If work cannot be commenced within the time it could have been bid and started, then no emergency would have existed. A true emergency really only dispenses with the necessity to advertise for bids, since in most situations, if not all, some sort of specifications will have to be prepared as to exactly what work is to be performed. Therefore, an emergency does not exist. Mitigation measures to correct an emergency are needed immediately and are temporary in nature. They are not capital construction in the usual sense, and do not require approval of the Commissioner.
Costs associated with the mitigation activities are ordinary contingent expenses.
An emergency ends upon completion of the mitigation activities. Next comes the recovery period which may, and probably will, involve capital construction. Any capital construction associated with the recovery must be properly planned, developed, authorized, and advanced as any other capital construction project. As with any capital construction project affecting health and safety, approval of plans and specifications for the recovery project and issuance of a building permit by the Commissioner is required before construction starts.