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Who is making money from Escambia County on BP disaster?

From our public records request, we have copies of the invoices from DRC Emergency Services, who has been hired by Escambia County. The Mobile, Ala. contractor also was hired after Hurricane Ivan.

DRC invoiced Escambia County on May 31, 2010:

$1,238,893.35 to “Furnish, Install & Maintain 18″ Hard Containment Boom.” Over the period of 5/4/2010 to 5/31/2010: 20,000 linear feet were placed at daily rate of $2.42, and $6000 was charged for monthly rental staging.

Another Hurricane Ivan contractor is back– Beck Disaster Recovery (formerly RW Beck), they billed on June 4 the county $235,492.69:

Volunteer training: $129,015.48
Program management: $24,056.43
Field inspection & Oversight (of DRC): $64,009.88
Shoreline Restoration Program: $18,410.90

The Program Management breakdown
Theresa Bouchard (raw rate $46.44, load rate $140.09) x 20 hrs= $2,801.82
Paul Gretsky (raw rate $92.89 , load rate $175) x 10 hrs= $1,750.00
Jon Hoyle (raw rate $77.55, load rate $233.94) x 22 hrs= $5,146.62
Doras Martinez (raw rate $21.63, load rate $65.25) x 2 hrs= $130.50
Chuck McLendon (raw rate $90, load rate $271.49) x 20 hrs= $10,859.76
Steve Fruchtman (raw rate $81.38, load rate $245.49) x 3 hrs= $736.47
Joseph Thornton (raw rate $31.16, load rate $94) x 6 hrs= $564.00

Total Labor: $21,989.17 (83 hours, $264.93)
plus Expenses: $2,067.26
Total Program management: $24,056.43

All the Program Expenses are tied to Paul Gretsky:
Atlas Oyster Bar $24.30
Courtyard Restaurant $20
Landry’s Seafood $31
Delta Airlines $1042.04
Courtyard Marriott $607.70
Kangaroo Express $7.30
Washington Dulles Airport parking $60
Hertz $274.83

Field Inspection & Oversight
Nicole Councell 115 hrs x $120.66=$13,876.36
Mendie Floyd 147.5 hrs x $156.86=$23,137.32
Paul Gretsky 11 hrs x $175=$1925.00
Allen Herrington 29 hrs x $37.71=$1093.52
Jon Hoyle 60 hrs x $233.94=$14,036.24
Teddy Matthews 70 hrs x $105.58=$7,390.67
Chuck McLendon 8 hrs x $271.49=$2,171.95

Total Labor: $63,661.06 (440.50 hours, $144.45)
plus Expenses: $378.82
Total Program management: $64,009.88

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