From
Bryce Davis, Purchasing Manager
Title
Award a prepositioned Disaster Debris Monitoring contract to DebrisTech, LLC for the in the amount not to exceed $20,000,000; Award a secondary prepositioned Disaster Debris Monitoring contract to Tetra Tech, Inc. in the amount not to exceed $20,000,000 should the primary be unable to perform; Award our prepositioned Disaster Debris Hauling contract to Ceres Environmental Services, Inc. in the amount not to exceed $20,000,000; Award a secondary prepositioned Disaster Debris Hauling contract to D&J Enterprises, Inc. in the amount not to exceed $20,000,000 should the primary be unable to perform; Each contract will be for an initial term of one year with the option for four one-year renewals and authorizethe City Manager to execute the renewal options on each contract.
Presenter
Patricia Redfearn, Solid Waste and Recycling Manager
Chase Wheeler, Emergency Management Coordinator
Recommend Action
Approve
Analysis
These estimated costs were derived using a hypothetical storm event with a set amount of debris to be hauled and reduced. Actual costs will depend upon the amount of materials generated by a large-scale debris generating event. This price agreement will only be used in the event of a large scale debris generating disaster.
Within the last three years, the mid-west has seen a number of catastrophic storm events that have produced large quantities of disaster debris. Each of these events has produced an unanticipated amount of construction and demolition waste, household hazardous waste, vegetative debris and appliances. These events can cost a community millions of dollars in unanticipated expense but a significant portion of it, if handled in accordance with Public Assistance directives, are reimbursable. Were Grand Prairie to experience a storm such as the tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma on May 20, 2013, the city would need to be able to respond quickly to questions of how to best handle ...
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