Summary of Specifications:
GENERAL
1. Okaloosa County requires the support of contract debris monitors following a disaster. The contract monitors are necessary to support the debris removal from public rights-of-way and public property, monitoring the reduction and disposal sites, as well as roving monitors to assure debris management plan and contracts are effectively and efficiently implemented.
2. Within 72 hours of notification, the Contractor shall be able to provide adequate number of qualified personnel (all personnel shall be a minimum of 18 years of age and have a valid driver’s license issued in the United States) to monitor 30 debris removal sites and 5 reduction/disposal sites along with associated roving monitors. The Contractor will be required to increase or reduce its staffing from this point depending on severity of debris generating event.
3. The Contractor shall provide all monitors with appropriate personal protective equipment to include but not limited to eye protection, hearing protection, work shoes, safety vests, hard hats, and wet and cold weather clothing, to comply with all federal, state and local requirements.
4. The Contractor shall provide a mandatory debris monitor training session for all its supervisors and monitors prior to the state of the first shift.
5. The Contractor shall provide all monitors with transportation, all communication equipment necessary to remain in contact with County and Contractor Staff, and all required logistical support.
6. Immediately following the storm, Contractor will establish points of contact with contractors, geographically divide Okaloosa County by zone, assign contractors to zones at the direction of the County and identify temporary disposal staging and reduction sites (TDSRS).
7. The Contractor will establish a Debris Management Center in the south end of Okaloosa County to include Call Center Hotline for public information. In the event of a catastrophic event, the County will assist the Contractor in obtaining a location outside of the south end of Okaloosa County.
8. All monitoring will be done in compliance with FEMA Guidelines and will abide by any Okaloosa County Emergency Management Requirements.
9. All monitors shall have GPS capability for the purpose of recording exact locations of debris removal and validating the progress of debris removal; ex:…documenting a street is cleared on a last pass.
