academy Dr.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: bourne, MA 02532-
3404.
Award amount: $44,750.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: W912WJ10M0008.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
connects the project office to the town sewer system in order to
improve office environmental conditions and reduce future maintenance
costs.
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Civil Works Descriptions That Did Not Meet Our Transparency Criteria:
The following award descriptions contained little or no information
that allowed readers to understand the general purpose, scope and
nature of activities, location, and expected outcomes. The award
description information is taken directly from Recovery.gov. We did
not edit it in any way, such as to correct typographical or
grammatical errors.
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Plaza Personnel LTD.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: This modification is issued to add CLIN 7001 in the
funded amount of $5,000. Subsequently, the total amount of this Order
is increased from $40,441.18 to $45,441.18.
Project description: Senior Project Schedule services.
Project activity description: Temporary Help Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1222 Spruce.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: St. Louis, MO
63103-2833.
Award amount: $5,000.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: W912P9-09-F-5031.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports an existing contract for one employee to provide database
maintenance and project status reporting services for several Corps
projects. The employee will provide these services for a base period
with the option of a 12-month extension. The employee will work at the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Office at 1222 Spruce Drive, St. Louis,
Missouri.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: TLSL INC.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: FC/MR&T, Yazoo Basin, Desoto County, Mississippi,
Arkabutla Lake, Arkabutla Field Office.
Project description: Arkabutla Field Office.
Project activity description: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: HERNANDO, MS
38632-9998.
Award amount: $1,493,600.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: W912EE-09-C-0045.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports construction of a new U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Arkabutla
Lake Field Office in Hernando, Mississippi to replace the current
deteriorated building and provide a safe workplace for employees and
visitors. The work includes furnishing all labor, materials and
equipment for the construction of a new field office, including
earthwork, excavation, signs, asphalt pavement parking areas and
entrance, and concrete curbs and sidewalks. The new field office will
be located on the northern end of the Arkabutla Dam.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: URS Group, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: TAS: 96 3134: TAS Non-Time Critical Removal
Action - Elizabeth Mines Superfund Site, Descope Task 3.1 - Tp-1
Topographic Survey, Exercise Optional Tasks 1.1 - Project Mgmt. 3.1 -
Survey Jossler Properties, 9.6 - Lysimeter Sampling As Well As Amend
SOW.
Project description: Property Boundary/Survey Delineation
Environmental Site Monitoring Engineering Evaluations (Hydraulics and
Hydrology) Material Testing.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: STRAFFORD, VT
05072-0001.
Award amount: $195,762.41.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: W912WJ-05-D-0005.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award is part
of a larger contract for Hazardous Toxic Radioactive Waste (HTRW)
cleanup at the Elizabeth Mines Superfund site. The award is for the
collection of analytical data that will support the environmental
engineering design for cleanup of the site. The Superfund site
includes 35 acres of waste and the property boundary survey will
determine how much private property is involved on a portion of the
site. The work includes conducting a property boundary survey which
will provide data to supplement the design report. The design will
support the larger project goal of cleaning up the Superfund site and
restoring the West Branch of the Ompompanoosuc River which discharges
into the Connecticut River north of White River Junction, Vermont.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Lozoskie Admins.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Rehabilitation Fence Burnsville Lake.
Project description: Rehabilitation Fence Burnsville Lake.
Project activity description: Hardware Merchant Wholesalers.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: BURNSVILLE, WV
26335-7516.
Award amount: $52,617.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: W91237-09-P-0171.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
provides fencing related materials to the Corps at Burnsville Lake.
Materials included 52,800 rolls of wire fence, 400 ACQ treated posts,
5,000 T fence posts, 10 lbs. of 1.25 inch galvanized fence staples, 15
steel tubular farm gates, and 56 bags of 60 lbs ready-mix concrete.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: HDB Construction, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Big Hill, Marion, Fall River, Elk City and John
Redmond Lakes, Kansas.
Project description: None.
Project activity description: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Cherryvale, KS
67335-0426.
Award amount: $2,478,466.30.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: W912BV-09-D-1003.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports maintenance and upgrades of recreation areas at Fall River,
Marion, Big Hill, Elk City, and John Redmond Lakes in Kansas. The
activities under this award include paving road and recreation vehicle
sites, improvement or repairs of electric pedestals, and sewer and
water service to a number of storm-damaged recreation sites. The award
also provides for modification of a boat launching ramp at John
Redmond Lake. Much of the activities are related to repairing of
damage suffered during severe storms over the past 2 years.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: US Boatworks Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Outboard Motor.
Project description: outboard motor.
Project activity description: Boat Dealers.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 930 Osage.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Kansas city, KS
66105-1200.
Award amount: $5,132.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: w912dq-09-p-0240.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
provides a 40-horsepower boat motor to be used for water safety
purposes at Smithville Lake, Missouri.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Shannon & Wilson, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Time histories for Dworshak Dam.
Project description: Not started.
Project activity description: Engineering Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 400 N. 34th
Street.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Seattle, WA 98103-
8636.
Award amount: $11,966.00.
Project status: Not Started.
Award number: W912DW-09-D-1005.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
provides electronic time histories for the Dworshak Dam site in Idaho.
Time histories, or seismological records, provide pictures of the
ground and its movements. These time histories will assist the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers in modeling and evaluating the dam's ability
to withstand earthquakes.
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Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: SOL Engineering Service LLC.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: AESVCS Inspection RP-04-04.
Project description: More than 50 % Complete.
Project activity description: All Other Professional, Scientific, and
Technical Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 29049 HWY 315.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Sardis, MS 38666-
3066.
Award amount: $24,424.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: W912EE-08-D-0001.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports oversight and inspection of a contractor installing a riser
pipe in the Yalobusha River Watershed. The project office is in
Sardis, Mississippi, but the installation project covers three
counties in the state. The installation of a riser pipe will help
control the discharge of water so flooding does not occur in the area
surrounding the river.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Plaza Personnel LTD.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Funding for services of Engineer VI.
Project description: Project work for Engineer VI.
Project activity description: Temporary Help Services.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 1222 Spruce St.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: St. Louis, MO
63103-2833.
Award amount: $70,400.00.
Project status: Less Than 50% Completed.
Award number: W912P908F5024.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
provides funds to hire an Engineering Technician VI for the Levee
Inspection Program. This technician will conduct inspections in
various locations across the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis
District. As part of the Levee Safety/Inspection Program, inspections
will examine and confirm the operations of elements of a levee system,
such as pumps, relief wells and closures. Inspections include the
creation of condition reports using a tool called the Levee Inspection
System (LIS). The award will result in improved public safety by
providing a better understanding of levee systems performance,
including how to better evaluate levee systems and their predicted
performance before they are tested by a flood. The award will also
help ensure a nationwide standard for evaluating levees, which
ultimately should provide information that will help prioritize fixes
and rehabilitation, where necessary.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Geokon, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Geotechnical Instrumentation - Load Cells.
Project description: Not applicable.
Project activity description: Other Measuring and Controlling Device
Manufacturing.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: East Alton, IL
62024-2406.
Award amount: $6,347.34.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: W912P9-09-V-3138.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award funds
pressure temperature humidity instruments for work being done to the
upstream lift gate at Melvin Price Lock and Dam, specifically five
strain gauge load cells. These were provided in support of the overall
project at Melvin Price Lock and Dam and are typically used during
repairs or refurbishments, when a dam may have shown leaks or needs
upgrading for seismic evaluations, for example. The strain gauge load
cells provided will ultimately allow the project to continue in a safe
manner by measuring loads and holding the dam in place during repairs.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Lake Contracting, Inc.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Rip Rap Placement.
Project description: Rip Rap Placement complete 50% or more.
Project activity description: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering
Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): Rend Lake,
12220 Rend City Road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: BENTIB, IL 62812-
9803.
Award amount: $218,650.00.
