RECOMMENDATION from Chief Procurement Officer for Hurricane Harvey Disaster Debris Removal Services awarded to the following contractors for the Solid Waste Management Department in an amount not to exceed $32,028,976.70 - Disaster Recovery Fund:

1. Ceres Environmental Services, Inc

2. Ontario Specialty Contracting, Inc, d/b/a OSC Texas

3. JLS Consulting, LLC d/b/a Terraworx Construction

4. Sun Packing, Inc

5. J.H. Reid General Contractor

6. NOLA Construction & Development Group, LLC

7. Basal Solutions, LLC

8. Fisher Construction, Inc

9. Harris Builder, LLC

10. TMG Services, Inc. & Perk Company, Inc, Joint Venture, LP

11. Webb Trucking and Landclearing, Inc dba WLT Corporation

12. Sustainable Freight Group Corporation

Approve various awards, as shown below, in an amount not to exceed $32,028,976.70 for Hurricane Harvey Disaster Debris Removal Services for the Solid Waste Management Department. 

Specific Explanation:

In order to ensure that the City of Houston is capable of responding to the needs of the citizens during the extraordinary event of Hurricane Harvey, the Director of the Solid Waste Management Department and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that City Council approve various awards in an amount not to exceed $32,028,976.70 for Hurricane Harvey Disaster Debris Removal Services and that authorization be given to issue purchase orders as needed.  These awards are a short term mechanism to ensure the health and safety of the general public.

The scope of work requires the contractors to provide all labor, materials, expendable supplies, vehicles, and supervision necessary to load and haul vegetation, damaged trees, stumps and household debris from public right-of-ways to debris management sites and/or approved landfills in a timely, efficient, safe and lawful manner.

MWBE Participation:

Zero-Percentage Goal document approved by the office of Business Opportunity.

Hire Houston First:

The proposed procurement is funded by a federal grant; therefore, exempt from 'Hire Houston First' (HHF) ordinance that promotes economic opportunity for Houston business and support job creation.

Disaster Note:

This item is related to the impacts of Hurricane Harvey DR-4332 and it is the City’s intent to seek reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management ("FEMA") and other eligible sources for such expenditures.

$32,028,976.70  -

Disaster Recovery Fund (5303)

Jerry Adams, CPO  (832)393-9126

Harry Hayes, Director of SWM (832) 393-0454