United Fire & Water Completes Fire Restoration For Capital Coatings & Linings Inc. of Baton Rouge

Capital Coating & Linings Inc.

9249 Mammoth Ave

Baton Rouge, LA 70814

Price List: LAMA4B8B

Business: (225) 929-9538

Cellular: (225) 413-2378

Benny,

Let me first thank you for choosing United Fire & Water Damage Restoration Inc for your restoration needs. We realize you have a choice when it comes to vendors and we appreciate you selecting us as your restoration contractor for this project. Please find attached our complete invoice for Fire Restorations services completed on June 9^th, 2008.

This invoice was generated using Exactimate estimating software, and pricing for Mandeville LA as of June 6^th, 2008. This pricing information was downloaded by Exactimate prior to the start of the estimate for the project. This software is used widely in the insurance industry for estimating cost for damages incurred by fire, water, wind and other types of damage to property. If you or any other member of your team have questions pertaining to our invoice or any of our services feel free to contact me at any time. All of my contact information is listed below, and I can be reached virtually anytime.

Again, thank you for choosing United Fire & Water Damage Restoration Inc – we are pleased to serve all of your restoration needs, and look forward to working with you in the future.

Kevin Hussey CMR/WRT
President
United Fire & Water
7575 Jefferson Hwy #136
Baton Rouge LA 70806
1.888.657.7779 office
1.225.771.9880 cell

khussey@unitedfw.com

www.unitedfw.com

Mold issues with new construction

Nathan,

Thank you for your time yesterday. I appreciate the fact that you have considered United Fire & Water Damage Restoration Inc. for your remediation project.

I wanted to expand a bit on our conversation from yesterday. I feel as though there were a few things I did not express clearly, and I wanted to share them with you.

You as a company certainly have the option, and quite possibly the ability, to address the situation you currently have at your Hammond project. I realize that to get your property back to a pre loss condition is a financial burden, and that there will be - and should be serious consideration given to the options you have as a developer. You may step in, purchase the necessary equipment needed and undertake this project yourselves and complete it without a single bump in the road. You may step in and get half way through the project and come to the conclusion you need some help. You may realize all of this after the fact as well. What ever you decide is up to you.

I’m not writing today because we need work, though we certainly are interested in your project. I’m writing to shed light on the bigger picture, and help you make the right decision today – regardless of whether it involves the use of my company or not.

These are your issues as I am sure you are well aware

• Moisture
• Microbial growth
• Embedded microbial growth
• Atmospheric issues within each unit
• Occupancy
• Future Liability

I’ll be honest with you; I was a bit shaken by your counterpart yesterday. I’m sorry, I did not get his card and I have forgotten his name, but I felt as though I was being interrogated – and I guess if I were just handed an estimate for $200k – I would probably be doing the same. The bottom line is your company had 30,000+ square feet of wood (organic) structure, most of which is to be living space, exposed to the elements for six months.

There is obvious water and microbial damage to the property. This is no doubt a liability to you, as well as the contractor who eventually takes on the remediation, and the CIH who clears your property for occupancy. You will eventually have 20 owners in these properties. 20 people you don’t know. 20 owners that may have issues with their unit or you as a developer. I would think that as a responsible and reputable builder that now is not the time to take short cuts. In order to avoid potential law suits and big time headaches on your part, any professional licensed mold remediation company should be contracted for this project.

I don’t usually play the “mold” card when it comes to business, as I think most of it is hype personally. But your situation is different. You actually have visible organic growth and water staining to the entire project, 30,000+ square feet – most of which will be occupied as living space. This can not be ignored, and it has been up to this point. All it will take is one person who is immunization deficient or hyper sensitive or allergic and you will have a very serious law suit on your hands. Consider the fact you may have very small children or elderly people living there and it only compounds the seriousness of the situation. Odds are long for this scenario, but the odds are irrelevant. You have to do what’s best for your company at this point. And cutting corners with regards to this matter is not in the best interest of XXXXXXX

All I am suggesting here Nathan is that you have any, and I mean any, reputable, licensed company perform the work at your project. You as a company will avoid future liability by having the property properly remediated, and subsequently cleared and signed off by a certified industrial hygienist for occupancy.

Again – It is my goal to work with you to meet your needs. If you would like to discuss this further I am available anytime.

