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Stone County Board of Supervisors, Mississippi is requesting sealed bids for county-wide debris collection, transportation, and disposal services under a pre-positioned emergency contract, with bids due June 15, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the Stone County Courthouse Chancery Clerk's office. The contract term runs through May 31, 2027, with no renewal options.

The scope encompasses collection and disposal of vegetative debris, construction and demolition debris, tree hazard removal (6 inches to 49+ inches trunk diameter), hazardous stump removal, white goods, structure demolition, electronic waste, and household hazardous waste across all county property and road rights of way, excluding the City of Wiggins. The contractor must conduct up to three passes of county property on a schedule coordinated with the County's designee, with minimum one-weekend spacing between passes and daylight-hours-only operations. Work must commence within 24 hours of notice to proceed. Pricing is submitted on a unit basis (cubic yard for debris; per unit size for hazardous stumps and trees), with all prices including mechanical loading, unloading, full processing, and disposal. Distance-based pricing tiers apply for final disposal: 0–30 miles, 31–60 miles, and over 60 miles to centrally located Debris Management Sites. Payment is biweekly based on cubic yards certified by the County's monitor and tons weighed at final disposal, subject to a 5% retainage held for 90 days following completion.

The contractor must maintain $2,000,000 in liability insurance and workers' compensation insurance and provide $1,000,000 performance and payment bonds prior to award. No bid bond is required at submission. The contractor bears all costs for permits, equipment, personnel, fuel, insurance, and landfill tipping fees; Stone County pays Debris Management Site lease and final disposal site costs. Work must comply with FEMA, MEMA, and Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality regulations; OSHA standards; and federal requirements including Davis-Bacon Act, Equal Employment Opportunity, and Clean Air Act provisions.