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AMENDMENT NO. ONE TO CONTRACT K-1415-83: BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND T.F.R. ENTERPRISES, INC., AS A PRE-POSITIONED OR "STAND BY" AGREEMENT THAT OBLIGATES CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE CERTAIN DEBRIS CLEAN-UP REMOVAL SERVICES ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS; EXTENDING THE CONTRACT TO JANUARY 14, 2020.
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BACKGROUND: Natural disasters commonly occur in Oklahoma including wind storms, ice storms, flooding and tornados. Each event has its own unique debris removal and disposal requirements.
When faced with natural disasters, planning is the key to preparedness. A Debris Management Plan ensures a quicker and more thorough and calculated response to a disaster. It also establishes a strategic framework for providing debris removal assistance in support of a Presidential-declared emergency or major disaster and helps qualify a city for additional Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reimbursement funding in some cases. This additional assistance is explained in sections 403 (Essential Assistance) and 407 (Debris Removal) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (hereafter, the "Stafford Act"), 42 U.S.C. 5121-5206, and implementing regulations at 44 CFR Part 206.
On November 25, 2008, City Council approved Contract K-0809-101 with Beck Disaster Recovery, Inc. (BDR) in the amount of $64,949 to prepare the City's first ever Debris Management Plan. On September 8, 2009, City Council adopted the Plan.
On December 22, 2009, City Council awarded Pre-Position Contracts to T.F.R. Enterprises, Crowder Disaster Recovery, and DRC Emergency Services for Disaster Debris Clearance and Removal Services. The contract term was three years with the option of extending the contract two additional years with Council authorization.
On December 9, 2014, City Council approved Contract K-1415-83 with T.F.R. Enterprises, Inc. as a pre-positioned or 'stand by' agreement that obligates contractor to provide certain debris clean-up remo...
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