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After three weeks of working on a deal, the Springfield City Council has accepted bids for storm debris removal.
After three weeks of working on a deal, the Springfield City Council has accepted bids for storm debris removal.
Two companies were chosen to assist with the task... one to handle the actual debris removal and another to monitor the process.
In addition to accepting these bids today, the city council also approved a budget adjustment for the process.
The adjustment allows for no more than about 15.25 million dollars for the removal contract and no more than about 2.5 million dollars for the monitoring contract.
Louise Whall is the Director of Public Information for the city of Springfield.
She says having two companies working together should make the process more efficient.
D-R-C Emergency Services, L-L-C, is an affiliate company of D-R-C, Inc., an international company specializing in disaster management and recovery.
Chosen for the debris removal contract, it was the low bidder among 19 companies offering to handle the debris removal process.
Beck Disaster Recovery, based in Orlando, Florida, was chosen as the best-qualified bidder for the monitoring contract.
The monitoring process, Whall says, is important for the city to receive as much state and federal funding as possible.
The council also awarded a contract to Shawnee Mission Tree Service, Inc. of Shawnee Mission, Kansas for debris removal in the Springfield-Greene County park system.
This contract is not to exceed about 3.8 million dollars.
All told, after state and federal assistance, the city estimates its contribution for this process to be less than 3 million dollars... which will be transferred from the city's General Fund Reserve.
In order for your debris to be picked, it must be placed as close to the curb as possible without blocking the street, sidewalk or drainage ditch.
Crews can pick up any vegetative debris that can be moved near the curb but will not go on private property or reach over fences.
D-R-C will make more than one trip through neighborhoods and the city will notify residents by postcard of final removal dates.
