Disaster Recovery Consultant Services

Description

The Leon County Government “County” is accepting proposals from qualified vendors for the provision of comprehensive disaster recovery and emergency management services for the County. The County reserves the right to award to one or more proposers whatever is in the best interest of the County. The County anticipates a contract for these services for a basic term of three (3) years with two 1-year extension options for services as needed.The objective of the RFP and subsequent contracting activity is to secure the services of an experienced Disaster Recovery Management Consultant (hereafter referred as “Contractor”) who is responsible for assisting the County in, disaster recovery, hazard mitigation activities, and the closeout/audit process(es) that are inclusive of, but not limited to, preparing Project Worksheets and detailed damage inspection reports for the FEMA Public Assistance (PA) Program, preparing Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) applications, and consulting with agencies to assure compliance with Federal and State programs as well as other applicable recovery and mitigation activities. The County is also seeking assistance in preparedness and response operations including but not limited to assistance in the Emergency Operations Center during an activation, as needed.The selected Contractor will provide project management services when and if federal funds are awarded to the County, unless otherwise requested by the County. In addition to having knowledge and experience in federal grant elements, the Contractor shall also have the ability and experience in conducting federal and State of Florida agency consultations, review of construction (engineering) plans, preparation of project worksheets, detailed damage inspection reports, and grant closeouts. The Contractor will be responsible for preparing and ensuring that all closeout paperwork is properly submitted to the appropriate agencies throughout the life