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ASHBRITT, INC. RESPONSE TO THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FL
<br />INVITATION TO BID NO. 14 -06-02 EMERGENcv DEBRIS CLEARING AND REMOVAL OPERATIONS
<br />Brief Company Background Information
<br />® AshBritt, Inc. (AshBritt) is a national leader in disaster response and recovery services in terms of experience,
<br />quality of service, technological and operational innovation and financial strength. AshBrin is exclusively a
<br />disaster recovery contractor. This is our sole business function and we bring the best recovery solutions to the
<br />City of Sunny Isles Beach as we are focused on preparation and response 365 days per year. We maintain the
<br />highest levels of safety, quality and integrity in conducting all of our services and operations. In support of past
<br />events we have always met or exceeded small business requirements. While achieving our small business goals
<br />we have always maintained a disciplined subcontract management process. These values translate into superior
<br />solutions, cost savings, timely performance and tremendous value for our clients.
<br />Since our inception in 1992, we have conducted 217 disaster projects and 29 special
<br />environmental projects of various sizes, successfully serving more than 500 clients.
<br />We have been directly involved in the debris recovery efforts of 44 federally declared disasters in 18 states,
<br />beginning with Hurricane Andrew in South Florida. AshBritt has collected 51,667,654 cubic yards of disaster
<br />related debris since our inception. We are the leader in the disaster response and recovery industry.
<br />All told, AshBritt has collected, recycled, and disposed of more than 131,000,000 cubic yards of i
<br />debris. In the last 5 years, no firm has collected more debris than AshBritt.
<br />Our Detailed Disaster Response & Recovery Experience Table included in Tab 4 clearly illustrates our broad and
<br />extensive past performance record. The table includes project summaries for each disaster related contract, as
<br />well as all relevant project data, performance periods and contract information. AshBritt has successfully
<br />Aft responded to a myriad of event types - hurricanes, tornados, tropical storms, floods, snowstorms, earthquakes,
<br />wildfires, and severe ice storms. In 2004 and 2005 alone, AshBritt hauled over 1,280,000 truck loads of disaster -
<br />generated debris, totaling over 37,000,000 cubic yards. Moreover, after the reduction of collected debris (by
<br />various methods), we lawfully disposed of 10,600,000 cubic yards, a large portion of which was diverted for
<br />beneficial use in agronomic, power generation, and other land use
<br />applications. AshBritt has been successfully
<br />A current example of AshBritt's capability is highlighted by our recent serving our clients' debris r
<br />activations in the State of New Jersey as we were hired by 54 separate removal and processing needs
<br />jurisdictions to assist with the debris removal and management operations since 1992.
<br />after Hurricane Sandy made landfall in October of 2012. AshBritt met the- -•-_ -�
<br />needs of all clients and managed the removal and disposal of approximately 3,500,000 cubic yards of storm related
<br />debris. In 2011, our services were utilized multiple times due to several extraordinary weather related events
<br />including the Halloween Snowstorm event that occurred in the states of Connecticut and Massachusetts. We
<br />assisted 43 clients, handling, processing and disposing of almost 4,000,000 cubic yards of vegetative debris.
<br />Additionally in 2011, we were activated in Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Delaware, Connecticut, and
<br />Massachusetts assisting multiple clients following Hurricane Irene and the Eastern U.S. tornado outbreaks. In
<br />2010, we provided integral mitigation services to Mississippi and multiple Florida clients in response to the
<br />Deepwater Horizon oil spill. We similarly mobilized significant equipment and manpower to Maryland and
<br />Virginia following the early 2010 Mid - Atlantic snowstorm. In February, March, and part of April this year, we
<br />conducted debris operations in Augusta Georgia and five counties in South Carolina impacted by Winter Ice Storm
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<br />For the purpose of our future disaster response and recovery abilities, what is of utmost importance is that our
<br />extensive past experience has created an abundance of knowledge, lessons leamed and expertise for our principals,
<br />40 managers, personnel and subcontracting partners. This knowledge and expertise comprises an important balance
<br />of education, professional training and real -world practical experience. At present, our senior management and
<br />exclusive technical consultants have more than 500 years of combined disaster management experience and are
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