Public Meeting Agenda: February 25, 2021 at 1:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER/QUORUM

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. INVOCATION

4. PUBLIC COMMENTS

5. MEETING MINUTES

6. APPROVAL OF TRAVEL

7. FINANCIAL REPORT

7.A. DISBURSEMENTS

7.B. LICENSES

7.C. PROGRESS PAYMENTS

7.C.1. BALCH & BINGHAM, LLP / 18-FD-04

EUTAW CONSTRUCTION CO. - $ 8,940.05
FILL PERMIT CHALLENGE - $ 29,487.20
GENERAL LEGAL SERVICES - $ 46,734.65

TOTAL BALCH & BINGHAM - $ 85,161.90

7.C.2. DIGITAL ENGINEERING / 17-EN-04

GENERAL ENGINEERING - TASK 1 - $ 32,006.00
SHED 16 MODIFICATIONS – TASK 3 - $ 631.00
W PIER CARGO TRANSFER DOCK RENOVATIONS – TASK 8 - $ 691.00
E PIER EXPANSION PROJECT – TASK 10 - $ 6,147.50
PORT OF GULFPORT ACCESS ROAD - TASK 13 – $ 47,906.75

TOTAL DIGITAL ENGINEERING - $ 87,382.25

7.D. REQUEST FOR CASH

RESTORATION AGREEMENT RFC #282

CH2M HILL - $ 36,817.04
ELEY GUILD HARDY - $ 48,878.75
MSPA - $ 11,919.49
WHARTON SMITH - $ 956,977.05

TOTAL REQUEST FOR CASH #282 - $ 1,054,592.33

8. NEW BUSINESS

8.A. (JW) APPROVAL OF WORK ORDER NOS. 14 AND 15 UNDER CONTRACT NO. 17-EN-04 WITH DIGITAL ENGINEERING

Description: This agenda item seeks Board approval of proposed Work Order No. 14 and proposed Work Order No. 15 to our Professional Engineering Services Agreement with Digital Engineering. Both of these Work Orders are related to Hurricane Zeta recovery and repair efforts. Work Order No. 14 is for repair and/or replacement of various metal roll-up doors on the east pier and west pier warehouses. Estimated cost not to exceed for this work order is $91,490.00. Work Order No. 15 is for needed repairs to the timber piers in the small craft harbor and for the demolition of the damaged tugboat pier in the north harbor basin. Estimated cost not to exceed for this work order is $38,062.00. All engineering work will be billed in accordance with the approved fee schedule of the master service agreement.

It is recommended that Work Order Nos. 14 and 15 be approved as submitted.

8.B. (JW) AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT MDOT'S FY2021 MULTI-MODAL GRANT

Description: This agenda item seeks Board approval and formal acceptance of the Port’s recently awarded Mississippi Department of Transportation’s FY2021 Multi-Modal Program Grant. The Grant amount is $430,000.00 and will be used towards the North Harbor Drainage and Rail Access Improvements project.

It is recommended that the Grant Agreement be approved as submitted.

8.C. (DW) AUTHORIZATION TO NAME MSPA AGENTS FOR FEMA AND HURRICANE ZETA DISASTER ASSISTANCE

Description: Staff requests approval to designate Deborah Wood as the Applicant Agent for Public Assistance and Tammy Salisbury as Alternate Applicate Agent.

February 25, 2021 at 1:00 PM - Regular Meeting

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