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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 |
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Reducing your Home’s Vulnerability to Wildfi reDr. Stephen Quarles of the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety will present groundbreaking research on wild re-caused building ignitions and preventative measures. When: Monday, October 21, 6:30 – 8 p.m. Where: Regional Fire Training Center, Boulder Reservoir, 5565 N. 51st St., Boulder ______________________________ Wildfire PartnersWildfire Partners is a new program to reduce wildfire risk to residents residing in the wildland-urban interface. To help implement Wildfire Partners, Boulder County is hiring 6-10 independent Wildfire Consultants to educate residents on how to prepare for wildfires, perform individual wildfire assessments of homes, and inspect wildfire mitigation measures. Consultants will work part-time starting in January 2014. Initial funding for Wildfire Partners comes from a Colorado Department of Natural Resources Wildfire Risk Reduction Grant. The program’s goal is to assist 500 Wildfire Partners in creating a safe Home Ignition Zone. Homeowners in the Wildfire Partners program will receive limited rebates to perform the mitigation measures recommended in the wildfire assessments performed by the Wildfire Consultants. Information on the Wildfire Partners program for the general public along with the application forms required for residents to participate will be available starting in January 2014. Specifications and a sample contract are attached.
Written Inquiries All inquiries regarding this RFP shall be submitted via e-mail to the Boulder County Purchasing Office at purchasing@bouldercounty.org on or before 4:00 p.m. October 21, 2013. A response from the County to all inquiries shall be posted and sent via email no later than October 28, 2013.
Submittal Instructions Submittals are due at the Administrative Services Front Desk or the email box (preferred) listed below, for time and date recording on or before 2:00 p.m. Mountain Time on November 8, 2013. Laura Marungo Administrative Technician Boulder County Administrative Services Dept. Business Operations Division PO Box 471 Boulder, CO 80306 303-441-3525 Phone 303-441-4526 Fax
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