Monitoring of Disaster Debris Removal

City of Tybee Island requires Monitoring Services to support the oversight and management of debris recovery contractors and other disaster related damages incurred by the City. Disaster debris will include disaster damaged household goods and construction materials. Debris also includes vegetative debris such as storm damaged tree limbs, branches, tree stumps and leaning trees that are damaged to the extent that they pose an immediate threat. As such, the Contractor should be capable of providing a range of related services including damage assessment, environmental assessment/permitting, field monitoring, reconciliation of the hauler’s tickets to the hauler’s invoices, and other services as needed and ordered by the City. The selected firm will be expected to provide disaster debris monitoring services to include all aspects of debris removal operation, including activities at all loading, staging and disposal sites. It will include disaster debris generated from the public and private roads, property, right-of-ways, and other eligible, or designated areas. Debris monitors should have experience working on construction sites and be familiar with safety regulations. They should have the ability to estimate debris quantities, differentiate between debris types, properly fill out load tickets, and follow all site safety procedures. Specific services may include: Providing trained debris monitors to observe and document the activities of each of the debris contractor(s) crews, City crews and debris sites. At a minimum, the Contractor shall provide a Project Manager, Operations Manager and FEMA Coordinator. The number of trained monitors will depend upon the severity of the disaster, area of the disaster and the estimated volume of debris. The Contractor may activate other positions as necessary with the written approval of the City's project manager. All positions and applicable hourly rates shall be listed in the cost proposal.

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