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Members of the Legislative Audit Committee
July 8, 2009
Page 3
Table 1
Estimated Rebuilding Costs for Facilities with Both a
Department Estimate and a FEMA Estimate $7.05 $57.26
Estimated Rebuilding Costs for Facilities with a
Department Estimate, but no FEMA Estimate 0.00 24.71
Estimated Rebuilding Costs for Facilities with a FEMA
Estimate, but no Department Estimate 0.93 0.00
Other Infrastructure Division Losses as of January 12,
2009 0.00 0.07
Total Estimated Infrastructure Rebuilding Costs $7.97 c $82.05 c
a
The FEMA total does not include $2.9 million in estimated losses for facilities at Sea Rim State Park, which the Department may not
replace under its current plans.
b Auditors used cost estimates for debris removal developed by the Department of Transportation for certain sites. The Department of
Transportation will be performing this work.
c Total does not sum precisely due to rounding.
Sources: FEMA's estimates are from competed FEMA worksheets. Other estimates are based on Department-provided information.
FEMA's loss estimates differ from the Department's rebuilding estimates.
The Department's rebuilding estimates exceeded FEMA loss estimates by $50.2 million for facilities for
which both entities estimated repair or rebuilding costs. Department management stated that the FEMA
estimates are lower than Department estimates because FEMA estimates are intended to fund the rebuilding
of facilities to their pre-disaster conditions; the Department's estimates are designed to rebuild facilities to
incorporate preventive measures against the risk of future storm damage and to comply with current
building requirements. Specifically:
- As discussed above, new construction that incorporates preventive measures against the risk of future
storm damage will significantly increase rebuilding costs. Management stated that the Department is
planning to expand facilities only as needed to comply with building codes and regulations and, as
needed, to incorporate damage prevention measures. FEMA may pay some of these costs with pre-
approval. Regardless of whether FEMA pays some of these costs, the Department and the Legislature
may wish to consider whether it is cost-effective to incorporate these design modifications.
- New facilities must be built according to current building codes and applicable regulations, such as the
Americans with Disabilities Act, which will add costs that FEMA did not include in its initial estimates.
Additionally, the Department's estimates include certain indirect cost factors, such as inflation, engineering
and architectural expenses, and project management costs. These factors account for $30.9 million of the
difference. FEMA guidelines indicate that all of these indirect costs may be eligible for reimbursement.
The effect of all of these factors on rebuilding costs is discussed in more detail in the attachment to this
letter.
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