The City of Havelock is soliciting proposals for disaster debris removal, reduction, disposal and other necessary emergency clean-up activities associated with a hurricane or other natural disaster. The City intends to enter into one (1) contract with a "Primary" contractor. The "Primary" contractor will be on a first contact basis for all disasters and emergencies that may require debris removal, reduction, disposal or other cleanup activities. Responding firms ("Contractor") must, at a minimum, have performed at least three (3) debris removal, reduction, and disposal operations in excess of 1,000,000 cubic yards and provide references for the communities where these operations took place. Contractors will need to be licensed to do business in North Carolina and not on the debarred NC State or FEMA list. Bid Bond: Pursuant to 2 CFR 200.325 Bonding Requirements, an original bid bond payable to City of Havelock shall be submitted with the proposal response in the amount of five (5%) percent of the total proposed bid amount based on Schedule 1 Performance & Payment Bond: Selected Contractor(s) will be required to furnish a performance and payment bond in an amount of 100% of the project cost within ten (10) days after the contract has been activated and a Notice to Proceed has been issued by the City. All questions pertaining to this Request for Proposal (RFP) shall be submitted in writing no later than Friday, September 16, 2022 at 12:00 PM. Questions must be emailed bids@havelocknc.us Only written questions will be addressed. If questions are received, the City will respond no later than 5:00 pm September 21, 2022. The contract(s) will be for a five (5) year period with the option to extend the contract on an annual basis upon mutual agreement of both parties. All work set forth in the Scope of Work must be approved by personnel authorized by the City Manager. Note: there is no escalation clause during the five (5) year term. The City of Havelock reservesthe right to reject any and/or all proposals and/or waive any informality or irregularity in the proposal and to purchase items from the state contract in the efforts to award the contract to the bidder it deems to be for the best interest of the City
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