1.0 GENERAL. 1.1 The purpose of a Contract awarded pursuant to this RFP is to remove, reduce and dispose of all hurricane or storm generated debris from City rights-of-way (ROW) and public property within the City of Dunnellon. The Contract is to cover handling, processing and disposal of vegetative, white goods and construction and demolition (C&D) debris from curbside to final disposal. 1.2 City will consider a proposer’s past performance in determining which proposers to award Contracts. The City in its sole judgment may exclude any proposer City determines to have demonstrated unsatisfactory past performance. Such determination will be based on relevant factors including but not limited to a proposer’s performance on previous projects and whether a proposer has ever been suspended by a governmental body from bidding eligibility. 1.3 City will also consider a proposer’s proven financial responsibility to determine the proposer’s ability to perform the Contract services. A Contractor may be required to post payment and performance bonds based on size of event. A Contractor must be able to cover expenses associated with a major recovery operation prior to the initial payment and between subsequent payments as well as the aforementioned bonds. Furthermore, a proposer shall have financial capacity to fully fund all debris removal activities for no less than ninety (90) days. 2.0 SERVICES. 2.1 The Contractor shall provide for debris removal and disposal of all eligible debris from the City ROW and public property. The quantities for this scope of work are unknown and may vary greatly, depending on the event initiating the need for the issuance of a work order to a Contractor. 2.2 Vegetative debris shall be taken to an approved Temporary Debris Storage and Reduction Site (TDSRS). All necessary permits shall be obtained by the Contractor. Contractor shall be responsible for returning the TDSRS(s) to near original conditions, upon completion of reduction activities. 2.3 The Contractor may provide alternative TDSRS(s) for vegetative debris at his/her/its own expense. The Contractor shall provide hold harmless agreements in favor of City of Dunnellon, the State of Florida, and all agencies of the federal government. Environmental baseline testing must be completed, at the expense of the Contractor, before any debris is placed at a site. All necessary environmental permits must be obtained by the Contractor.
