Bergeron Emergency Services (BES) has announced that it has signed a $42 million contract with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to provide disaster recovery services including removing and managing storm debris in multiple counties across the commonwealth following Hurricane Helene. Although the storm did not directly hit the state, Governor Glenn Youngkin called the hurricane “the most significant disaster in the Commonwealth since 2011.” Southwest Virginia experienced two deaths, heavy rain, flooding, tornados, power outages, washed out roads, and thousands of downed trees.
BES will be responsible for large scale debris removal and disposal, tree trimming and removal, land clearing, managing four debris management sites (DMS), and more. BES expects to complete work in the first quarter of 2025.
“Our team is eager to get to work and get these people’s lives back to normal as quickly as possible,” said J.R. Bergeron, Founder and CEO of Bergeron Emergency Services. “We have a lot of hard work ahead of us, but we have the experience, equipment and manpower to get it done efficiently.”
About Bergeron Emergency Services:
Bergeron Emergency Services has been helping communities recover from devastating disasters and emergency situations since 1992. Our senior management has activated 300+ debris management projects as a result of more than 80 major disaster declarations nationwide. Our OSHA and MOT-certified managerial and supervisory staff, together with experienced specialized equipment operators, have worked directly with local, state, and federal governments, and the Department of Defense to eliminate the middleman, respond quickly, and successfully conduct site management operations while complying with all FEMA-applicable requirements and specifications. For more information, please visit www.bergeronemergencyservices.