The contracted electrical repair work was necessary to restore the Roosevelt Lift Station and the bid cost was reasonable.A technical specialist reviewed the documented damage description and the repair work detailed in the bid documents and determined that the electrical work detailed in the plans and specifications was necessary to repair the lift station and that the $119;300 bid cost for that work was reasonable. Therefore; the electrical repair work is eligible and reasonable; actual costs to perform that work are eligible for funding.Under FEMA Recovery Policy RP9526.1; Hazard Mitigation Funding Under Section 406 (Stafford Act); HMPs must be cost effective to be eligible.The Applicant failed to provide a benefit-cost analysis supporting its claim the HMP was cost-effective.Cost Estimating Format (CEF) for Large Projects Instructional Guide V2.1; September 2009.CEF considers additional factors for services than just those covered by the Engineering and Design Services graph (Curves A and B) and is a more accurate method of estimating costs for such services than the graph alone.

HeadnotesThe contracted electrical repair work was necessary to restore the Roosevelt Lift Station and the bid cost was reasonable.A technical specialist reviewed the documented damage description and the repair work detailed in the bid documents and determined that the electrical work detailed in the plans and specifications was necessary to repair the lift station and that the $119;300 bid cost for that work was reasonable. Therefore; the electrical repair work is eligible and reasonable; actual costs to perform that work are eligible for funding.Under FEMA Recovery Policy RP9526.1; Hazard Mitigation Funding Under Section 406 (Stafford Act); HMPs must be cost effective to be eligible.The Applicant failed to provide a benefit-cost analysis supporting its claim the HMP was cost-effective.Cost Estimating Format (CEF) for Large Projects Instructional Guide V2.1; September 2009.CEF considers additional factors for services than just those covered by the Engineering and Design Services graph (Curves A and B) and is a more accurate method of estimating costs for such services than the graph alone.