Project status: More than 50% Completed.
Award number: W912-P9-D-0546.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports the provision of vegetative management services at Rend Lake.
The contractor is to furnish all labor, equipment, and material
necessary to prepare sites and place rip rap. The work includes the
repair of east and west side flood-damaged shoreline revetment and
breakwaters. Repair of flood damaged shoreline revetment and
breakwaters will stabilize the shoreline and breakwaters, increasing
public safety and reliability of the features to protect valuable
resources.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Lewis, Marty.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: construction of drain lines.
Project description: 0.
Project activity description: Water and Sewer Line and Related
Structures Construction.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): 91 happy
circle road.
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: happy, KY 41746-
0001.
Award amount: $22,600.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: W912QR-09-C0065.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: The award
supports installation of individual sewer hookups for camp sites at
the Littcarr Campground at Carr Creek Lake, 843 Sassafras Road,
Sassafras, Kentucky. Some of these hookups will be connected to a main
sewage line that in turn is connected to the sewage lift station. The
hookups provide campers a means of disposing of waste material from
recreational vehicles and trailers without having a negative impact on
the local environment. The waste is carried to the lift station and
from there to the treatment plant. This work improves the environment
and also provides better services for visitors.
[End of table]
Recovery.gov information:
Recipient name: Hennessey, James.
Project name: Federal Contract.
Award description: Install entrance gate and barriers.
Project description: Install entrance gate and barriers.
Project activity description: All Other Specialty Trade Contractors.
Award type: Contracts.
Place of performance - street address (optional field): (Information
not reported).
Place of performance - city, state, and postal code: Thomaston, CT
06787-1311.
Award amount: $8,600.00.
Project status: Completed.
Award number: W912WJ09M0286.
Information GAO gathered to improve the description: This award
supports the installation of force protection measures at Northfield
Brook Lake in Thomaston, Connecticut. Specifically, a single-arm heavy
duty gate was installed to replace an older style chain-link access
gate at the entrance to the lake providing access to the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers' flood control protection project. Work also
included the placement of concrete jersey barriers on the dam at Brook
Lake.
[End of table]
[End of section]
Appendix XII: Federal Agency Actions to Review Recovery.gov for
Accuracy:
This appendix describes federal agencies' actions to review
Recovery.gov information for accuracy. In addition, to supplement our
findings on the information that describes awards (as discussed in the
body of this report), we performed certain computer edit checks to
test certain Recovery.gov information for apparent errors.
Governmental Actions to Review Recovery.gov Data:
Prime recipients, as owners of the recipient reporting data, have the
principal responsibility for the quality of the data submitted, and
subrecipients delegated to report on behalf of prime recipients share
in this responsibility. OMB's guidance does not explicitly mandate a
methodology for conducting data quality reviews at the prime and
delegated subrecipient level. In its June 22, 2009, guidance, OMB says
that, at a minimum, recipients and subrecipients should establish
internal controls to ensure data quality, completeness, accuracy, and
timely reporting of all amounts funded by the Recovery Act.
Additionally, in an effort to address the level of risk in recipient
reporting, OMB's June 22, 2009, guidance on recipient reporting
includes a requirement for federal agency data quality reviews. OMB's
data quality guidance is intended to address two key data problems--
material omissions and significant reporting errors. Material
omissions and significant reporting errors are risks that the
information is incomplete and inaccurate.[Footnote 86] OMB's guidance
does not specify methodologies for conducting these data quality
reviews. However, OMB does require federal agencies to develop data
quality plans to articulate their review procedures that focus on
detecting and correcting material omissions and significant reporting
errors.[Footnote 87] Officials from almost all of the programs
included in this review that had awarded funds for the second
reporting round told us that they conduct automated checks of data,
specifically of the numerical fields. In a few cases, they also
conduct manual reviews of the data for other anomalies. However,
officials from some of the programs included in our review told us
they did not typically review the information provided in narrative
fields, and of the three programs that do, none had a systematic
process in place to evaluate the accuracy or transparency of the
information.
In light of the importance of the quality of the Recovery Act data,
the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (Recovery Board)
has worked with federal Inspectors General to establish a multiphased
review process to look at the quality of the data submitted by
Recovery Act recipients. All but one of the agencies covered in our
review were included in the first phase of the Inspectors General
review process--to determine if agencies had developed data quality
reviews in anticipation of the data to be submitted.[Footnote 88] The
first phase report revealed that all of the federal agencies in our
review had designed processes to perform limited data-quality reviews
intended to identify material omissions and significant reporting
errors in information reported by recipients of Recovery Act funds.
The second phase review included only seven agencies, three of which
have programs covered in our review--Departments of Defense and
Transportation and GSA. The second phase report identified data errors
and omissions in recipients' first cycle reports and factors that may
have contributed to them and the actions taken by agencies, OMB, and
the Recovery Board to improve the quality of the data that recipients
will submit in future reporting cycles.[Footnote 89] However, the
report did not comment on the quality of the data in the narrative
fields. According to the Recovery Board, future reports will focus on
the effectiveness of the agency data quality review processes.
In addition to the data quality reviews, the Recovery Board and OMB
built edits into FederalReporting.gov to help ensure the completeness
and accuracy of reported information. When recipients submit their
reports, these edits check that required fields contain information.
If one of the required fields does not contain text (including the
award amount and award description, among others),
FederalReporting.gov returns an error message to help the recipients
correct the report. Several of these fields are also checked for
length. The award description field, for example, must be less than or
equal to 4,000 characters, and FederalReporting.gov returns an error
message if the entry exceeds this limit. In addition to these
completeness checks, FederalReporting.gov includes over 30 data
quality checks that primarily focus on the numerical fields, such as
the award amount and congressional district. One such edit returns an
error message if the submitted place of performance congressional
district does not correspond with the place of performance zip code. A
senior OMB official told us that such edits were added after the first
reporting round to help ensure that congressional districts are
correctly entered.
Edit Checks Revealed Very Few Anomalies:
We conducted a number of electronic edit checks on all of the 467
prime recipient awards, and any associated subrecipients, in our
probability sample, to determine whether there were anomalies that may
have affected the transparency of the award information.[Footnote 90]
There were 950 subrecipients associated with the 467 awards in our
sample, but not all awards had subrecipients. We found that 109 awards
had subrecipients, and the number of subrecipients among these 109
awards ranged from 1 to 79. At the low end of the range, 53 awards had
just 1 subrecipient each, and 12 awards had 2 subrecipients. At the
high end, 14 awards had 20 or more subrecipients. The 4 awards with
the highest number of subrecipients per award had from 60 to 79
subrecipients. Most of the awards with 20 or more subrecipients were
within the weatherization program. In total, we performed edit checks
on all 1,417 prime recipient and subrecipient reports.
For both prime recipient and subrecipient reports, the electronic edit
checks resulted in no missing information for the following fields:
award number, award date, award amount, fiscal year, fiscal quarter,
status, recipient name, recipient congressional district, and
recipient Data Universal Numbering System (or DUNS) number. For prime
recipients only, we also checked the funding agency code, funding
agency name, awarding agency code, awarding agency name, project
status, and final report. There was no information missing in these
fields either.
Regarding recipient address fields, there are two street address
fields that recipients are not required to report. For prime
recipients, there were 160 missing the first street address field, and
404 missing the second. For subrecipients, there were 263 missing the
first street address field and all 950 missing the second. However,
neither prime recipients nor subrecipients were missing information on
the country, state, city, or zip code.
For prime recipient and subrecipient reports, we checked to see if any
award dates were on or before February 17, 2009 (before the Recovery
Act was enacted) and after December 31, 2009 (the end of the quarter
for round two reporting). We found three cases in which the award date
was on or before February 17, 2009 (one prime recipient, and two
subrecipients). Six cases had award dates after December 31, 2009 (one
prime recipient and five subrecipients). These nine cases amount to
only about one-half of 1 percent of all prime recipient and
subrecipient reports in our sample and are not material to our
findings or conclusions.
