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The Town of Darien, Connecticut is soliciting bids for snowplowing services at municipal and railroad station parking lots, with bids due October 19, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. at Town Hall, 2 Renshaw Road. Contractor must provide 24/7 response capability between November 1, 2026 and April 1, 2027.

The scope spans two bid items: Item 1 covers Leroy East, Leroy West, Darien North, Darien South, Noroton Heights North, Noroton Heights South, and Post 53 Lot; Item 2 covers Center Street North, Center Street South, and 37 West Avenue. Bidders must demonstrate minimum five years of comparable snowplowing experience, provide customer references, and maintain one-hour callback dispatch availability. Contractors must own or have access to front-end loaders and low-boy dump trucks for Downtown Darien and Noroton Heights areas. The Town encourages bidders to contact Mathew Dunn, Highway Foreman, or Daniel Obuchowski, Supervisor of Highways at 126 Ledge Road, Darien to familiarize themselves with lot locations; no formal site visit is required.

Pricing is per-storm, structured by snow accumulation category: 0.1" to 5" (weighted 7X), 5.1" to 12" (weighted 2X), and 12.1" to 18" (weighted 1X). Bidders submit unit prices for these three categories, which are multiplied by the weighting factors for award evaluation. Optional hourly rates for snow loading and hauling using specified equipment must also be provided. Award goes to the lowest, responsible, responsive, and geographically suitable qualified bidder. The Town reserves the right to award Items 1 and 2 separately or reject any and all bids.

Contractors must carry General Liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit, Automobile Liability of $1,000,000, Workers' Compensation with Employers' Liability of $500,000, and Contractual Liability of $1,000,000. Drug and Alcohol Testing service subscription is mandatory if the contractor will operate Commercial Driver's License equipment. The Town of Darien is exempt from federal and state taxes; bidders must exclude such taxes from proposals.