O’Brien also asked District Court for the NMI designated Judge David O. Carter to approve the invoices submitted by Gilbane Federal.
Gilbane Federal, as the court-appointed Engineering and Environmental Management Company or EEMC for the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. has been helping the public utility fulfill the task orders that included, among others, facility drainage improvement and waste management for CUC Power Plants or PP.
Of the $204,479.34, O’Brien said $40,275.52 is for EEMC management; $128,628.30 for PP1, PP2, and PP4 facility drainage improvements; $10,405.36 for facility waste management for PP1 and 2; $15,433.05 to purchase, ship, and install two horizontal cylindrical tanks for PP4; and $9,737.11 for gross revenue tax to be paid by the court registry.
O’Brien said the federal government finds the invoiced costs to be reasonable and respectfully requests the court to direct that payment be made to the EEMC.
For its part, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will provide the court a proposed order consistent with the instant notice directing that payment be made to the EEMC, O’Brien added.
In his request for payment, he noted that there are monetary credits for task orders 13 and 15 resulting from currency fluctuations for previously reimbursed TOs.
“The TO13 credit totals $34,251.25 and the TO15 credit totals $75,532.57. These credits will be applied to future invoices and will be described in applicable United States’ invoice filings,” O’Brien added.
Gilbane Federal was appointed by the court as the Engineering and Environmental Management Company or EEMC that will assist the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. in implementing Stipulated Order 2 projects.
In November 2008, after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cited CUC for violation of the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act, the federal court issued Stipulated Orders 1 and 2.
SO1 focuses on drinking water issues while SO2 focuses on oil issues such as requiring CUC to repair and replace oil storage and operation infrastructure, manage tank and pipeline facilities, and require spill and emergency response equipment and protocols.