We also performed additional electronic checks to determine if total
Recovery Act funds received exceeded the award amount, as well as
whether total funds expended exceeded the award amount. There were no
cases in our probability sample of prime recipients or any identified
subrecipients for whom the total funds received exceeded the award
amount.
[End of section]
Appendix XIII: Additional Information on Methodology:
To identify the information that is required to be included as part of
the descriptions of awards funded by the Recovery Act, we reviewed the
reporting requirements contained in the act, OMB's guidance,
Recovery.gov reporting instructions, and supplemental agency reporting
guidance that were applicable for the quarter ending December 31,
2009. We discussed the reporting requirements, guidance, and reporting
instructions with officials from OMB, the Recovery Board, and the
federal program agencies for the programs included in our review. We
also discussed with federal, state, and local officials and recipients
their experiences in providing descriptions of awards funded by the
act, including any positive reactions to or concerns they had about
the requirements and guidance. The state and local officials that we
contacted were those that were part of a judgmental sample of 52
awards we selected from those that we had previously contacted as part
of our work to report bimonthly on how the Recovery Act is being
implemented and from our search of media stories about Recovery Act
awards.[Footnote 91] We contacted officials in 15 states and the
District of Columbia regarding the following programs--Grants-in-Aid
for Airports, Highway Infrastructure Investment, Transit Capital
Assistance, Broadband Technology Opportunities Program, and
Weatherization Assistance Program--because these were the programs
that we were already reviewing as part of our bimonthly Recovery Act
efforts.[Footnote 92] Because we selected these awards judgmentally,
we do not assert that the experiences related by state and local
officials about these awards are necessarily representative of all
awards in a particular program.
To determine the extent to which award information contained in
Recovery.gov is transparent, we developed a general definition of
transparency based on the Recovery Act; OMB's guidance, including
OMB's Recipient Reporting Data Model; the Federal Funding
Accountability and Transparency Act; and professional judgment.
[Footnote 93] We selected 12 key fields required for recipient
reporting that describe the uses of Recovery Act funds, including the
3 narrative fields previously discussed. In table 12, we reproduced
OMB's Recipient Reporting Model instructions, specifically the
definitions and examples, for these fields.
Table 12: OMB Reporting Instructions for Data Fields Included in Our
Transparency Assessment:
Data element: Recipient Legal Name;
Definition: Recipient name and address of Organization. The legal and
DBA (Doing-Business-As) name of recipient organization and address,
including zip code. This should be the same name and address that
appears in recipient's Central Contractor Registration (CCR) profile;
Example: This field is inferred; obtained through CCR.
Data element: Project Name or Project/Program Title;
Definition: The brief descriptive title of the project or activity
funded in whole or in part with Recovery Act funds;
Example: F006: Land Treatment Practices Services (plowing/clearing,
etc.).
Data element: Award Description;
Definition: For Grants and Loans: Award title and description with
purpose of each funding action if any. The description should capture
the overall purpose of the award. For example, "community
development," "comprehensive community mental health services to
adults with a serious mental illness," etc.;
For Federally Awarded Contracts: Provide a description of the overall
purpose and expected outcomes, or results of the contract or action
under the contract funded by the Recovery Act, including significant
deliverables and, if appropriate, associated units of measure;
Example: Special Education - Part B/Preschool.
Data element: Quarterly Activities/Project Description;
Definition: For Grants and Loans: A description of the overall purpose
and expected outputs and outcomes or results of the award and first-
tier Subaward(s), including significant deliverables and, if
appropriate, units of measure. For an award that funds multiple
projects such as a formula block grant, the purpose and outcomes or
results may be stated in broad terms;
For Federally Awarded Contracts: A description of all significant
services performed/supplies delivered, including construction, for
which the prime contractor invoiced in this calendar quarter;
Example: Powers and Gold Beach Ranger Districts Curry County OR Has
Fuels Item 1 Chetco Area and Item 3 - Powers Area.
Data element: Activity description;
Definition: Description of the Activity Code for [North American
Industry Classification System] NAICS or [the National Center for
Charitable Statistics] NTEE-NPC;
Example: Support Activities for Forestry.
Data element: Amount of Award;
Definition: For Grants: The total amount of Federal dollars on the
award;
For Loans: The total amount of the loan obligated by the Federal
Agency. This is the face value of the loan;
For Federally Awarded Contracts: The total amount obligated by the
Federal Agency;
Example: 200000.01.
Data element: Project Status;
Definition: Evaluation of completion status of the project, activity,
or federally awarded contract action funded by the Recovery Act. The
status of the work that has been completed. This evaluation should be
based on performance progress reports and other relevant non-financial
performance information;
Options for selection: Not started; Less than 50% completed; Completed
50% or more; Fully Completed;
For awards funding multiple projects such as formula block grants,
provide your best estimate of completion of all projects based on any
aggregate data and information;
Example: "Fully Completed".
Data element: Primary Place of Performance - Street Address 1[A];
Definition: Recipient Primary Place of Performance (city, state,
congressional district, and country) physical location of primary
place of performance;
Example: [Empty].
Data element: Primary Place of Performance - Street Address 2[A];
Definition: [Empty];
Example: [Empty].
Data element: Primary Place of Performance - State;
Definition: [Empty];
Example: MD.
Data element: Primary Place of Performance - Zip Code + 4;
Definition: [Empty];
Example: 220334902.
Data element: Primary Place of Performance - City;
Definition: [Empty];
Example: Rockville.
Source: OMB Recipient Reporting Data Model.
[A] OMB did not provide an example for this field, which is an
optional reporting field.
[End of table]
To apply this general definition to award information, we used
specific attributes that were either explicitly stated or inherent in
the Recovery Act or OMB's guidance:
* general purpose of the award (e.g., construction or fire protection),
* nature of activities being conducted (e.g., dredging waterways or
installing security cameras),
* location (where award activities are being conducted),
* cost (amount awarded),
* status (percentage complete), and:
* outcome (what is expected to be achieved; e.g., increased safety or
reduced congestion as a result of a redesigned highway intersection or
increased energy efficiency from installation of a new heating,
ventilation, and air-conditioning system).
To these six specific attributes we used our professional judgment to
add a seventh that seemed to be a reasonable adjunct to OMB's
attributes: scope (i.e., information on the magnitude or extent of an
award). For example, scope could be the number of homes to be
weatherized statewide or the number of miles (or lane miles) to be
repaved. Finally, using these seven attributes and our professional
judgment, we assessed the clarity and understandability of the
narrative text, together with the completeness of the descriptions in
their entirety. Those that were clear, understandable, and complete we
considered to be "transparent.
In conducting the transparency assessment, we reviewed information
reported by prime recipients on Recovery.gov for the quarter ending
December 31, 2009, and available to the public on February 10, 2010.
While more recent information became available in April 2010 (for the
quarter ending March 31), we could not have analyzed this information
in the time that we had for our study. We chose to use recipient-
reported data from Recovery.gov because the administration considers
it to be the official information on Recovery Act spending.
We drew a probability sample from reported data for each of the nine
programs in our review for which prime recipients were required to
report for the second reporting round.[Footnote 94] The sample sizes
were determined so that the percentage estimates for all the measures
have a margin of error of no more than 10 percentage points within
each program. Overall, we sampled 467 awards from a population of
14,089 awards. For each program, we located the population of prime
recipient award records in Recovery.gov using program codes--either
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance or Treasury Accounting Symbol
identification codes, as appropriate to each program. We did not
prospectively search award records in Recovery.gov to try and identify
recipient reports with incorrect program codes. Our population size
for each of the nine programs represents the number of correctly
recorded recipient reports in Recovery.gov, as of the date on which we
downloaded the records. We treated the samples within each of the
programs as a stratified design when producing the estimate for
overall award transparency. Because we followed a probability sampling
procedure, based on random selection, our sample is only one of a
large number of samples that we might have drawn. Since each sample
could have provided different estimates, we express our confidence in
the precision of our particular sample's results as a 90 percent
confidence interval. This is the interval that would contain the
actual population value for 90 percent of the samples we could have
drawn. As a result we are 90 percent confident that each of the
confidence intervals in this report will include the true values in
the study population.
