7301-22 - Private Property Structural Debris and Hazard Tree Removal Operations

Important Note Regarding RFP #7301-22: Any award made pursuant to this RFP is conditioned upon Boulder County’s approval for federal reimbursement through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) Program for private property debris removal (PPDR). Boulder County explicitly reserves the right to withdraw this RFP at any time and may decline to award all or part of the solicited work if FEMA finds Boulder County to be ineligible for PPDR assistance or upon any other basis as determined by Boulder County.
 
EMERGENCY SOLICITATION: Time is of the essence in performing this work. Awardees should begin deployment planning as soon as possible. Bidder’s attention is directed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) federally required terms contained herein. In submitting your bid, you must comply with the instructions herein.
 

1. Purpose/Background
    
   Boulder County Resource Conservation Division (RCD) has been tasked to manage coordinated Private Property Structural Debris and Hazard Tree Removal Operations in Unincorporated Boulder County, the Town of Superior and the City of Louisville to remove fire structural debris material from parcels where structures were damaged or destroyed by the Middle Fork and Marshall fires, and the removal of Hazard Trees damaged by these fires that present an imminent threat to public infrastructure including public or private property. RCD intends to perform this work in an expedited manner in full coordination with the affected town/city and FEMA requirements as outlined in this RFP, while protecting public health, safety and the environment.
    
   Specifications and a sample contract with a FEMA-specific addendum are attached. The successful proposer shall execute the attached addendum as part of any contract with the county and comply with all FEMA requirements set forth in that addendum.
    
2. Written Inquiries
    
   All inquiries regarding this RFP will be submitted via email to the Boulder County Purchasing Office at purchasing@bouldercounty.org on or before 2:00 p.m. January 21, 2022.  A response from the county to all inquiries will be posted and sent via email no later than January 26, 2022.
    
   Do not contact any other county department or personnel with questions or for information regarding this solicitation.
    
3. Submittal Instructions
    
   Submittals are due at the email box only, for time and date recording on or before 10:00 a.m. Mountain Time on February 1, 2022.
    
   Please note that email responses to this solicitation are limited to a maximum of 50MB capacity.
   
   NO ZIP FILES OR LINKS TO EXTERNAL SITES WILL BE ACCEPTED. THIS INCLUDES GOOGLE DOCS AND SIMILAR SITES. ALL SUBMITTALS MUST BE RECEIVED AS AN ATTACHMENT (E.G. PDF, WORD, EXCEL).