Five Years On Cedar Rapids DAC Dispute Over Consultant Fees
Five years after the 2008 flood Cedar Rapids Linn County and the school district confront FEMA decisions on DACs for outside consultants. FEMA's top hourly rate cited is 155 dollars, with local contracts totaling around 2 million for Base Tactical and 2.2 million for Adjusters International while challenges persist over justification and resubmission of project worksheets.
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Cedar Rapids
FEMA
Levy
Base Tactical Disaster Recovery Inc
Detroit
Adjusters International Inc
Utica
N.Y
Adjusters International
Linn County
Washington, D.C
State of
Base Tactical
Globe Midwest
John Levy
Drew
Steve Estenson
Dacs
Steve Graham
Estenson
Joe O’hern
Kansas City
Michael Cappannari
Eyerly
Patrick Hall
Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Hall
Iowa
Katie Ewing
Ewing
O’hern
O'Hern
Fundraising pace could shape Iowa House race leaders
Analysts say donor bases and total money raised signal viability in the June 2014 Democratic primary. Pat Murphy leads with about 150k raised across two quarters, while Monica Vernon has 103k in three weeks, other candidates file later. Experts note grass roots support and donor mix matter as the campaign nears the long race.
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David Cochran
Loras College
Dubuque
Pat Murphy
Federal Election Commission
Iowa House
Cedar Rapids
Monica Vernon
Dave O’brien
Swati Dandekar
Marion
Anesa Kajtazovic
Waterloo
FEC
Murphy
Barack Obama
House
Vernon
Dandekar
Kajtazovic
O’brien
Obama
Joe Biden
Clinton
Iowa Association For Justice — Trial Attorneys
Crats
Iowa
Meyer
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