Common use of CONTRACT ACTIVATION Clause in Contracts

CONTRACT ACTIVATION. The following contract activation process will be followed for both Federally Declared Disasters and State Declared Disasters. Debris removal shall be limited to debris in, upon, or brought to public streets and roads, rights-of- way, the Contracting Entity’s properties and facilities, and any other public sites, unless expressly authorized in writing by the Contracting Entity. All activity associated with debris loading and transporting in public areas shall be performed during visible daylight hours only, unless night transporting (“Night Authorization”) is authorized by the Contracting Entity and/or VTDEC, VEM, and/or FEMA. The Contractor will be responsible for determining the method and manner of debris removal operations, consistent with this Scope of Work. The Contractor shall use only facilities, including TDSRSs that are certified by the VTDEC at the direction of the Contracting Entity. Final disposal sites must be approved by the Contracting Entity to ensure that the debris is disposed of at a site that is most cost- efficient to the Contracting Entity. The Contractor will be responsible for the lawful recycling or disposal of all debris and debris reduction byproducts generated at all Facilities. The debris shall be managed in accordance with the Vermont Emergency Management Plan Annex 6, which focuses on safe cost- effective debris management while emphasizing waste reduction, recycling, composting, the use of select woody debris as fuel, and other diversions to limit the amount of debris sent to disposal facilities. The Contractor shall obtain a list of approved solid waste management facilities, including TDSRSs from the VTDEC prior to mobilization. If the Contractor determines that existing TDSRSs are insufficient to handle anticipated volumes of debris, the Contractor shall work with the Contracting Entity and VTDEC to identify alternate or additional TDSRSs. Any alternate or additional TDSRSs must be approved by VTDEC. If so tasked, the Contractor shall manage debris pickup and SWMF or TDSRS operations to coincide with transporting operations during daylight hours, 7 days per week or as defined in the Night Authorization or as authorized by the Contracting Entity. If so tasked, the Contractor shall also be responsible for the remediation and restoration of TDSRSs to their pre-use condition as defined by FEMA and/or the Contracting Entity.