To provide Debris Monitoring Services for the County as needed. Contract term shall commence on October 1, 2022, and shall continue through September 30, 2025, and may be extended for two (2) additional one-year period(s) if so agreed to by awarded Respondent and approved by the County. If the County or awarded Respondent should decline any renewal period or after the exhaustion of the entire contract term, the County may request up to an additional sixty (60) days past any contract term to advertise and award a new proposal for such items without any pricing adjustments Please indicate "Proposal 05-23 Questions" in the subject line of your email. There will be no exceptions. All responses to the questions will be sent to all known Respondents who have expressed interest in this proposal. Unauthorized contact regarding this Request for Proposal with any Bell County employees or contractors may result in disqualification. Any oral communications will be considered unofficial and non-binding for this proposal. All Respondents should rely on written statements only Bell County requires that Contractors utilize the Davis-Bacon Act in determining prevailing wages. The Davis-Bacon Act applies to federally funded or assisted projects. The Contractor and its subcontractors shall be required to pay the prevailing wage rate based on the Davis-Bacon wage rates applicable to Bell County, Texas At the point in time when this contingency contract becomes active a performance and payment bond shall be required from the awarded respondent before beginning work. If the total accepted bid/proposal price exceeds $25,000 the successful respondent must provide to the office of the County Auditor, a payment bond, and if the price exceeds $100,000 the successful respondent must also provide a performance bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the total contract sum. Such bonds shall be executed by a corporate surety or corporate sureties in accordance with Article 7.19-1, Vernon's Texas Insurance Code. Such corporate surety/sureties shall be duly authorized and admitted to do business in the State of Texas and licensed in the State of Texas to issue fidelity and surety bonds with a Best Rating of "A" or better and have a bonding capacity adequate for the prescribed amount. Bell County reserves the right to accept or reject any surety company proposed by the respondent. In the event Bell County rejects the proposed surety company, the respondent shall
be afforded five (5) additional days to submit the required bonds issued by a surety company acceptable to Bell County The County may reject any or all proposals. The County may waive any informality or irregularity.
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