Maj. Gen. James Hoyer updated the Joint Committee on Flooding Wednesday on the progress of home construction and rehabilitation for homes destroyed or damaged from the 2016 floods.
Hoyer said case management numbers have fluctuated for a few reasons. He noted 500 cases closed out by a previous contractor are now being reviewed to see whether they could be re-opened. Hoyer pointed out two-to-three cases, in particular, that the contractor closed but had no reason listed for that closure. He said there also were cases of smaller dollar amounts that could be reopened.
Since June, active cases have gone down from 479 to 397. Hoyer said some of those cases have come off the list because duplication of benefits found upon review and some cases had income levels outside of HUD requirements for funding.
Of those active cases, 250 are reconstructions, 39 are rehabilitations, 100 are mobile home replacements, eight are unassigned projects, and 59 have been completed. Â There have been 314 cases awarded contracts for work, 42 are in the request for proposal process, and 41 cases in the review process that Hoyer estimates will go to purchasing by the end of the month.
Hoyer also told the committee there have been challenges in getting vendors to bid for the projects. Only two to three vendors have been bidding on these projects.
