Natural disasters in Alabama have shown the need to have pre-event debris removal monitoring services contracts available for each county to monitor for the proper execution and quality assurance of debris removal activities necessary as a result of a disaster within one or more counties in Alabama. Therefore, the Association, through the Alabama County Joint Bid Program, has developed this bid offering to award contracts for these services in the seven separate geographical regions around the state as identified in the Invitation to Bid. All counties named in this bid offering have adopted a resolution to participate in this program for their region and to allow the awarding authority for their region to award a bid and execute a contract on behalf of the counties in that region and only counties in that region. The Association staff has worked with the AEMA and a committee of county emergency management agency directors and county engineers to develop these bid specifications in compliance with the most current AEMA, FEMA, and FHWA guidelines and regulations and applicable federal laws and regulations. The primary purposes of this bid offering for regional debris removal monitoring services are to provide a system for monitoring the removal of debris in the event of a disaster that ensures that: (1) All debris removal performed within a county in the region is done properly and expeditiously (2) All debris removal activities are eligible for reimbursement, where reimbursement is available and (3) All debris removal activities shall be conducted in compliance with applicable current local, state (ALDOT and AEMA), and federal (FEMA and FHWA) guidelines and regulations in effect at the time of the declared event. (4) All work is done in a safe and efficient manner in conformance with the current Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Removal Vendor and Monitoring Vendor shall not be paid for any work prior to ensuring Proper Work Zone Safety measures are in place.
