Hurricane Helene Debris Monitoring RFP #24-011 Town of Dearing

Town of Dearing (Town) is seeking Competitive Sealed Proposals from qualified contractors to provide professional services on an on-call basis under a renewable annual contract (up to four years) to facilitate contract compliance Debris Monitoring, Disaster Recovery and Emergency Planning Services following a disaster. It is the intent to enter into a pre-event contract, which would result in no immediate cost to the Town of Dearing, GA. The contractor shall provide all materials and services necessary in the performance of this proposal. Town of Dearing does not guarantee a minimum value for this contract.

As Town of Dearing has been impacted by natural disasters in the past, the Town feels the need to be prepared for any future events for the well-being, safety, and health of its citizenry. This RFP will allow the Town to be able to quickly begin any cleanup that will assist in alleviating the effects of such an event. Natural and man-made disasters precipitate a variety of debris that includes, but not limited to, such things as trees, sand, gravel, building/construction materials, vehicles, personal property and etc. In a major catastrophic disaster, the Town of Dearing may have difficulty locating staff, be under staffed, have problems locating equipment, and may have difficulty funding the debris removal in short term as well as long term. Private contractors play a significant role in the debris removal, collection, reduction, monitoring, and disposal process. Private contractors may be employed to supplement the efforts of work crews.

If it is determined that the available resources are insufficient to complete the debris removal and monitoring process in a timely manner then the pre-selected private contractors may be utilized to perform all or parts of the clean-up. They will be advised and given explicit details as to the scope of their operations. The extent of their involvement will be dictated by the needs of the Town and are incident specific.