This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in New Bern, North Carolina. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Craven County ("COUNTY") seeks to establish primary contract for debris removal, disposal and other clean-up activities associated with vegetative, construction demolition debris (C&D), and post-consumer debris deposited or floated in the identified stream segments of Swift Creek within the jurisdictional boundary Craven County. Proposing firms ("CONTRACTOR") must, at a minimum, have performed at least five (5) debris removal/clearing, operations as a prime or subcontractor and provide references for the communities where these operations took place within the last five (5) years. Submit written questions about this RFP to Craven County to Ashley Wiggins at awiggins@cravencountync.gov by January 11, 2023. No questions or requests for clarifications will be accepted after this time. The resulting contract term will be for one (1) year with the option to extend the contract for a total of three (3) years. Each of the two additional years will be extended in one (1) year terms upon mutual agreement of both parties. Price adjustments for the resulting contract schedule rates will be considered prior to the one (1) year renewal option years. The price adjustment shall not exceed the average of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Areas during the twelve months prior to renewal or five percent (5%), whichever is less. CONTRACTOR shall submit the requested price adjustments to COUNTY'S designated contract administrator thirty days prior to the contract renewal date. All work set forth in the Scope of Work must be approved by personnel authorized by the County Manager to act as the "COUNTY DEBRIS MANAGER" or the COUNTY DEBRIS MANAGER'S authorized representative. The County reserves the right to request additional information from the proposers and to reject any and all proposals. The County reserves the right to judgmentally select the successful bidder and agreement that best meets the needs of the County. No proposal may be considered or accepted unless at the time of its filing the bid shall be accompanied by a bid bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid price, SCHEDULE 1- UNIT RATE PRICE SCHEDULE, Total Estimated Bid Price. The bid bond must be executed by a corporate surety licensed under the laws of North Carolina to execute such bonds, conditioned that the surety will upon demand forthwith make payment to the obligee upon said bond if the bidder fails to execute the contract in accordance with the bid bond. This deposit shall be retained if the successful bidder fails to execute the contract within ten (10) days after the award or fails to give satisfactory surety as required herein. The successful bidders' obligation under the bid bond will remain in effect for the term of the contract. Selected CONTRACTOR(s) will NOT be required to post a Performance and Payment Bond if the CONTRACTOR will invoice one time upon completion and acceptance of the project's original NTP scope of work. IF the selected CONTRACTOR anticipates monthly invoicing for services completed will be required to post a Performance and Payment Bond. The estimated cost to complete the project will be based on the agreed upon estimated cost for management of types of debris and the approved disposal method as accepted by the County and stated in the NTP. The Contractor shall not begin work until a NTP is executed.