Two analysts independently reviewed information on each award and
noted where information from one or more of the seven attributes
appeared missing, unclear, or nonspecific. Then, considering the
information in the award fields holistically, including the
understandability of the narrative fields, each analyst decided
whether the award description information met, substantially met,
partially met, or did not meet our transparency criteria.[Footnote 95]
For example, if highway award information stated that the award was
being conducted on "Route 66," we considered this as not specific
enough for the public to understand the scope of the award activities
being performed. In this example, if the award's location was
something like "Route 66, between South Street and Elm Street," we
considered this information as specific enough to determine scope. The
analysts then compared results and reached a consensus on the overall
score (e.g., met the transparency criteria) and which award
information was missing, unclear, or nonspecific. If they could not
agree, a third analyst reviewed the award information without regard
to the original determinations, compared his or her determination with
the results of the two analysts, and made a deciding assessment.
The practical difficulties of making sometimes subjective decisions
about whether awards meet our transparency criteria may introduce
errors, commonly called nonsampling errors. We took steps to minimize
these errors, such as by developing instructions for analysts to guide
assessing the transparency of award information; conducting a
calibration exercise on an initial selection of 70 awards (before
drawing the probability sample) to assess the transparency criteria
and to ensure that all analysts were interpreting the criteria
consistently; having two analysts independently review each award and
reach agreement; and, after all results had been entered, reviewing
all results within a program for consistency of interpretation.
For descriptions that partially met or did not meet our transparency
criteria, we visited publicly available federal, state, and recipient
Web sites, and reviewed publicly available documents (e.g., state
weatherization plans) to attempt to obtain insight into the aspects of
the award information that we considered missing, nonspecific, or
unclear. While we were often able to "complete" the descriptions using
this approach, for some of the awards we had to call award officials
to get the needed information. In all these cases, we were able to get
this information. We did not attempt to quantify the proportion of
awards for which we called award officials.
Finally, we conducted a number of electronic edit checks on the award
information for the prime recipients, including any identified
subrecipients, in the probability sample in order to determine whether
there were possible anomalies with the information for awards in the
nine programs in our review for which recipients filed reports. These
checks included whether:
* award amounts for subrecipients were higher than the amount for the
prime recipient;
* award dates predated the Recovery Act or postdated the reporting
quarter ending December 31, 2009;
* the congressional district was missing; and:
* information was missing in any address fields, particularly for the
city, state, zip code, and country, but also for the award number,
award date, award amount, fiscal year, fiscal quarter, status,
recipient name, recipient Data Universal Numbering System (or DUNS)
number, funding agency code, funding agency name, awarding agency
code, awarding agency name, project status, or final report.
Our second sample was a certainty sample of larger dollar awards. We
drew this sample because our probability sample did not consider the
size of awards. As a result, it is possible that the sample we drew
contained a disproportionate number of smaller awards compared with
the entire population of awards; therefore, we could not accurately
determine the amount of total award dollars for each of our three
levels of transparency (i.e. met, partially met, did not meet), and
any association of dollars would be misleading. In drawing our large
dollar sample, we selected between 2 and 28 of the largest awards in
each program, for a total of 70 awards. Overall, the transparency
results of this sample are consistent with those of the probability
sample (31 percent met, 63 percent partially met, and 6 percent did
not meet). This gives us a reasonable level of confidence that the
dollar amount of awards is not necessarily related to the level of
transparency of the description.
Our third sample was a judgmental sample of 52 awards described at the
beginning of this appendix.[Footnote 96] Much as we did for our
probability sample, we reviewed award information reported on
Recovery.gov and used publicly available information from state and
federal agency Recovery Act Web sites to complete the information,
where needed. In addition, we gathered source documentation, such as
grant documents, to gain a sense of the accuracy of the information
being reported on Recovery.gov. We also discussed with award officials
the feedback that they have received from the public and press.
Finally, we contacted state and local auditors about issues raised
about these awards, if any.
In drawing our samples, we used the definition of an "award"--the
prime recipient's record for a contract, grant, or loan--as defined by
OMB and the Recovery Board for the purposes of recipient reporting. As
discussed in the body of this report, the definition of award varies
widely, from discrete activities (such as a transit agency's
purchasing buses and building transit maintenance facilities) that are
part of a self-contained Recovery Act award. Other awards may be part
of a larger project. For example, one award may be to install a higher-
efficiency heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning system and
another award may be to install a new roof, both for the same federal
building under the Federal Buildings Fund Program. The Corps' Civil
Works program awards have the similar attribute of being part of a
larger whole. We assessed descriptions for these two programs against
the activities in the award. Because individual awards under these two
programs are not tied together to an overall project in any way on
Recovery.gov, we did not rate an award lower if it did not make
reference to the larger goal of which the award was a part. For
example, we did not mark down an award to install a seawall for the
outcome of controlling erosion if the description did not state that
the award was part of an overall effort by the Corps to make a
waterway more navigable.
As another aspect of our work to review transparency of award
information, for the 11 programs we covered, we discussed with federal
agency officials and reviewed efforts by federal Inspectors General to
assess the reliability and usefulness of the data reported by
recipients.
Finally, as discussed in appendixes I through XI, we determined the
nature and scope of Recovery Act funding, obligations, and
expenditures for the 11 programs covered by our review. Regarding the
nature and scope of funding, for each program, we reviewed the act to
determine the overall level of funding. We obtained data from the
program agencies on the obligations, expenditures, and general
purposes of funded awards (e.g., pavement improvements for highways).
We chose to analyze information from the federal agencies' databases
because it offers greater ability to parse program activities than do
recipient-reported data on Recovery.gov. Relatedly, because the
federal agencies keep information on these awards in different levels
of detail, our ability to categorize it extends only as far as the
detail in the agencies' databases. The federal agencies update their
data at different frequencies. As a result, data for the 11 programs
covered by our review are as of different dates, although they all are
recent. The earliest data that we report are as of March 31, 2010, for
the Weatherization Assistance Program, the latest data are as of May
12, 2010, for the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program.
[End of section]
Appendix XIV: Error Rates Associated with Estimates of the Extent to
Which Awards Met Our Transparency Criteria:
This appendix presents the estimated error rates associated with the
results of our transparency assessment, on the extent to which awards
from our representative sample were transparent, presented in table 2
of this report. For example, if we had taken 100 samples of
Weatherization Assistance Program awards, we would expect that in 90
of the samples, between 6.4 percent and 19.3 percent of the awards
would have met our transparency criteria, established elsewhere in
this report.
Table 13: Estimated Percentage of Award Descriptions That Met Our
Transparency Criteria, with Standard Errors:
Program: Department of Commerce: Broadband Technology Opportunities
Program;
Number of second round recipient reports: 46;
Number sampled: 30;
Level of transparency: Met;
Percent: 57%;
Lower bound percent: 47.7%;
Upper bound percent: 65.6%.
Level of transparency: Partially met;
Percent: 43%;
Lower bound percent: 34.4%;
Upper bound percent: 52.3%.
Level of transparency: Did not meet;
Percent: 0%;
Lower bound percent: 0%;
Upper bound percent: 7.4%.
Program: Department of Energy: Weatherization Assistance Program;
Number of second round recipient reports: 57;
Number sampled: 34;
Level of transparency: Met;
Percent: 12;
Lower bound percent: 6.4;
Upper bound percent: 19.3.
