Tech Ex 52 - Ice-Snow Plan 10 Sep 19.pdf

PURPOSE

A Snow and Ice Control Policy is necessary to make a clear statement of the intent of Redstone Arsenal winter maintenance operations and establish a standard operating procedure for communications, operations and procedures. An effective and efficient Snow and Ice Control Program is necessary to allow Redstone Arsenal to:

• Function under normal winter weather conditions

• Communicate with decision makers, maintenance contractors, and workforce personnel

• Reduce snow and ice hazards

• Provide adequate mobility on city controlled roadways

• Maintain reasonable walking conditions

POLICY CONSIDERATIONS

In developing this policy for how to best undertake winter weather maintenance activities across Redstone Arsenal, DPW has had to balance a number of factors including

• Public safety

• Availability of personnel

• Desire to maintain efficient transportation routes

• Ability to provide emergency services

• Minimizing damage to property

• Effectively allocating limited resources

Redstone Arsenal has a commitment to provide effective and efficient winter maintenance to its workforce. However, circumstances beyond Redstone Arsenal’s control may preclude or delay the provision of such service.

Redstone will manage snow and ice operations on arsenal roads, sidewalks, and parking areas in accordance with maintenance contracts between the Army and the contractor, and all other parties involved in the process, as well as relevant service level priorities.

Extreme weather snowfall events and conditions may occur where the immediate demands exceed the available resources. At these times public service announcements will be issued through the Public Affairs Office (PAO) to local news and radio stations in the surrounding area to provide information and encourage safe driving practices.

COMMUNICATION

In the event that a winter weather situation is likely, the DPW Director and the DPW Operations Division Chief will meet with the contractor's PM and representatives of other contract operations involved, to make a decision regarding staging equipment and/or personnel overnight to be on-site and available for a possible event. Possible courses of action include:

• Install rubber blades on graders

• Load sand trucks and install spreaders

• Distribute updated contact lists for government and contractor personnel

• Make lodging arrangements for contractor personnel

Technical Exhibit #52 Ice & Snow Plan 10 Sep 19

If it is decided contractor personnel will be held overnight in an effort to be prepared for snow or ice removal, lodging arrangements will be made either within the Grounds Maintenance Shop, another support contractor, or a close by Hotel, if space is available.

In the event of an unforeseen situation, notification will begin with either a 911 call center alert to the Provost Marshall Office (PMO) who will in turn call the RSA Control Room, or a direct call from PMO to the RSA Control Room stating a location having snow or ice. PMO will be responsible for validating snow/ice on roadways and overpasses as well as closing the road and placing traffic barriers and/or warning signs.

Upon receipt of emergency message, contractor will be called in to ready equipment and begin spreading sand in announced areas and overpasses. The contractor manager will notify the Director of DPW and the Chief, Operations Division, who will be responsible for providing information and status to the (Garrison Commander), as well as alerting other separate support contractors to begin work removing snow and ice from walkways and facility entrances. When called in for an emergency event, the contractor has a one hour response time.

Contract support staff from all contractor operations working to clear snow, will report site conditions, status of snow removal operations and weather predictions to the Chief, Operations Division, DPW, if the potential for closure or delayed opening exists. This report will be made by 5:00 am of the workday.

An executive committee will be held between DPW, Garrison Commander, PMO, DES, and PAO in order to make a decision concerning opening, delayed opening, or closing of the post. This decision shall be made by 6:00 am, at which time PAO will release guidance to local media outlets in order to inform the workforce on the status of Redstone Arsenal.

ROAD CLEARING

The contractor will provide two teams consisting of two graders and two truck mounted snow plows both operating during the initial eight hours of the event. After the initial eight hours, the teams will begin a rotating schedule where one team will be operational and the other at rest.

