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<br />When the Hurricane Charlie hit Florida in 2004, we had equipment and personnel available to
<br />start work within 24 hours. Our first disaster response was in Cape Coral, Florida, with the next
<br />being in Orlando, Florida. When Hurricane Francis struck Jupiter, Florida, TAG Grinding
<br />Services, Inc. was requested to provide crews and management to assist them. At this time,
<br />we were performing three contracts for disaster removal/reduction in Florida.
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<br />Hurricane Ivan then struck the panhandle of Florida and the pre-event contractor for Fort
<br />Walton Beach, Florida was unable to respond in the timely manner required by the contract.
<br />Mike Tatum with the City of Fort Walton Beach requested TAG Grinding Services, Inc. to begin
<br />work within 24 hours. The conversation was held around noon and equipment and crews were
<br />on site the following day starting work. In Ft. Walton, Florida, TAG removed over 200,000
<br />cubic yards of debris on two passes, ground the debris, disposed of the ground debris,
<br />reconditioned the reduction site, completing the entire job within 24 days. While at the same
<br />time, TAG was maintaining three additional contracts in other Florida cities.
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<br />Next, the prime contractor in charge of storm debris for the Florida state roads requested
<br />assistance from Tag Grinding Services, Inc. We were able to provide crews for this job while
<br />still maintaining five (5) other disaster debris removal/reduction contracts ongoing in Florida
<br />and still maintain our daily operations in the Atlanta area. The total debris managed under
<br />these simultaneous contracts total 1,125,000 cubic yards.
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<br />When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast area in 2005, TAG Grinding Services, Inc. responded
<br />initially by managing and providing crews for the debris removal for Enterprise, Mississippi. We
<br />completed this job within a one-week period after removing and disposing of a total of 20,000
<br />cubic yards, and then began assisting Wayne County, Mississippi as a second tier contractor. In
<br />addition, we were prime contractor for Quitman, Mississippi during this same period.
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<br />o While maintaining these two contracts, TAG Grinding Services, Inc. was approached by the
<br />primary contractor for both Pike County and the City of Summit, Mississippi to begin assisting
<br />them in debris removal. To this date, this contractor still owes TAG over $150,000 for this
<br />work, which is not for the 10% retainage for this job. However, all of TAG's subcontractors and
<br />suppliers have been paid as the work was completed.
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<br />Our next contract was as prime contractor for the debris removal for the Mississippi Department
<br />of Transportation in both Newton and Lauderdale Counties, Mississippi. Although we were
<br />second in the bidding process, TAG Grinding Services, Inc. was ultimately awarded the contract
<br />due to the fact that the low bidder was unable to provide adequate equipment. In addition to
<br />our contract with MDOT, TAG Grinding Services, Inc. began debris removal in Clarke County,
<br />Mississippi as a second tier contractor. The debris managed under these contracts totaled
<br />600,000 cubic yards.
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<br />As TAG Grinding Services, Inc. maintained these two contracts, Hurricane Wilma struck Cape
<br />Coral, Florida and, since we held the pre-event contract for this area, we began managing the
<br />debris and providing crews for the debris removal for this area. As we completed the debris
<br />removal for MDOT and Clarke County, Mississippi, we were approached by Dunn RoadBuilders
<br />to assist them in Jones County, Mississippi on removing leaners and hangers from county
<br />roadways. In addition, Dunn requested our assistance on removing debris left on county
<br />roadsides by Ash Britt and the Corp of Engineers when they initially held the contract. This
<br />debris consisted of large stumps and heavy debris that neither Ash Britt nor their subcontractors
<br />had equipment to remove. Our final contract under Katrina came as a second tier contractor in
<br />charge of removing debris from county right-of-way in Perry County, Mississippi. While
<br />managing these projects we removed over 100,000 dangerous limbs, over 5,000 dead or dying
<br />trees, over 170,000 cubic yards of other debris, demolished 15 damaged buildings and cleaned
<br />450 miles of canals.
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