Thanks,

Kevin Hussey CMR/WRT
President
United Fire & Water
7575 Jefferson Hwy #136
Baton Rouge LA 70806
1.888.657.7779 office
1.225.771.9880 cell

khussey@unitedfw.com
www.unitedfw.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW8w-nhxa0I

United Fire & Water has The Macaroni Grill open for buisiness 72 hours after fire

John,

Thanks for your time on the phone yesterday. Attached is our final invoice for fire damage restoration work completed at the Macaroni Grill – Mandeville, LA www.macaronigrill.com on June 10^th 2008. The invoice includes a floor plan of the property detailing both square footage as well as cubic footage of the structure. A detailed list of labor, equipment, products and procedures utilized at the property over the course of this past weekend is also included. This invoice also includes billing by Airmasters of Baton Rouge, LA for services performed on the HVAC system. Please see attached document for details on this portion of the billing. Your invoice was created using Exactimate estimating software, widely used in the insurance industry for wind, water, fire & other property damage services.

United Fire & Water Damage Restoration Inc. is fire and water damage restoration certified, with mold remediation licensing in the state of Louisiana (License #250237) please see attached for a complete list of services, certifications, equipment and licensing. Also feel free to visit our website at www.unitedfw.com for additional information on our company and services.

United Fire & Water Damage Restoration Inc. was contacted regarding the fire at the Macaroni Grill in Mandeville LA, by Benny Saucier at CCL www.capitalcoatingsllc.com of Baton Rouge LA at approximately 2:15pm on Friday, June 6th 2008. We arrived on scene at 5:45pm on Friday at which point we placed drying and air scrubbing equipment. We scheduled our return for the following morning to start with the labor end of the restoration work. The scope of work completed at your facility included the wipe down, cleaning and chemical treatment of every single content item in the restaurant - including every unopened bottle of wine, all tables, chairs, barstools, menus, every wall hanging, all cooking equipment including ranges, refrigerators, line items, printers, computer screens, fryers - etc. The estimate also included the cleaning and smoke treatment of every single square inch of the structure, including walls, floors, stone, tile, sinks, toilets, urinals, soap dispensers, faucets, partitions, ceiling, truss, chandeliers, can lights, light bulbs, fluorescent lights - etc. United Fire & Water Damage Restoration Inc also had the duty of encapsulating all of the heavily smoke damaged structure, as well as the removal of a small portion of charred structure. Our obligations also included the removal of affected items from the building including smoke and fire damaged items such as ceiling tiles, duct work, and other miscellaneous items. Air exchanges and air scrubbing were also necessary due to the high amount of airborne particulate matter produced by the fire. Structural drying was also a part of our strategy in the restoration of your building due to the volume of moisture introduced to the structure by the Mandeville Fire Department.

United Fire & Water Damage Restoration Inc. utilized roughly 12 men over the course of five days (Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday & Tuesday) to meet the very demanding schedule set by your management www.brinker.com team of re-opening by dinner on Monday, June 9th, 2008. Our crews worked 13 hour days, and our equipment ran 24 hours a day to complete the restoration work on schedule (which we met - and had the Fire Marshall actually showed up Monday, you would have been open for business for dinner Monday night) for the Macaroni Grill - Mandeville.

Please keep in mind this project included the removal and or restoration of fire and smoke damaged content from your 7000+ sq. ft. property, as well as the cleaning, and / or replacement of over 120,000 cubic feet of air space occupied by your facility in approximately 72 hours. This was a task not easily accomplished, and we feel that as restoration work goes - we have met a timeline that was very pressing.

We are open to discussion with regards to a discount based on volume for Brinker international www.brinker.com This discount would be based on a contract for services for fire, water and mold remediation services for your properties located in the Gulf Coast Region. We are a certified, licensed and reputable company and would entertain a future relationship with you that could be mutually beneficial.

Please remit payment to the address below at your earliest convenience, and feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding our services or the attached invoice.

Thank you,

Kevin Hussey CMR/WRT
President
United Fire & Water
7575 Jefferson Hwy #136
Baton Rouge LA 70806
1.888.657.7779 office
1.225.771.9880 cell

khussey@unitedfw.com
www.unitedfw.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW8w-nhxa0I