Title
Approving an amendment to the agreement with KC Tree for a not to exceed amount of $700,000 and adding 12 additional days for winter storm limb and brush removal, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the same.
Summary
At the onset of the recovery phase of Winter Storm Mara, staff solicited assistance in debris collection and removal. Through Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) staff identified KC Tree/AshBritt, a national turnkey rapid-response disaster recovery and special environment services contractor, as being an effective partner in the collection and removal of the accumulated storm debris.
At the February 14th Council meeting, staff recommended approving an agreement with KC Tree for storm debris collection and removal services in an amount not to exceed $150,000 which was subsequently approved. Following multiple days of operation, it became apparent that additional resources will be needed in order to expeditiously recover from this storm, therefore staff worked with KC Tree to have additional trucks mobilized to the city, then totaling six trucks. While adding these vehicles is making a greater impact in the recovery process, staff identified that the recovery timeline could be greatly shortened if given additional resources. Staff met with the contractor to identify what additional trucks are available, delivery timeline, and limb and brush collection completion time frame with the outcome being that collection could be completed in approximately two weeks with the inclusion of 8 more units
Staff is recommending an amendment to the agreement approved on February 14, 2023 to extend the contract for an additional 12 days with an additional $550,000 of funding, revising the agreement to a not to exceed amount of $700,000.
Prior City Council Action
February 14, 2023 - Approval of agreement with KC Tree for limb and brush removal in a not to exceed amount of $150,000.
Deadline for City Council Action
February 28, 2023
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