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o o o road clearance and ramp up of the ROW task. Phase 5 - Equipment Certification, TDSRS Setup & Right-of -Way Collection Throughout the initial mobilization, damage assessment, and emergency clearance phase, continued efforts are made to coordinate our subcontracting and operations plans. Out-of-area and local subcontractors with whom we had established commitments are contacted and instructed to deploy to our established staging areas within the impacted area. Equipment certification areas will be established at select staging areas to examine the operability and safety of hauling vehicles and to measure and assign a load carrying capacity to them. This certification becomes the official tracking identification for all loads that a particular vehicle hauls. The measured capacity of all hauling vehicles is identified on the Truck Certification Form and on a placard affixed to each vehicle. All Truck Certifications are manually logged, scanned and entered into our proprietary Debris Information Management System. The tracking of Certifications is customarily duplicated by the client and/or their representative monitoring firm. (Note: AshBritt maintains a very diligent protocol for field data collection and processing and reporting. This is crucial to successful accounting, invoicing and, in turn, maximum reimbursements.) Once haul vehicles are measured in, they are either put on standby or they are assigned a zone per the pre-established geographic area management plan (or any modifications made thereto owing to the initial damage assessment). Zones are typically divvied up to sole subcontractors to establish continuity and accountability. Once a subcontractor is assigned a zone (or an area in a zone, where large zones have been split), they are responsible for the complete cleanup of that area over the course of the recovery. Subcontractors are not allowed to shift from zone to zone unless cleanup is complete and approval has been granted by AshBritt's field supervisors and the OS. As the emergency push wraps up, we will accelerate the mobilization and certification of equipment. Moreover, we will increase the numbers of our field Quality Control (QC) and Safety personnel to match the equipment deployment. TDSR sites, at least initially identified ones, should be fully established and operating within the first 72 to 92 hours of the response. Sites will be fully manned with supervisory, monitoring and safety personnel, traffic control and security personnel, as well as all operators and spotters. As debris sites become fully operational, the right-of-way mission can be fully accelerated. The collection of debris from the ROWand other public property is basically organized by conducting multiple scheduled collection and removal passes. Passes are conducted in each established zone and/or area simultaneously for the most part; this allows for an efficient and consistent recovery. Organized multiple passes give residents and others affected ample time to remove debris from their private property to the right-of-way. Areas with the greatest damage and corresponding debris are assigned the greatest number of equipment resources (as the area allows). Zones are generally established on a grid system and considerations of debris quantities and distance to debris management sites inform their boundaries. Three complete debris passes is usually sufficient to complete the cleanup, although extra passes may be necessary in more densely populated areas and areas with the greatest damage and/or special logistical circumstances. Most right-of- way debris missions can be accomplished within 90 to ]20 days. Typically, the first pass of debris collection is completed within the first two to three weeks. The lion's share of debris is collected during this pass. The amount of debris collected diminishes with each subsequent pass. As such, our ROW forces are thinned out over the course cleanup. Our QC field personnel consistently survey and report results in order that we maintain an efficient allocation of resources. As subcontractors complete zones (third pass), the areas are surveyed and closed out; subs are either shifted to areas needing attention or officially released from the job. Throughout this phase, AshBritt will maintain extensive reporting of all debris loads and will provide the City daily, weekly and monthly status reports to illustrate production rates and progress. Furthermore, all damage claims and deficiencies reported during the course of our debris passes are addressed by our QC field personnel and managed by our Claims Representative. All claims are managed through our Debris Information Management System. Detailed information regarding our damage reporting and settlement policies is included later in the proposal. Phase 6 - Hazardous Stump and Tree Work, Special Services & Right-of Entry (ROE) Work Usually during the second and third passes of debris collection, specialized equipment and crews are deployed to remove hazardous stumps and dangerous leaning trees and hanging limbs. This work often requires special documentation, monitoring and reporting. Also, during the first, second and third passes of the right-of-way task, other specialized debris collection and clearance missions may be initiated. These include the removal of debris from drainage systems, sewers, culverts, catch basins, canals, streams or other designated waterways. Also, tasks may be issued for the AshBritt, Inc. I Sunny Isles Beach. FL I RFP No. 08-07-01 46