As the City of Thomson has been impacted by natural disasters in the past, the City 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 City 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 City of Thomson may have difficulty locating staff, be understaffed, 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 the City’s and volunteer works crews. RFP 25-012 DEBRIS MONITORING Page 6 of 39 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 City and are incident specific.
