ITEM F IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PORT OF NEW ORLEANS that its President and Chief Executive Officer Gary P. LaGrange be, and he is, hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of this Board to enter into a professional services contract with Waldemar S. Nelson & Co., Inc., for an amount not to exceed $1,350,000 for engineering services to provide design, surveying, materials testing, and inspection of marshaling yard paving improvements at the Louisiana Avenue Terminal; and IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE BOARD that the said Gary P. LaGrange be, and he is, hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of this Board to execute all documents and to take all other and further action as he in his discretion may deem necessary or required in the best interest of this Board to give full force and effect to the intentions expressed in this Resolution.
ITEM G IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PORT OF NEW ORLEANS that its President and Chief Executive Officer Gary P. LaGrange be, and he is, hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of this Board to enter into a professional services contract with Linfield, Hunter & Junius, Inc., for an amount not to exceed $250,000 for engineering services to provide design, surveying, materials testing, and inspection of marshaling yard paving improvements at the Nashville Avenue Marshaling Yard B ; and IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE BOARD that the said Gary P. LaGrange be, and he is, hereby authorized to execute all documents and to take all other and further action as he in his discretion may deem necessary or required in the best interest of this Board.
ITEM H IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PORT OF NEW ORLEANS that its President and Chief Executive Officer Gary P. LaGrange be, and he is, hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of this Board to enter into a professional services contract with URS for an amount not to exceed $75,000 for engineering services to provide design, surveying, materials testing, and inspection of improvements to the Board s Jourdan Road Service Road, which provides access to the Folger Coffee Company lease site; and IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE BOARD that the said Gary P. LaGrange be, and he is, hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of this Board to execute all documents and to take all other and further action as he in his discretion may deem necessary or required in the best interest of this Board.
ITEM I CERTIFYING COMPLIANCE WITH THE PUBLIC BID LAWS TERMINAL STATE PROJECT NO. 578-36-0017(323) PORT IMPROVEMENTS JULIA STREET CRUISE BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS (PHASE 3 OF SPN 578-36-0017) ORLEANS PARISH BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PORT OF NEW ORLEANS WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners Port of New Orleans has solicited bids for funding of the State Project No. 578-36-0017(323) in accordance with the current bid laws of the State of Louisiana, including, but not limited to LA. R.S. 38:2211 et seq.; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners Port of New Orleans has submitted to DOTD certification of proof of publication, one copy of the bid proposals and bid bonds as submitted by each of the three lowest bidders, a legible copy of the bid tabulation of all bids received, and certified to be correct by the engineer and an authorized official of the sponsor, a copy of the engineer s recommendation, contract documents, notice of award of contract, and a copy of the recordation data in the Clerk of Court s office, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PORT OF NEW ORLEANS in a regular public meeting assembled on this 30 th day of June 2011, that it does hereby certify that the bidding procedures, including advertising and award, for State Project No. 578-36-0017(323) conform to the requirements of La. R.S. 38:2211, et seq. VALERIE S. CAHILL SECRETARY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PORT OF NEW ORLEANS GARY P. LAGRANGE PRESIDENT & CEO BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PORT OF NEW ORLEANS CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners Port of New Orleans held on the 30 th day of June 2011, at which a quorum was present and voting and that the resolution adopted is still in effect and has not been rescinded or revoked. Signed at 1350 Port of New Orleans Place on the 30 th day of June, 2011. VALERIE S. CAHILL SECRETARY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PORT OF NEW ORLEANS
ITEM J IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS that Gary P. LaGrange, its President and Chief Executive Officer, be, and he is, hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of this Board to enter into an agreement with United States Risk Management, L.L.C., at a cost not to exceed $49,000 to conduct a risk evaluation and corrective action plan on Board property at 4200 and 4216 Florida Avenue, the site of Simmons Plating and Metal Finishing Co., to determine if the property is environmentally contaminated, the said agreement to contain other such terms and conditions as the said Gary P. LaGrange may in his discretion determine to be in the best interests of this Board and not inconsistent with the foregoing; and IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED BY THIS BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS that the said Gary P. LaGrange be, and he is, hereby authorized to take such actions, enter into such agreements and execute such documents as are deemed necessary in his discretion to give full effect to the intentions expressed in this resolution.
ITEM K OF NEW ORLEANS that its March 4, 2011, resolution taken at a special meeting to authorize its President and Chief Executive Officer Gary P. LaGrange to enter into an agreement with New Orleans Terminal LLC to consolidate its current leases with the Board into one lease for a tenyear term and including other terms and conditions as set out in that resolution be, and it is, hereby amended to authorize the said Gary P. LaGrange to include among the provisions of the new lease that New Orleans Terminal LLC shall have the option to extend the new lease for two additional five-year periods on the same terms and conditions except that rent for each extended term shall be negotiated and agreed to by the parties at the start of the term, and this resolution to include such other terms and conditions as the said Gary P. LaGrange may determine in his discretion to be in the best interests of this Board; and IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED BY THIS BOARD that the said Gary P. LaGrange be, and he is,hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of this Board to execute such documents and to take any action necessary in his discretion to give full force and effect to the purposes and intentions of this Resolution.