Zones and priorities have been established for snow and ice removal operations. Roads and turn lanes will be cleared in the following order:

PRIORITY I:

Team One:

• Redeye to Vincent

• Vincent to Goss

• Goss to Rideout (northbound) to Gate 9

• Rideout (southbound) to Fowler

• Rideout (northbound) to Goss

• Hale to Airfield

• Hackberry

• Martin Gate 1 to Gate 7

• Goss

• Dual use roads in housing area

• Roads in the 3300 area

Team Two:

• South Vincent to Patton

• Gate 10 Patton to Buxton

• Gate 3 Redstone to Patton

• Buxton west to Shields

• Gate 9 to Martin Road

• Patriot to fuel station

• Neal from Patton to Rideout

• Mills/Marshall from Patton to Rideout

• Fowler from Martin to Jungerman

• Morris from Fowler to Toftoy to Rideout

The contractor will provide personnel to dispense sand on iced overpasses and roadways identified by PMO that are not on the grading priority list.

In addition, the contractor will provide calcium chloride and sweepers to de-ice emergency facilities and Access Control Points (ACPs). Emergency facilities will include Fire Stations (1, 2, 3) and PMO (3623). The ACP priority list is as follows:

ACPs:

• Gate 9

• Gate 8

• Gate 10

• Gate 1

• Gate 7

• Gate 3

PRIORITY II

Secondary roads and turn lanes will be graded after all Priority I areas are completed.

PRIORITY III

If time permits, parking lots will be plowed after secondary roads are complete. Parking lots at Child, Youth, and School Services facilities will be plowed first. Next, parking lots will be plowed based on condition, accessibility, and prioritization by the Garrison Commander.

WALKWAY/BUILDING ENTRANCES CLEARING

A separate contractor entity will provide snow and ice removal for sidewalks leading to the primary building entrances for workforce safety entering and leaving facilities.

As personnel are called in, they are assigned to teams with pre-determined priority lists for facilities across Redstone. Two contractor personnel will remain in building 7601 (phone: 881- 7888) forming a coordination team that will keep track of coordination efforts and buildings deemed cleared by team members. At such time that all facilities are complete the coordination team will contact the Chief, Operations Division, DPW.

Team 1: Team 2: Team 3: Team 4:

5300 4400 6260 111 5301 4488 6263 376 5302 5201 5681 3140 5303 5250 5220 3145 5304 5400 5221 3148 5307 4500 5222 3300 5308 4505 5405 3400 5309 4545 3623

5298 3635

HOUSING AREA CLEARING

The RSA housing management company will provide snow and ice removal in the housing area on all non-Dual Use roadways.

ADDITIONAL SERVICES

The Redstone Arsenal Airfield, parking ramps and vehicle parking areas are not a priority for snow and ice removal. If a winter weather event were to occur jeopardizing the safety of the airfield, operations would cease and traffic would use Huntsville International Airport until such time as Redstone airfield can be safely re-opened.

The Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) holds contracts for re-fueling boilers and generators; in the event that winter weather would prohibit contractors from being able to refuel generators, the contractor must have equipment necessary to refuel mission critical generators on Weeden Mountain, Madkin Mountain, and Squirrel Hill.

WINTER STORM RESPONSE

CONTRACTOR EQUIPMENT LIST

MATERIALS:

SAND: TONS: 200 IN STOCK

CALCIUM CHLORIDE: 50 # BAGS: 84 EACH + 6 – 1 TON

BAGS WINDSHIELD DE-ICER: CANS: 5 CASES

FUEL ADDITIVE: CANS: 10 CASES

EQUIPMENT:

TRUCKS: 3 DUMP TRUCKS

SPREADERS: 4 SPREADERS:

1 DUMP TRUCK SIZED

3 PICKUP SIZED

GRADERS: 4 GRADERS

BLADES & BOLTS: 40 SETS (STEEL) /4 SETS PER MACHINE

(RUBBER)

PICKUPS 4WD: 4 PICKUPS:

3 WITH SNOW PLOW ATTACHMENT

HUMVEE: 3 EACH:

2 HUMVEE WITH 100 GAL FUEL TANK

1 HUMVEE WITH SANDER