Lincoln County approves Debris Tech LLC contract for flood cleanup with $80,000 cap

The board voted to approve a contract with Debris Tech LLC to manage and oversee debris cleanup after recent flooding, amending the motion to limit county exposure to no more than $80,000. The chair said the contract had been reviewed by the county attorney and circulated to commissioners for review before the vote.

A commissioner moved to enter the county into the contract; another commissioner seconded. During discussion, one commissioner said he supported hiring a manager but urged strict oversight: “I just want to make sure that ... we don't have ambulance trading the ambulance kind of worried about that,” he said, stressing the need for accountability on where debris is going and how costs are documented.

County staff explained the contractor will manage projects and subcontract locally where possible rather than bringing in all equipment, and that proper documentation will be required for FEMA reimbursement. A staff member noted that Exhibit B in the contract states that non-labor project costs should be billed to the county without markup and that PDM expenses should be billed at a rate not to exceed the GSA PDM allowance for the project area.

Commissioners agreed to amend the motion to include a cap of $80,000 to remain under the appropriation and procurement thresholds discussed; they noted the contract term runs through February 2026. After calling for public comment and hearing none, the chair called the voice vote and announced the motion would move forward; the meeting then adjourned.

Next steps: staff said the contract will be updated to document the $80,000 cap, get signatures, and put in place a monitoring/claims process (through the normal county claims route and staff designated to forward documentation to the county reimbursement contact). The board did not provide a public roll-call vote tally during the meeting.