ITEM L IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THIS BOARD that Gary P. LaGrange, its President and Chief Executive Officer, be, and he is, hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of this Board to enter into an agreement with Weeks Marine, Inc., in the not-to-exceed price of $225,000.00 for dredging services at the Napoleon/Nashville Avenue Container Terminals; and IT IS HEREBY FURTHER RESOLVED BY THIS BOARD that the said Gary P. LaGrange be, and he is, hereby authorized to take such actions, enter into such agreements and execute such documents as are deemed necessary in his discretion to give full effect to the intentions expressed in this Resolution.
ITEM M OF NEW ORLEANS that its President and Chief Executive Officer Gary P. LaGrange be, and he is, hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of this Board to amend the contract with Rigging International, Inc., to increase the authorized amount by $491,855.76 for additional necessary repairs to Container Crane #4 boom assembly and related components damaged by the M/V Seaboard Peru on November 7, 2010; IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED BY THIS BOARD that the said Gary P. LaGrange be, and he is, hereby authorized to take such other actions, enter into such other agreements, and execute all such documents as deemed necessary in his discretion to give full effect to the intention expressed in this Resolution.
ITEM N OF NEW ORLEANS that its President and Chief Executive Officer Gary P. LaGrange be, and he is, hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of the this Board to enter into an agreement with Immensenetworks, Inc., in the amount of $157,696.70, for the purchase of Command Bridge homeland security-related intelligence-sharing hardware and software, including installation, technical support and a five-year maintenance plan. Through the Board s membership in the Lower Mississippi River Portwide Strategic Security Council, 75 percent funding is provided by the Department of Homeland Security, Port Security Grant Program No. 2006-GB-T6-004, Task 2.3, and 25 percent funding is provided through a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the Lower Mississippi River Portwide Strategic Security Council and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, State Project No. 502-99-002; and IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED BY THIS BOARD that the said Gary P. LaGrange be, and he is, hereby authorized to take such other actions, enter into such other agreements, and execute all such documents as deemed necessary in his discretion to give full effect to the intention expressed in this Resolution.
ITEM O OF NEW ORLEANS that its President and Chief Executive Officer Gary P. LaGrange be, and he is, hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of the this Board to enter into an agreement with Coda Octopus Products, Inc., for the purchase of Coda Octopus underwater surveillance hardware and software at a cost of $506,356.00, including a 48-month maintenance program, 24- hour technical support, and initial and advanced training sessions. Through the Board s membership in the Lower Mississippi River Portwide Strategic Security Council, seventy-five percent funding is provided by the Department of Homeland Security, Port Security Grant Program No. 2006-GB-T6-004, Task 2.3, and 25 percent funding is provided through a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the Lower Mississippi River Portwide Strategic Security Council and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, State Project No. 502-99-002; and IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED BY THIS BOARD that the said Gary P. LaGrange be, and he is, hereby authorized to take such other actions, enter into such other agreements, and execute all such documents as deemed necessary in his discretion to give full effect to the intention expressed in this Resolution.
ITEM P OF NEW ORLEANS that its President and Chief Executive Officer Gary P. LaGrange be, and he is, hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of this Board to enter into an agreement with Stratus Communications, Inc., in the amount of $34,240 for the repair and replacement of telecommunications equipment on the Board s Mobile Command Center, which was damaged by lightning while assisting the St. Bernard Parish government during the BP oil spill incident in 2010,. All costs associated with these repairs to be reimbursed by St. Bernard Parish; and IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED BY THIS BOARD that the said Gary P. LaGrange be, and he is, hereby authorized to take such other actions, enter into such other agreements, and execute all such documents as deemed necessary in his discretion to give full effect to the intention expressed in this Resolution.
ITEM Q OF NEW ORLEANS that it hereby names Joseph F. Toomy as the choice of the Port of New Orleans to be the member representing the maritime interests of the Port of New Orleans, the Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District, and the St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District on the Crescent City Connection Advisory Panel to work with the Task Force on the Crescent City Connection as established by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 47 of the 2011 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature; and IT IS HEREBY FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS that its President and Chief Executive Officer Gary P. LaGrange be, and he is, hereby further authorized and empowered on behalf of this Board to take all such actions as necessary in his discretion to give full force and effect to the provisions of this Resolution.
ITEM R OF NEW ORLEANS that the Times-Picayune be, and it is, hereby declared to be the official journal of this Board for the purpose of publishing the proceedings of this Board and all other requirements of La. R.S. 43:171 et seq. through June, 2012; and IT IS HEREBY FURTHER RESOLVED BY THIS BOARD that its President and Chief Executive Officer Gary P. LaGrange be, and he is, hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of this Board to expend such funds, take such other actions, enter into such other agreements, and execute all such documents as he may deem necessary in his discretion to give full force and effect to the intentions expressed in this resolution.