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<br /> f i1el'LF RFP Disaster Debris Management and Disposal Services 18-04-02
<br /> City of Sunny Isles Beach, FL
<br /> i As soon as critical facility locations are identified, CrowderGulf will dispatch"clearing crews". Depending on the damage, multiple
<br /> ; crews will be deployed within 24 hours of receiving a NTP. The "clearing crews" i
<br /> will use all available resources with focus on local personnel and firms. These
<br /> "clearing crews"at a minimum will consist of: "Perhaps most noteworthy of the
<br /> • Two pieces of rubber-tired pushing / loading equipment such as backhoe CrowderGulf team was the selfless
<br /> loaders, rubber tired front-end loaders, and skid steer loaders with operators it was partnership tateeyexhibited.t While
<br /> it was anticipated that a
<br /> ! • Two-three chain saw operators, laborers, flaggers with transport vehicles contractor would seek to profit
<br /> • Five 16 to 20 cubic yard capacity dump trucks with drivers from work opportunities,there
<br /> I • One Quality Control/Foreman with communications capability and pickup were multiple occasions when the
<br /> I 1 truck CrowderGulf team chose not to
<br /> • Equipment and resources needed to transport crew from one site to another take advantage of the City and
<br /> instead openly expressed that it
<br /> To maximize efficiency, the clearing crew may, depending on the size of the Would not be in the City's financial
<br /> best interest to take certain
<br /> roadway and severity of damage, split into two work teams clearing at different measures that would have actually
<br /> locations on the same street or road. If a crew divides into two work teams,visual benefited CrowderGulf.It was this
<br /> ! contact and effective radio or cellular communication will be maintained between cooperative attitude that
<br /> the teams. convinced us that the City of
<br /> Newport News had made the right
<br /> When needed,Search and Rescue Support Crews will be provided.At a minimum, decision to make CrowderGulf our
<br /> each crew will consist of the following: debris recovery management
<br /> • One trackhoe excavator, minimum 150h with operator, company of choice."
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<br /> • Three laborers/riggers
<br /> One crew foreman Ralph Caldwell,Public Works
<br /> • Assistant Director
<br /> • Slings, riggings, implements Newport News, VA
<br /> • Transport equipment —
<br /> II Safety of the clearing crews in this early stage of work will be a paramount concern. Downed power lines,falling trees,equipment
<br /> and chain saw injuries, worker fatigue, and a host of unanticipated hazards demand constant attention by all team members.
<br /> Therefore,toolbox safety discussions will be a daily requirement for the team.Work areas will be surveyed for hazards before
<br /> �; work begins and throughout the clearing operation.Special hazard observation responsibility will be assigned to the Quality Control
<br /> Manager.
<br /> The following is an example a Debris Response priority list: R �; i, i :r
<br /> • Fire, police, and ambulance service routes 1.• ,t k'i ,!/� c, . ,,t `1. , t
<br /> { • Access routes to trauma centers, hospitals,critical care units and jails , ° . .i-44,'� . 34`Y
<br /> • Major arterial routes `1 ', i ' t �.- .�� i::.A"'•
<br /> • Roads and streets to the emergency operations center 4E �
<br /> • Supply routes to emergency supply distribution centers ` 'itt -; .�r Fth
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<br /> Roads and streets to government facilities ,
<br /> • Communication towers and systems access„ , fr _, �.x
<br /> • Utility access routes ,J v
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<br /> • Routes to shelters _ _ _ ', _ T � '',
<br /> I • Routes to the debris management centers
<br /> All other roads and streets are normally cleared as soon as the emergency and major access routes are opened and the City
<br /> transitions to the recovery operations.
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