Level of transparency: Partially met;
Percent: 71;
Lower bound percent: 61.2;
Upper bound percent: 78.8.
Level of transparency: Did not meet;
Percent: 18;
Lower bound percent: 11.1;
Upper bound percent: 26.1.
Program: Department of Energy: Geothermal Technologies Program;
Number of second round recipient reports: 29;
Number sampled: 21;
Level of transparency: Met;
Percent: 33;
Lower bound percent: 24.2;
Upper bound percent: 42.4.
Level of transparency: Partially met;
Percent: 62;
Lower bound percent: 52.5;
Upper bound percent: 71.3.
Level of transparency: Did not meet;
Percent: 5;
Lower bound percent: 1.5;
Upper bound percent: 11.2.
Program: Department of Transportation: Grants-in-Aid for Airports;
Number of second round recipient reports: 328;
Number sampled: 67;
Level of transparency: Met;
Percent: 18;
Lower bound percent: 11.3;
Upper bound percent: 26.3.
Level of transparency: Partially met;
Percent: 82;
Lower bound percent: 73.7;
Upper bound percent: 88.7.
Level of transparency: Did not meet;
Percent: 0;
Lower bound percent: 0.0;
Upper bound percent: 3.4.
Program: Department of Transportation: Highway Infrastructure
Investment;
Number of second round recipient reports: 10,156;
Number sampled: 83;
Level of transparency: Met;
Percent: 25;
Lower bound percent: 17.6;
Upper bound percent: 34.4.
Level of transparency: Partially met;
Percent: 69;
Lower bound percent: 60.3;
Upper bound percent: 77.1.
Level of transparency: Did not meet;
Percent: 6;
Lower bound percent: 2.4;
Upper bound percent: 12.3.
Program: Department of Transportation: Transit Capital Assistance;
Number of second round recipient reports: 641;
Number sampled: 74;
Level of transparency: Met;
Percent: 50;
Lower bound percent: 40.9;
Upper bound percent: 59.1.
Level of transparency: Partially met;
Percent: 50;
Lower bound percent: 40.9;
Upper bound percent: 59.1.
Level of transparency: Did not meet;
Percent: 0;
Lower bound percent: 0.0;
Upper bound percent: 3.1.
Program: Department of Transportation: High-Speed Intercity Passenger
Rail Program;
Number of second round recipient reports: 5;
Number sampled: 5;
Level of transparency: Met;
Percent: 20;
Lower bound percent: [A];
Upper bound percent: [A].
Level of transparency: Partially met;
Percent: 20;
Lower bound percent: [A];
Upper bound percent: [A].
Level of transparency: Did not meet;
Percent: 60;
Lower bound percent: [A];
Upper bound percent: [A].
Program: General Services Administration: Federal Buildings Fund;
Number of second round recipient reports: 491;
Number sampled: 72;
Level of transparency: Met;
Percent: 29;
Lower bound percent: 21.0;
Upper bound percent: 38.4.
Level of transparency: Partially met;
Percent: 64;
Lower bound percent: 55.2;
Upper bound percent: 72.6.
Level of transparency: Did not meet;
Percent: 7;
Lower bound percent: 3.0;
Upper bound percent: 13.4.
Program: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Civil Works program;
Number of second round recipient reports: 2,336;
Number sampled: 81;
Level of transparency: Met;
Percent: 14;
Lower bound percent: 7.9;
Upper bound percent: 21.4.
Level of transparency: Partially met;
Percent: 70;
Lower bound percent: 61.0;
Upper bound percent: 78.6.
Level of transparency: Did not meet;
Percent: 16;
Lower bound percent: 9.8;
Upper bound percent: 24.2.
Program: Total;
Number of second round recipient reports: 14,089;
Number sampled: 467;
Level of transparency: Met;
Percent: 25%;
Lower bound percent: 18.7%;
Upper bound percent: 30.3%.
Level of transparency: Partially met;
Percent: 68%;
Lower bound percent: 61.9%;
Upper bound percent: 74.4%.
Level of transparency: Did not meet;
Percent: 7%;
Lower bound percent: 4.3%;
Upper bound percent: 11.5%.
Source: GAO analysis of random sample of recipient reports. The lower
and upper bound of the confidence intervals are calculated at the 90
percent level of confidence.
Note: Percentages in this table may not add to 100 because of rounding.
[End of table]
[End of section]
Appendix XV: Comments from the Department of Commerce:
United States Department Of Commerce:
The Secretary of Commerce:
Washington, D.C. 20530:
May 13, 2010:
Mr. Gene L. Dodaro:
Acting Comptroller General:
Government Accountability Office:
441 G Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20548:
Dear Mr. Dodaro:
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Government
Accountability Office's (GAO) draft report entitled Recovery Act.
Increasing the Public's Understanding of What Funds are Being Spent on
and What Outcomes Are Expected (GAO-10-581), which includes your
evaluation of the transparency of reporting by funding recipients
through the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP).
The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA) is working to ensure that funds from
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) are
made available as efficiently, effectively, and responsibly as
possible. BTOP grants mark an important first step toward realizing
President Obama's vision of a nationwide, 2151-century communications
infrastructure.
From the outset, we have strived to operate BTOP with the highest
degree of transparency. These efforts include the creation of an
online database to publicly display information about applications for
BTOP funding. NTIA also issued two requests for information to solicit
input from the public and stakeholders on the implementation of BTOP.
Over the course of the program, NTIA has conducted workshops in 19
cities and towns across the country to explain the rules and processes
governing BTOP.
To help evaluate projects for funding, NTIA published information
about the geographic scope of proposed projects and allowed existing
broadband service providers the opportunity to comment on the extent
of their service in the proposed funded service area so that NTIA may
best identify projects proposing to benefit unserved and underserved
areas with demonstrated need. To identify BTOP projects that best
align with the economic development priorities of local communities,
NTIA invited states, tribes, territories, possessions, and the
District of Columbia to comment on the allocation of grant funds to
projects in or affecting their jurisdiction. To provide the public
with detailed information about BTOP awards, NTIA published fact
sheets on its website deSeribing the scope, proposed benefits, and
recipients of each BTOP grant.
NTIA has been working closely with the grants offices of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NISI) to make certain that BTOP recipients
clearly and accurately report on their activities through Recovery.gov.
NTIA staff has provided technical assistance in the form of webinars,
conference calls, and one-on-one communications with grant recipients.
In addition to Recovery Act reporting requirements, BTOP recipients
also must report quarterly to NTIA on their progress in achieving
certain objectives and milestones, as well as on certain key
indicators regarding their projects. These reports, which NTIA will
post online at ntia.doc.gov/broadhatuigrants, will provide the public
with even greater insight into the activities of BTOP grant recipients
and the use of taxpayer dollars. lam confident that the Department of
Commerce and NTIA are taking appropriate steps to implement BTOP in
the most transparent manner possible.
Thank you again for the opportunity to share the Department's
comments. I look forward to continuing to work with the GAO to ensure
that BTOP grants enhance broadband capabilities in the United States,
create jobs, and help lay a new foundation for growth in America.
Sincerely,
Signed by:
Gary Locke:
[End of section]
Appendix XVI: GAO Contacts and Staff Acknowledgments:
GAO Contacts:
Katherine Siggerud (202) 512-2834 or siggerudk@gao.gov for buildings,
telecommunications, and transportation issues.
Patricia Dalton (202) 512-3841 or daltonp@gao.gov for energy and Army
Corps of Engineers issues.
