26-58 Snowplowing

The City of Atlantic City is seeking bid proposals from Licensed Contractors for Snow Plowing Services for various City streets on an as-needed basis. The City intends to create a roster for the snow removal services to establish, in advance, the rate of compensation for such services. The snow removal services for the City shall be contracted on an asneeded basis as a supplement to the work performed by the Department of Public Works. The successful Bidder(s) shall be required to provide all necessary personnel and equipment to plow and/or remove snow as specified in this bid. The City shall choose (on an as-needed basis) from a roster of responsive/responsible Contractors in order of the hourly rate (low to high) for the equipment/operator. Contractors placed on the roster shall be required to perform snow plowing and/or removal services pursuant to the terms described in these specifications. By seeking bids from Contractors, the City does not represent or guarantee that it shall utilize the Contractor's services over the course of the contract period. The services bid shall be delineated for each equipment type as noted below. Equipment Types: Trucks, up to two tons, with an 8-foot wide plow and salt spreader Trucks, two tons or greater, with a 9-foot wide plow and salt spreader Front End Loader, with a minimum 2.5 cubic yard bucket Small Loader or Loader/Backhoe, with a minimum 1 cubic yard bucket Hourly rates shall include all equipment, tools, transportation, insurances, overhead and any other costs as required under this bid document. The following requirements apply: All plow trucks shall be equipped with a snow plow that breaks away upon impact. All equipment shall be DOT approved for the road. All equipment shall be properly equipped, licensed, registered, and insured. All operators shall be properly licensed. The Contractor shall be responsible for updating operator information as necessary. The City reserves the right to verify this information at any time prior to contract award or at any time throughout the duration of the contract. Any Contractor who fails to supply requested photocopies of the operators licenses shall be subject to disqualification. Contractors and their operators shall comply with all Federal, State, and Local Laws and Regulations at all times. All work shall start at the Public Works Yard located at 1100 N. Albany Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401. The City shall not pay for travel time to and from the Public Works Facility. The City shall assign snow plowing routes to the selected Contractors The City shall not pay the contracted hourly rate while the Contractors equipment is out of service, if the operator of the equipment is not available, the equipment is not being used for City snow plowing and/or removal. The City shall not pay for meal and/or rest periods. Contractors shall provide the City with a contact telephone number where they can be reached 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Contractors shall provide the City with a cell phone number for each operator to maintain contact with the City during the course of each scheduled event. Contractors shall report to the Citys Public Works Yard, equipped and ready to plow snow within two (2) hours of notification. In the event a Contractor does not respond to the Citys request for service, the next Contractor on roster shall be notified. The City reserves the right to contact multiple Contractors if necessary. Any damage as a result of the Contractors plowing operations are to be repaired by the Contractor at no expense to the City. The City shall retain the right to remove any Contractor from the roster if Contractor fails to meet and maintain the terms described in this bid or fails to perform work in a workman-like manner within the demands and time constraints established by the City for the service.