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Penobscot County reviews bids to rewrite hazard-mitigation plan
Summary
Penobscot County opened two responses to a request for qualifications to rewrite its hazard-mitigation plan: Verdantas proposed a four-phase fee schedule totaling $19,000; Next Wave Preparedness proposed a four-step approach with consulting fees of about $19,240 plus $440 travel. The commission took the bids under advisement.
Penobscot County officials reviewed two responses to a request for qualifications to rewrite the county’s hazard-mitigation plan during a July 1 workshop.
Director Fox, the county’s emergency management director, said the solicitation is a request for qualifications primarily funded by Homeland Security hazard-mitigation funds and that the county will negotiate directly with the best-qualified bidder after selection. "These are request for qualification for a hazard mitigation plan rewrite," Director Fox said.
The first bid, read into the record by the chair, listed Verdantas’ four-phase proposal with line-item fees: $6,000 for documenting existing conditions, $7,000 to update the risk assessment, $4,000 to update the mitigation strategy and $2,000 for seeking approval — a total of $19,000. The chair also summarized a submission from Next Wave Preparedness describing a four-step process with consulting fees of $19,240 plus roughly $440 in travel costs for a total of $19,680.
Commissioners voted to take both submissions under advisement for further review; the meeting record shows the motion carried. There was no immediate award or contract approval at the July 1 workshop.
The bids will be evaluated for qualifications, then the county will negotiate scope and final fees with the top-ranked bidder, Director Fox said. The commission did not provide a timeline for final selection during the meeting, and staff did not specify the exact number of proposals received beyond those read into the record.
The next procedural step is for staff to complete the qualification review and bring a recommendation back to the commission; the county indicated it would notify commissioners when that recommendation is ready.
