Client Portfolio

Louisiana Land Trust – Light Property Maintenance

Task Force LLC is currently the prime maintenance contractor for the Road Home Corporation DBA Louisiana Land Trust and is responsible for the lawn and property maintenance of the estimated 10,000 blighted homes in over 20 parishes that will be purchased through the Road Home Program. Most of the properties are located in St. Bernard and Orleans Parishes. As of May 2009, over 9,800 properties have been turned over to Task Force for care. With the average lot size of homes being around 6000 sqft, Task Force is maintaining nearly 1300+ acres of residential property.

The principle mission of the Louisiana Land Trust is to stabilize and maintain properties then ultimately transfer ownership to local parish redevelopment agencies. Task Force LLC’s role is to secure properties, address imminent health and safety hazards, remove existing debris, and maintain the properties in a groomed condition that does not detract from the neighborhoods in which they are located.

Summaries of Past Projects

As a subcontractor to both a Fortune 500 company and maintenance deactivation contractors, Task Force has been able to maintain a level of performance that has given them a reputation of being efficient and complete. Quality Control (QC) is an integral part of the company and it is enforced on all levels and with consistency. Internal QC inspectors have the requirement of reviewing 100% of the work so there are no discrepancies in invoicing. The list of references include FEMA management who were very aware of Task Force’s ability to rise to any occasion and execute work orders during surges as well as in regular routine days. Our references will demonstrate the level of performance and quality of our work in similar maintenance projects.

FEMA management worked closely with Task Force on many occasions and became familiar with the company and its capabilities. Task Force was asked to perform numerous additional tasks as well as emergencies which were completed in the timeframe required and then reported to the appropriate FEMA department. FEMA Technical Monitors also called on Task Force for estimates on light maintenance for temporary housing units that were out of other MDC territories or that required immediate attention. Technicians were dispatched to the site once a notice to proceed was received and the task completed as scheduled. Other requests from FEMA were for site restorations, installing amenity trailers at group sites, building ramps and responding to tornado in 2007.

Fluor, a Fortune 500 Company, was also privy to Task Force’s ability to expedite challenging work and in several different locations in the state. Task Force transported over 150 mobile homes through the state of Louisiana and Mississippi over a period of a year. This work was post-Katrina and was assigned to Task Force for immediate execution. As a result of this efficiency, the company has been invited to be listed in Fluor’s internal database of subcontractors. Additionally, Fluor management personally recommended Task Force to other contractors and wrote a letter of recommendation to Fluor upper management praising their efforts and achievements.

As a subcontractor for C. Martin Company, Task Force excelled in the deactivations and installations of FEMA temporary housing units resulting in additional work being assigned to the MDC and elevating the status of being their prime subcontractor. Task Force has been a driving force in providing a variety of services for C. Martin that included deactivations, installations, maintenance work, coordination of demolitions, United Federal Accessibility Standard (UFAS) work, and transporting. Light maintenance was a large part of the Clean and Make Readys (CMR) work orders which required FEMA approval or a notice to proceed. After an assessment of the property had been conducted prior to installation, light maintenance included working on the sewer and water lines, electrical and carpentry work, building ramps or platform steps. Additionally correcting any issues in the unit such as breakers, refrigerator malfunctions, water leaks, and such was also part of the CMR. Maintenance that was over $250.00 required approval of the Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR). Quality of work was paramount and a QC program was developed that included photographing and labeling completed work.