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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE PROPER CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE A THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT FOR DISASTER DEBRIS RECOVERY SERVICES BETWEEN THE CITY OF POMPANO BEACH AND ASHBRITT, INC.; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
(Fiscal Impact: Final fiscal impact upon conclusion of event.)
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(Staff Contact: Robert McCaughan/Russell Ketchem)
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Summary Explanation/Background:
Following the City's instructions to its primary disaster debris recovery contractor to commence its removal of storm debris from Hurricane Irma, the contractor experienced difficulty in obtaining qualified subcontractors to engage in said removal. This was caused by multiple events requiring debris removal in numerous areas of Florida, Texas and Caribbean which severely affected the price demanded by subcontractors for removal services. In addition, municipalities that did not have a debris removal contract in place, were subject to market rates which also drove up the price for debris removal services. The City reached out to the secondary disaster debris recovery contractor, and they confirmed the same difficulty of obtaining vehicles for debris removal.
Due to those market conditions, the City's contractor disclosed that it could only provide a limited number of vehicles at the contracted rate. This would have extended the time needed to complete recovery efforts to the end of the year, thus allowing hazardous debris to remain on city streets for several months during that process. In addition the contractor indicated that without a price adjustment, it would have to reallocate resources to other locations which would have removed trucks that were currently working on Pompano Beach streets.
City management made a determination that a more expedient removal was in the best interest of the residents to eliminate the real and potential harmful conditions caused by allowing for debris to remain...
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