a. The CONTRACTOR shall furnish all materials, equipment, permits, labor, and services required to perform emergency disaster debris removal and disposal services throughout the County as needed according to the minimum requirements specified in this Agreement and all subsequent Amendments and official documents that form the Contract Documents for this Agreement. b. The CONTRACTOR shall provide professional technical services, be responsible for performing all the requirements of this scope of services, and act as directed by the COUNTY. The services shall include, but are not limited to, preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation phases of any natural or manmade disaster or emergency declared by the United States federal government, the State of Georgia, or Bulloch County. Response time shall be deemed as having a CONTRACTOR’s representative physically present at the Bulloch County Emergency Operations Center within six (6) hours after notification of need. Performance shall be deemed as the commencement of services within twenty-four (24) hours of issuance of a COUNTY Work Order. c. The CONTRACTOR shall provide the designated services, including operations and management, logistical support, construction, and technical assistance. The CONTRACTOR shall supervise and direct the work, using skilled labor and proper equipment for all Works. The CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for the safety of the CONTRACTOR’s personnel and equipment. The CONTRACTOR shall pay for all costs associated with the performance of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, materials, personnel, taxes, and fees. d. When a disaster or incident occurs or is imminent, the COUNTY shall contact the CONTRACTOR to advise of the County’s intent to activate this Agreement in the form of an Alert. Said Alert will establish the communication lines between the CONTRACTOR’s representatives and the COUNTY. The Alert may require the CONTRACTOR to send an Operations Manager to the COUNTY within twenty-four (24) hours to begin planning and mobilization. Subsequently, the COUNTY shall issue the first Work Order, which will authorize the CONTRACTOR to mobilize the personnel and equipment necessary to perform the work. The Work Order shall direct the CONTRACTOR to execute the required Performance and Payment Bonds. The CONTRACTOR shall receive the Work Order from the COUNTY within the first twenty-four (24) hours following landfall of a hurricane or occurrence of other disasters. The CONTRACTOR shall 8 commence performance on the day and time as outlined in the first Work Order issued after the disaster. Sufficient work crews shall be mobilized to complete clearing the streets and roads identified by the COUNTY.
