Project funding may come from several different sources. Sources include:
What is the Office of Recovery Development and Administration?
In November 2007, Mayor Nagin merged the Office of Recovery Management with the Office of Planning and Development to create the Office of Recovery and Development Administration (ORDA).
This new organization allows the City of New Orleans to efficiently and effectively capitalize on recovery planning and procedural reforms. The expanded organization will implement projects, processes, and partnerships with private and governmental entities to achieve long-term community redevelopment, infrastructure modernization and equitable and continual growth for the city.
What is MWH's role in the recovery process?
In January 2008, MWH was selected by the City of New Orleans to manage and expedite the reconstruction of various city facilities, such as firehouses, police stations, criminal justice facilities, playgrounds, parks, community centers, libraries, clinics, streets and other projects. As the program managers, MWH is able to leverage its global experience and local knowledge to move projects to delivery through the phases of planning, contracting, design, bid and award, construction and commissioning. In addition to project oversight and management, MWH is providing cost and schedule control, public outreach, communication, data management and other services in support of the Recovery effort.
As of July 31, 2008, the Recovery Program includes a total of 171 facilities projects and 236 Department of Public Works street projects, for a total of 407 projects.
The City of New Orleans will leverage MWH's global experience and local knowledge to expedite the simultaneous planning and delivery of the recovery projects.
Will any of the repair work being done throughout the City go beyond basic repair of storm damage?
Although FEMA will release funds to bring a site back to its pre-storm status and up to code, the City will also be investing in enhancements for some municipal sites. For example, the Mahalia Jackson Center for the Performing Arts, which is slated for completion later this year, will have new, state-of-the-art lighting and sound systems and the capacity to quickly adapt to various types of functions, from the opera one night, to a ballet the next and a movie the third.