Staff Acknowledgments:
James Ashley, Carl Barden, Jonathan Carver, A. Nicole Clowers, Daniel
Cain, Janice Ceperich, Michael Clements, Maria Edelstein, Elizabeth
Eisenstadt, Susan Fleming, Mark Gaffigan, Joy Gambino, Kimberly
Gianopoulos, Diana Goody, H. Brandon Haller, Daniel Hoy, Vondalee
Hunt, Bert Japikse, Anar Ladhani, Hannah Laufe, Joanie Lofgren, Grant
Mallie, Kristen Massey, David Maurer, Anu Mittal, Sara Ann Moessbauer,
Joshua Ormond, James Ratzenberger, Amy Rosewarne, Beverly Ross, John
Shumann, Larry Thomas, and Susan Zimmerman made significant
contributions to this report.
In addition, Laura Acosta, Silvia Arbelaez-Ellis, Paul Begnaud, Sarah
Jane Brady, Laurel Breedon, Myra Watts Butler, Waylon Catrett, Sunny
Chang, Richard Cheston, Chase Cook, James Cooksey, John H. Davis,
Bonnie Derby, Kathleen Drennan, Daniel Egan, James Elgas, Nagla'a El-
Hodiri, K. Eric Essig, Mattias Fenton, Christine Frye, Kathy Hale,
John Hansen, Kay Harnish-Ladd, Barbara Haynes, Adam Hoffman, Sabur
Ibrahim, Richard Jorgenson, Emily Larson, Alexander Lawrence, Jennifer
Leone, Nancy Lueke, Richard Mayfield, Gail Marnik, Cory Marzullo,
Ronald Maxon, Marietta Mayfield, Daniel Newman, Loren Obler, Keith
O'Brien, Kathryn O'Dea, Carol Patey, Leslie Pollock, Gloria Proa,
Frank Putallaz, Nadine Garrick Raidbard, Nitin Rao, Sanford Reigle,
Matthew Rosenberg, Mark Ryan, Connie Sawyer Jr., Paul Schmidt, Ryan
Scott, David Shoemaker, A. Paige Smith, Ray Smith, Ronald Stouffer,
Rosemary Torres-Lerma, Robyn Trotter, and Stephen Ulrich contributed
by conducting audit work at state and local governments.
Moreover, Jennifer Andreone, Shea Bader, Steven Banovac, Deyanna
Beeler, Amanda Cherrin, MacKenzie Cooper, Abbie David, George Erhart,
Janida Grima, Michael Hanson, Paul Hobart, Dana Hopings, William King,
Claire Li, Angela Miles, Justin Monroe, Meredith Moore, Michael Pahr,
Chhandasi Pandya, Jonathan Stehle, April Van Cleef, Richard Winsor,
and Katherine Wunderink contributed by conducting research that
allowed us to complete descriptions for hundreds of Recovery Act
awards.
Finally, Joyce Evans, Jena Sinkfield, and Cynthia Taylor provided
technical assistance.
[End of section]
Footnotes:
[1] Pub. L. No. 111-5, 123 Stat. 115 (Feb. 17, 2009).
[2] We are required by the act to review bimonthly selected states'
and localities' uses of Recovery Act funds. For our latest report and
citations to other Recovery Act topics, see GAO, Recovery Act: States'
and Localities' Uses of Funds and Actions Needed to Address
Implementation Challenges and Bolster Accountability, [hyperlink,
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-604] (Washington, D.C.: May 26,
2010).
[3] Recovery Act, div. A, § 1512. The act requires that each recipient
report the total amount of funds received, the amounts of funds
expended or obligated to projects or activities, a detailed list of
all projects or activities for which funds were expended or obligated,
including information concerning each such project or activity, and
detailed information on subcontracts or subgrants awarded by the
recipient. We refer to the quarterly reports required by section 1512
as recipient reports.
[4] Recovery Act, div. A, § 1526.
[5] Another important component of this Web site is reporting on jobs
created or retained as a result of the act. The Recovery Act requires
GAO to comment on the estimates of jobs created or retained no later
than 45 days after recipients have reported. See [hyperlink,
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-604]; GAO, Recovery Act: One Year
Later, States' and Localities' Uses of Funds and Opportunities to
Strengthen Accountability, [hyperlink,
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-437] (Washington, D.C.: Mar. 3,
2010); and GAO, Recovery Act: Recipient Reported Jobs Data Provide
Some Insight into Use of Recovery Act Funding, but Data Quality and
Reporting Issues Need Attention, [hyperlink,
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-223] (Washington, D.C.: Nov. 19,
2009).
[6] The act established the Recovery Board to carry out a number of
review and reporting activities pertaining to the act, as well as
establishing a Web site—Recovery.gov.
[7] We also reviewed public policy literature on transparency, which
did not offer specific attributes that could be readily transferred to
our efforts.
[8] Two of the programs—the Broadband Initiatives and the Supplemental
Discretionary Grants programs—had not yet made awards. The sampling
procedure allows us to estimate the extent to which the project
descriptions appear transparent for each program and for the universe
of 14,089 awards. For both the representative sample and the
judgmental sample described later in this paragraph, we used recipient
reports for the quarter ending December 31, 2009, which were initially
posted on January 30, 2010, and updated on February 10, 2010. There
was not enough time to review more recent quarterly reports—available
on April 30—for this report.
[9] Recovery Act funds can also be spent by subrecipients—nonfederal
entities that are awarded Recovery Act funding through a legal
instrument from the prime recipient to manage and support the
performance of any portion of the substantive project or program for
which the prime recipient received the Recovery Act funding.
[10] The fields are recipient name, project name, award description,
project description, activity description, amount of award, project
status, and primary place of performance street address (2), city,
state, and zip code. These fields are discussed in more detail later
in this report.
[11] In some cases, these searches did not allow us to complete the
descriptions. In these situations, we used agency information or
contacted the recipients of the award to gather further information.
[12] These requirements are contained in section 1512 of the Recovery
Act.
[13] The first round covered activity from the Recovery Act's passage
through September 30, 2009.
[14] The Recovery Act required recipients to submit reports not later
than 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter. For the second
round, recipients were allowed to submit data from January 1 to
January 22, and federal agencies reviewed the data from January 24 to
January 29. The second round reports were posted on Recovery.gov on
January 30. Beginning February 2, the Recovery Board allowed
recipients to edit records in FederalReporting.gov and then updated
the data on Recovery.gov every 2 weeks beginning February 10, 2010.
[15] This process of Web-based publication of funding and expenditure
data was pioneered through the establishment of USASpending.gov, which
was created in response to the Federal Funding Accountability and
Transparency Act of 2006. The 2006 act requires that OMB "ensure the
existence and operation of a single searchable website, accessible by
the public at no cost to access, that includes [a variety of specified
data] for each federal award." A federal award includes for this
purpose federal financial assistance and expenditures in the form of
grants, subgrants, loans, awards, cooperative agreements, or any other
forms of financial assistance, as well as contracts, subcontracts,
purchase orders, task orders, and delivery orders. The decision to
include Web-based publication in the Recovery Act, although somewhat
duplicative of the 2006 act, expands the reporting of project
description data and shifts the burden of reporting data, in part, to
the recipients of federal funds. Expansion of the reporting of federal
agency data is consistent with the principles of transparency,
participation, and collaboration promoted by the administration's open
government initiative, as established by the President's Memorandum on
Transparency and Open Government, January 21, 2009, and the Open
Government Directive issued by the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, December 8, 2009.
[16] [hyperlink, http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-604], [hyperlink,
http://www.gao.gov/products/GA0-10-437], and [hyperlink,
http://www.gao.gov/products/GA0-10-223].
[17] For this report, we only assessed the transparency of prime
recipient award information, as subrecipients are not required to
submit descriptive information.
[18] As previously stated, we focused on 12 data fields from OMB's
Recipient Reporting Data Model. However, OMB requires recipients to
provide information on a number of other measures, such as the numbers
of jobs created and retained, through additional fields.
[19] The act also required award recipients to report data elements on
subawards that are required in the Federal Accountability and
Transparency Act of 2006. We reviewed the 2006 act, its legislative
history, and OMB reporting guidance, and found that the required data
elements on subawards do not include narrative information, the focus
of our review.
