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Much of the parish-wide flooding that has occurred since the hurricanes has been caused due to the debris that remained lodged in ditches and blocking culverts, Bellard said.
Parish government last year did not have a contract with any independent waste removal companies, which meant neither St. Landry nor the SWC would be eligible to receive reimbursement from FEMA, Bellard added.
Last week the Parish Council authorized Bellard to sign separate contracts with companies that will now collect storm debris and monitor the collection process.
The contract with Morgan and Morgan Land Preparation LLC allows the company to pick up storm waste, while another with Thompson Consulting Services LLC permits that company to oversee the performance of Morgan Land Preparations, which is located in the Sunset area, said Bellard.
Commissioners said having contractors in place helped after Hurricane Michael. We were able to get everything lined up, it was very quick and it was very efficient, said Commissioner Doug Moore. It was an easy flip of the switch, bring out the contracts and from that we were able to keep our costs down as best as we could.
Even though the process after Hurricane Michael was described as being efficient, there were some lessons learned from the experience. County officials said they tightened up the time between when the work was completed and invoice submission, better defined clawback provisions for inaccurate work or incomplete work, and added complete cycle pricing and regular updates.