The County of Galveston requests proposals from qualified contractors for Debris Management Services. Debris generated events may include, but not be limited to hurricanes, tornados, ice storms, hail storms and catastrophic fire and explosions. Debris as used in this document is defined as that descried in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance Debris Management Guide (FEMA-325), page iii. All proposers seeking a contract under this RFP solicitation effort must familiarize and adhere to the procurement standards as referenced in 2 C.F.R.200.318-200.326. Services may include, but not be limited to, large-scale debris removal, separation, storage, processing and disposal; demolition and demolition debris removal, hazardous waste handling, tree trimming, stump grinding and removal, marine salvage operations, waterway debris clearing, sand removal from roads, streets and rights-of-way, project management assistance, and assistance with federal and state reporting and reimbursement efforts. The timestamp clock located in the Purchasing Agent's office shall serve as the official time-keeping piece for this solicitation process. Procurement Timeline: A timeline for this RFP and initial process is included below. Galveston County reserves the right to amend these dates and will notify proposers of any changes via an addendum posted on the County's Purchasing Department's website: oAdvertise Solicitation (first date of publication) Thursday, May 12, 2022 oAdvertise Solicitation (second date of publication) Thursday, May 19, 2022 When required by Federal program legislation, all prime construction contracts in excess of $2,000 must include a provision for compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act as supplemented by the Department of Labor regulations (29 C.F.R. Part 5, "Labor Standards Provisions Applicable to Contracts Covering Federally Financed and Assisted Construction"). In accordance with the statute, contractor must be required to pay wages to laborers and mechanics at a rate not less than the prevailing wages specified in a wage determination made by the Secretary of Labor. The decision to award a contract or subcontract must be conditioned upon the acceptance of the wage determination. In addition, contractors must be required to pay wages not less than once a week. In addition, the successful bidder must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, age, or national origin. Please reference the General Provisions, item 69, Procurement Laws, sub-item 3, Davis-Bacon Act as amended (40 U.S.C. 3141-3148). oDEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION: To participate in this solicitation, respondent certifies that neither it, nor any of its Principals, are presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, disqualified, excluded, or in any way declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency. All contractors/ subcontractors that are debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded from or ineligible for participation on federal assistance programs may not undertake any activity in part or in full under this project. The Galveston County Commissioners' Court reserves the right to waive any informality and to reject any and all bids and to accept the bid or bids which, in its opinion, is most advantageous to Galveston County with total respect to the governing laws.
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