[20] The Recipient Reporting Data Model is a supplement to OMB's M-09-
21 guidance, issued on June 22, 2009, and is also available on
www.FederalReporting.gov.
[21] The project activity description categorizes projects and
activities using three classification systems: the North American
Industry Classification System, the National Taxonomy of Exempt
Entities, and the Nonprofit Program Classification.
[22] See table 12 in appendix XIII for OMB's Recipient Reporting Data
Model instructions associated with these fields.
[23] The second round of recipient reporting covered the period from
October 1 through December 31, 2009. There were no reports in
Recovery.gov for the Broadband Initiatives Program and Supplemental
Discretionary Grants, because awards were not made for those programs
by December 31, 2009.
[24] Chip sealing is a pavement maintenance practice that extends
pavement life and provides a good driving surface. It involves
spraying a thin film of heated asphalt liquid on the road surface,
followed by the placement of small aggregates ("chips"). The chips are
then compacted to orient the chips for maximum adherence to the
asphalt.
[25] OMB Memorandum, M-09-21. Material omissions are defined as
instances in which required data are not reported or reported
information is not otherwise responsive to the data requests resulting
in a significant risk that the public is not fully informed as to the
status of a Recovery Act project or activity. Significant reporting
errors are defined as those instances in which required data are not
reported and such erroneous reporting results in significant risk that
the public will be misled or confused by the recipient report in
question.
[26] For the third reporting round, OMB added a third category of data
quality issues administrative/technical—for federal agencies to
identify and track.
[27] According to Recovery.gov, to ensure full transparency, the Web
site pulls agency data on federal contract, grant, and loan awards
from the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS.gov), which collects
all the information on federal contracts awarded by federal agencies
and is updated bi-weekly. Additionally, Recovery.gov pulls data from
USASpending.gov, which collects all the information on federal grants
and loans awarded by federal agencies and is updated biweekly.
[28] Although agencies are not required to develop new Web sites for
Recovery Act efforts, OMB's guidance states that each agency should
dedicate a page of its primary Web site to such activities.
[29] The Rural Utilities Service received $2.5 billion for both grants
and the costs of loans. The Rural Utilities Service stated that it
will allocate $2 billion for grants and $500 million for loans. Based
on the conditions prescribed in the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990,
the Rural Utilities Service initially expected that the $500 million
in budget authority allocated to support loans would support a
principal amount of approximately $7 billion.
[30] 74 Fed. Reg. 33104 (July 9, 2009).
[31] The broadband service can be either fixed or mobile, but must
provide a minimum two-way data transmission speed of at least 760
kilobits per second downstream and at least 200 kilobits per second
upstream to end users.
[32] 75 Fed. Reg. 3820 (Jan. 22, 2010). Unlike in the first round, the
Broadband Initiatives Program has its own funding notice, and it will
focus primarily on Last Mile projects. The first round requirement
that eligible infrastructure projects must cover unserved or
underserved projects has been eliminated, along with the Last Mile
Remote project category. In the second round, the Rural Utilities
Service has focused its efforts on rural economic development in
addition to continuing to reach unserved rural areas. The Rural
Utilities Service has qualified for funding any rural area in which at
least 50 percent of the premises in the area do not have access to
broadband service at the rate of 5 megabits (upstream and downstream
combined). The Rural Utilities Service has determined that these areas
lack high-speed broadband service sufficient to facilitate rural
economic development as required by the Recovery Act. Service
offerings must still be within proposed funded service areas that are
at least 75 percent rural as required by the Recovery Act.
[33] In addition to funding the Department of Agriculture's Broadband
Initiatives Program, the Recovery Act authorized NTIA to create the
Broadband Technology Opportunities Program to manage competitive
grants to a variety of entities for broadband infrastructure, public
computer centers, and innovative projects to stimulate demand for, and
adoption of, broadband. See appendix II for more information on this
program.
[34] 74 Fed. Reg. 33104 (July 9, 2009).
[35] 75 Fed. Reg. 3792 (Jan. 22, 2010). Significant changes made from
the first round notice include simplifying application procedures and
adopting a "comprehensive communities" approach to award grants that
emphasizes Middle Mile broadband capabilities and new or substantially
upgraded connections to community anchor institutions.
[36] This sample is statistically representative of the 46 Recovery
Act awards in the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program that had
second round recipient reports. See appendix XIV for error rates
associated with these estimates.
[37] GAO, Recovery Act: One Year Later, States' and Localities' Uses
of Funds and Opportunities to Strengthen Accountability, [hyperlink,
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-437] (Washington, D.C.: Mar. 3,
2010); GAO, Recovery Act: Officials' Views Vary on Impacts of Davis-
Bacon Act Prevailing Wage Provision, [hyperlink,
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-421] (Washington, D.C.: Feb. 24,
2010); and GAO, Recovery Act: Project Selection and Starts Are
Influenced by Certain Federal Requirements and Other Factors,
[hyperlink, http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-383] (Washington, D.C.:
Feb. 10, 2010).
[38] This sample is statistically representative of the 57 Recovery
Act awards in the Weatherization Assistance Program that had second
round recipient reports on Recovery.gov. Recovery.gov did not include
a report from 1 of the 58 recipients. See appendix XIV for error rates
associated with these estimates.
[39] Weatherization Program Notice 09-1B issued in March 2009 and
Weatherization Program Notice 10-1, issued December 18, 2009.
[40] Weatherization Program Notice 10-13 issued March 11, 2010 and
Weatherization Program Notice 10-14, issued March 11, 2010. These
notices did not apply to the sample of project descriptions we
evaluated.
[41] Department officials said that these instructions were provided
in the department's Supplemental Instructions for OMB Section 1512
Reporting, Instructions for Grant and Loan Recipients, issued December
21, 2009.
[42] OMB Memo, M-10-08, December 18, 2009.
[43] Geothermal energy is heat from the earth that is captured by
drilling wells, brought to the surface as hot water or steam, and used
to drive turbines to generate electricity, among other things.
[44] The program office contracted with industry and academia to
assist with the technical review of 426 grant applications and spent a
total $628,000. All of the national labs' proposals were reviewed
within the Department of Energy.
[45] The 10 national labs are Argonne National Laboratory, Brookhaven
National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los
Alamos National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pacific
Northwest National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, and the
National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
[46] The U.S. Geological Survey project does not appear on the
Recovery Act Web site because the Web site only tracks Recovery Act
funding awarded to nonfederal recipients.
[47] However, based on the data on the department's Recovery Act Web
site, it does not appear that all 151 projects have been awarded.
[48] The 26 national lab projects fall within the enhanced geothermal
systems research and development area.
[49] As of December 31, 2009, the geothermal program had only awarded
38 projects, which were reported in 29 records in Recovery.gov. The
office awarded grants for 12 projects and contracts for 26 national
lab projects.
[50] This sample is statistically representative of the 29 Recovery
Act awards in the geothermal program that had second round recipient
reports. See appendix XIV for error rates associated with these
estimates.
[51] The Office of Science oversees and funds research and development
efforts at the national labs.
[52] The Fiscal Year 2010 Department of Transportation Appropriations
Act also contained $2.5 billion for high-speed and intercity passenger
rail.
[53] Using non-Recovery Act appropriations, FRA also advanced a
planning funding track to enter into cooperative agreements for
planning activities in order to create the Corridor Program and
project pipeline needed to fully develop a high-speed rail network.
[54] Twelve additional high-speed rail projects were selected for
funding using non-Recovery Act funds.
[55] This sample is statistically representative of the 328 Recovery
Act awards in the Grants-in-Aid for Airports program that had second
round recipient reports. See appendix XIV for error rates associated
with these estimates.
[56] The Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General
issued an alert on FAA's process for awarding Recovery Act funds.
