City seeks bids for debris removal; due August 6

LEGAL NOTICE - REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS STORM RELATED DEBRIS REMOVAL, SITE MANAGEMENT, REDUCTION AND DISPOSAL The City of Livingston will receive sealed requests for proposal for Removal, Site Management, Reduction and Disposal of all storm related debris until 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at the office of the City Secretary, City Hall, 200 West Church Street, Livingston, Texas, 77351, at which time the proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud. Requests for Proposal are invited upon the several items and quantities of work, as follows: 1. Scope of Work. Furnishing all management, supervision, labor, machines, tools and equipment necessary to accept, transport to the City of Livingston’s Pedigo Park and/or such other sites as may be designated by the City of Livingston, segregate, stack and maintain, reduce and dispose of all disaster related debris by burning and restore burn site. Debris to be processed will consist of vegetative debris only. Removal of debris shall be from areas within the city limits of the City of Livingston and within such defined quadrants within the City’s limits as may be designated by the City. Proposals shall be considered by the City alternatively for provision of services (1) within one year from the date of the bid award and (2) within five years from the date of the bid award. The bidder agrees, if either alternative proposal is accepted, to furnish any and all equipment in apparent good order, materials and labor, upon which prices are offered, at the prices and upon the terms and conditions contained in the specifications for the period so bid. 2. Bid Documents and Technical Specifications. Bid Documents and Technical Specifications are available at the City of Livingston, 200 West Church Street, Livingston, Texas, 77351, or by phoning (936)327-4311. By submitting a proposal, the bidder agrees to all terms and provisions of the specifications and to all terms and provisions of the Agreement referenced therein. Included within such specifications and terms is the City’s express reservation that following any storm or disaster related event generating storm debris, the City will rely first upon its own personnel for removal, site management, reduction and disposal of debris, and restoration of the burn site, that participation by the Contractor will depend upon notice to proceed by the City, and that the City will not be obligated under the Agreement unless and until a notice to proceed is given to the Contractor. The City also reserves the right to issue other contracts or direct other Contractors to work within the area included in this Contract. 3. Submission of Proposals. Proposals should be sealed when submitted and marked on the outside of sealed cover: “PROPOSAL FOR REMOVAL, SITE MANAGEMENT, REDUCTION AND DISPOSAL OF STORM RELATED DEBRIS”. In order that all potential bidders receive any corrections or addenda to the specifications, an official “Bidders List” for the project will be maintained at City Hall, 200 West Church Street, Livingston, Texas, 77351. Any notices of changes in the specifications will be sent to those on the “Bidders List” and the City of Livingston will not be held responsible for those not on the list. 4. City Review of Proposals. Proposals may be held by the City of Livingston for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days from the date of the opening for the purpose of reviewing proposals and investigating the bidders’ qualifications prior to the contract award. Depending upon time required for review of proposals and investigation of bidders’ qualifications as described above, it is anticipated that a contract award will be made at the regular meeting of the City Council to be held August 13, 2024, in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 200 West Church Street, Livingston, Texas. 5. City’s Reservation to Reject Proposals. The City of Livingston reserves the right to reject any and all proposals or to waive any informalities or technicalities in the bidding in the best interest of the City of Livingston. SIGNED: /s/ JUDY B. COCHRAN, Mayor, City of Livingston, Texas.