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SECTION 5 PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND REQUIREMENTS EMERGENCY DEBRIS CLEARING AND REMOVAL OPERATIONS 5.1. PURPOSE This document constitutes a Request for Proposal (RFP) from experienced firms to clear and remove and lawfully dispose of disaster-generated debris (other than hazardous materials and household putrescible garbage) from public property and public rights-of-way in the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, immediately after a natural or man-made disaster. The objective of the RFP and subsequent contracting activity is to secure the seNices of an experienced Contractor who is capable of efficiently clearing and removing very large volumes of disaster-generated debris from a large area in a timely and cost-effective manner and lawfully disposing of all collected debris. The Contractor must be capable of assembling, directing and managing a workforce that can complete the debris management operations in a maximum of 30 days. The contract will be for a term of three (3) years with two (2) options to renew this Agreement for one (1) year each, with annual re-certification of the Contractor's capabilities for years two (2) through five (5). While intended to cover debris management needs in any major disaster scenario, the primary focus is on the threat of hurricane or tornado damage to the City. The planning standards used for this project are based on the anticipated impacts of a Category 4 Hurricane. 5.2. BACKGROUND 5. 2.1. Introduction The City of Sunny Isles Beach staff has developed a Debris Management Plan that describes the general needs and approaches for clearing, removing and disposing of large volumes of debris after a major disaster. It provides general information on debris classifications, local hauling and disposal capabilities and capacities. The plan provides general guidance for the Contractor and is available upon request. The City of Sunny Isles Beach's disaster recovery planning includes considerations for clearing, removing and disposing of the volumes and types of debris expected to be generated by a major disaster such as a hurricane or tomado. The planning approach is formulated in part on the concept of strategic pre-positioning of plans and resources necessary for timely, coordinated response and recovery operations, including clearing and removal of debris from public property and public rights-of-way throughout the City using Contractor work forces. The City envisions the need for a single major Contractor to carry out the Debris Clearing and Removal work throughout the City. The Contractor must have the capacity to manage a major workforce with multiple Subcontractors and to cover the expenses associated with a major recovery operation prior to initial City payment and between subsequent payments, as well as the capacity to provide the necessary bonds and insurance. The Contractor must also have an established management team, an established network of resources to provide the necessary equipment and personnel, comprehensive debris clearing, removal and volume reduction operations plans, and demonstrable experience in major disaster recovery projects. The contract to be awarded will be a pre-positioned contract that will be activated only in the face of an actual disaster or emergency. As such, no compensation will accrue to the Contractor unless and until the contract is activated either in anticipation of a natural or man-made disaster or immediately after such disaster. Potential Contractors are solely responsible for their own costs of developing the proposals associated with this RFP. In addition, a Contractor who receives a pre-positioned contract for the work will be required to participate in certain City-directed disaster recovery training and/or exercises, one (1) to two (2) days each year, at no cost to the City. The pre-positioned contract will be for term of three (3) years with two (2) one (1) year 23