However, these two airports were not among those mentioned in the
alert as recipients with lower-ranked projects or prior grant
management problems. In addition, both airports had national priority
ratings above FAA's threshold for Recovery Act awards. See Department
of Transportation, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Office
of Inspector General, ARRA Advisory--FAA's Process for Awarding ARRA
Airport Improvement Program Grants, Advisory No. AA-2009-003
(Washington, D.C.: Aug. 6, 2009).
[57] As of May 3, 2010, $420 million and $26 million of the $26.7
billion apportioned for highways was transferred from FHWA to the
Federal Transit Administration and the Maritime Administration for
transit and other projects, respectively, leaving $26.2 billion
available for highways. FHWA obligated about $26.2 billion within the
one-year deadline established under the Recovery Act Highway
Infrastructure funding provisions. The following information on the
amount and percentage of funds obligated does not include obligations
associated with the transferred funds.
[58] For this program, the Department of Transportation has
interpreted the term "obligation of funds" to mean the federal
government's commitment to pay for the federal share of the project.
This commitment occurs at the time the federal government signs a
project agreement. States request reimbursement from FHWA as they make
payments to contractors working on approved projects.
[59] When a highway award includes activities from more than one type
of improvement, officials told us that FHWA categorizes the award
using the type of improvement associated with the largest portion of
the award funding.
[60] The Recovery Act required states to set aside 3 percent of their
Highway Infrastructure Investment funds for transportation
enhancements. However, transportation enhancement projects were
eligible for all Recovery Act funds, and many states funded
transportation enhancement-eligible projects with other Recovery Act
funds. This total includes funding for all projects coded as
transportation enhancements, regardless of whether the projects used
Recovery Act set-aside funds.
[61] This sample is statistically representative of the 10,156
Recovery Act awards in the Highway Infrastructure Investment Program
that had second round recipient reports. See appendix XIV for error
rates associated with these estimates.
[62] Under section 1201(c) of the Recovery Act, Department of
Transportation grant recipients are required to submit periodic
reports on the use of Recovery Act funds. The department is then
required to collect and compile this information for Congress. The
reports are due no later than 90 days, 180 days, 1 year, 2 years, and
3 years after enactment.
[63] Section 1511 of the Recovery Act requires state or local
governments, the governor, mayor, or other chief executive, as
appropriate, to certify that infrastructure investments have been
reviewed and accepted as an appropriate use of taxpayer dollars before
receiving funds available through the act.
[64] The new RADS field--project detail--corresponds to the narrative
project description field for recipient reporting.
[65] Location refers to an award's place of performance, which OMB
defines as the physical location of an award.
[66] Transportation Investments Generating Economic Recovery.
[67] The Transit Capital Assistance program includes the Section 5307
Urbanized Area Formula, Section 5311 Non-Urbanized Area Formula, and
the Transit Investments in Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction
Discretionary Grant (often called TIGGER grants) programs.
[68] For the Transit Capital Assistance program, the Department of
Transportation has interpreted the term "obligation of funds" to mean
the federal government's commitment to pay for the federal share of
the project. This commitment occurs at the time the federal government
signs a grant agreement.
[69] This sample is statistically representative of the 641 Transit
Capital Assistance program awards that had second round recipient
reports in Recovery.gov. See appendix XIV for error rates associated
with these estimates.
[70] As part of our judgmental sample, we reviewed 10 transit awards
in depth, which included interviewing recipients. For more information
on the methodology, see appendix XIII.
[71] OMB outlined the approval process for agency program-specific
guidance in its March 2010 guidance, M-10-14.
[72] High-performance green buildings are designed to achieve a number
of environmental goals, including reducing energy, water, and material
resource use and reducing buildings' impact on the environment and on
building occupants.
[73] We expect to report shortly on GSA's implementation of its
Recovery Act program, including its efforts to make information about
its program publicly available.
[74] GSA will continue to make revisions to its project plan over time.
[75] This sample is statistically representative of the 491 Recovery
Act awards in the Federal Buildings Fund that had second round
recipient reports. See appendix XIV for error rates associated with
these estimates.
[76] [hyperlink, http://www.gsa.gov/recovery].
[77] GSA's Public Buildings Service is the landlord for the civilian
federal government, acquires space on behalf of the federal government
through new construction and leasing, and acts as a caretaker for
federal properties across the country. The Public Buildings Service is
funded primarily through the Federal Buildings Fund, which is
supported by rent from federal customer agencies.
[78] The Corps has both a military and a civil works program. The
military program provides, among other things, engineering and
construction services to other U.S. government agencies and foreign
governments, while the Civil Works program is responsible for
investigating, developing, and maintaining water resource projects.
This report only discusses the Civil Works program.
[79] For most accounts, the Corps can only spend Recovery Act money
for a project that has received or will receive appropriated funds; in
effect, the money must complement other funding and not be used for
stand-alone projects.
[80] The Recovery Act requires the Corps to spend not less than $200
million from the Recovery Act Construction account on water-related
environmental infrastructure projects.
[81] This funding is counted here as a single project, but will be
distributed to multiple Corps districts to accelerate regulatory
processes for nonfederal investments that need permits.
[82] These contracts include additional task orders and modifications
to existing contracts. The Corps awarded both existing and newly
awarded contracts and used multiple award contracts, single award
contracts, and individual contracts.
[83] This sample is statistically representative of the 2,336 Civil
Works awards that had second round recipient reports in Recovery.gov.
See appendix XIV for error rates associated with these estimates.
[84] Determining whether this information was provided to recipients
by district offices was outside the scope of this review.
[85] The Federal Business Opportunities Web site (www.fedbizopps.gov)
is the government's official Web site for posting proposed contract
actions and solicitations.
[86] OMB Memorandum, M-09-21. Material omissions are defined as
instances in which required data are not reported or reported
information is not otherwise responsive to the data requests,
resulting in a significant risk that the public is not fully informed
as to the status of a Recovery Act project or activity. Significant
reporting errors are defined as those instances in which required data
are not reported accurately and such erroneous reporting results in
significant risk that the public will be misled or confused by the
recipient report in question.
[87] For the third reporting round, OMB added a third category of data
quality issues--administrative/technical--for federal agencies to
identify and track.
[88] GSA was not included in this review.
[89] Each of the seven agencies reviewed had identified a number of
inaccuracies in the data that Recovery Act fund recipients provided
for the first reporting cycle. The most prevalent errors were in key
award and job elements.
[90] Of the 467 awards, 173 were contracts, and 294 were grants.
[91] We electronically searched for news media articles on specific
Recovery Act awards from October 30, 2009 (the release of the first
round of recipient reports), through mid-December 2009. This search of
nationwide and state-specific news sources focused on the 16 states
and District of Columbia included in our bimonthly Recovery Act work.
Most articles we found were about programs or the act as a whole,
rather than on specific projects.
[92] California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia,
Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New
York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
[93] We also reviewed public policy literature on transparency, which
did not offer specific attributes that could be readily transferred to
our efforts.
[94] Awards had not yet been announced for the Broadband Initiatives
and Supplemental Discretionary Grant programs.
[95] We used the following decision rules. A description of an award
met our transparency criteria if it contained reasonably clear and
specific information on all of the attributes across the fields
evaluated, or if some information was missing in a minor way. A
description of an award did not meet our transparency criteria if
information on all or materially all of the information across the
fields was missing, unclear, or nonspecific. If a description of an
award contained cost and status information (which all did), but to
some extent other information was missing, nonspecific or unclear, we
considered that the award substantially or partially met our criteria,
since the public would not have been able to fully understand what
funds were being spent on or the expected outcome of the award.
Although we initially attempted to distinguish between substantially
met and partially met, we determined that this distinction was not
material; therefore, everything in between was considered as partially
meeting our transparency criteria.
[96] Of these 52 awards, we were unable to make contact with one
recipient in our judgmental sample. Therefore, we only conducted
interviews to gather additional information for 51 awards.
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