Snow Removal Services

SCOPE OF SERVICES Because of the life safety aspects of the service contract, contractors are required to meet all criteria outlined in the RFP. A. Work includes but is not limited to snow, ice, sleet, and/or hail removal from all roadways, parking lots, building entrances and sidewalks, salting, and on-call emergency responses are all specified University campuses. B. The contract must provide a safe and secure environment for students, employees, and any visitor on the campuses. C. Industry Specific Standards 1. The depth of snow coverage shall be determined solely by the snowfall reported on AccuWeather at www.accuweather.com for the cities of Stratford, Harrison, and Camden, NJ . D. Responsibilities 1. The Contractor shall be available by telephone twenty four hours, seven days per week and on-site for snow removal operations within sixty (60) minutes of the initial call. 2. The Contractor shall designate a supervisor or lead staff member to monitor and assess campus conditions, equipment and operator actions. The designated individual will keep the Director of Facilities at the various sites, or their designee, appraised on an hourly basis. 3. Entrances and pathways to all impacted buildings will be cleared within one (1) hour of arrival and removal operations. Snow may not exceed inch of accumulation at all entrances and exits of the buildings during the snow event. 4. The Contractor shall not block building and roadway entrances, curb cuts, bus stops, parking spaces and/or adjacent properties. 5. Plowed snow or ice shall be piled in a manner that will reduce thawing and refreezing of the lots and sidewalks of the University. The Director of Facilities at various sites, or their designee, will designate areas for piling on campus. 6. The Contractor shall not plow or pile snow in a manner that blocks or impedes parked motor vehicles on campus. If a motor vehicle impedes an area to be plowed, the Contractor shall contact the Director of Facilities at the various sites, or their designee, immediately. 7. The Contractor shall not plow on landscaping or along the curb lines of landscaped areas. 8. The Contractor shall not pile snow in handicapped parking areas or along the curb lines of handicapped parking areas. 9. Follow up plowing and clean up may be necessary when the respective township has completed the roadways and/or after previously parked vehicles have been removed. The Director of Facilities at the various sites, or their designee, will decide whether follow up plowing is needed. 10. The Contractor must give immediate notice to the Director of Facilities at the various sites, or their designee, of any condition deemed hazardous to students, personnel and/or visitors of the University. E. Salting 1. Rock salt is required for all designated areas including, but not limited to, parking lots and roadways. 2. Calcium Chloride is required for sidewalks. Rock salt shall not be applied to sidewalks. 3. Due to lack of storage space, the Contractor must provide and spread rock salt and calcium chloride at the impacted area. 4. The Contractor shall be available within sixty (60) minutes of initial request to spread in areas impacted by ice during a non-snow event; specifically from run off and refreezing.