Snow Plowing at JLB Rail Station

CDTA Facilities, Inc. is requesting bids for snow removal services at the Joseph L. Bruno Rail Station in Rensselaer, New York, serving approximately 900,000 annual customers, with bids due October 13, 2026 and a mandatory site walk-through on September 23, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. EST. The contract is federally funded through the Federal Transit Administration and subject to Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements.

The scope encompasses snow plowing, ice removal, and salting services across three surface parking areas, sidewalks, and a parking garage. The contractor must begin removal once one inch of snow has fallen and clear all parking spaces and sidewalks within 24 hours for the garage top deck and 48 hours for surface lots following storm completion. Emergency salting calls require response within one hour of notification. The contractor must maintain minimum equipment on-site including loaders, plows, skid steers, and snow blowers. The contractor supplies all labor, equipment, and materials except rock salt during Year 1; CDTA retains the right to supply salt in subsequent years or require the contractor to provide it at additional cost with three months' notice. Extra work is limited to off-site snow trucking when on-site storage areas are full.

The contract runs three years commencing November 15, 2026, with two optional one-year renewal periods. Pricing is a lump-sum amount for Year 1 that includes one rock-salt application after each snow or ice event, plus separate per-application pricing for additional salting calculated with a multiplier of 30. Years two through five increase annually by the Consumer Price Index (all urban consumers). All plow damage must be repaired by May 30 annually.

The contractor must maintain comprehensive insurance including workers' compensation, general liability of $1 million per occurrence/$2 million aggregate, automobile liability of $1 million, and excess liability of $3 million. All bidders must register with SAM.gov and provide five references from similar engagements. Written questions are due September 25, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. EST. New York State MWBE/SDVOB participation is encouraged but not mandated.