Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. SCOPE - Snow Removal & Ice Control: a. Contractor shall provide for all supervision, materials, equipment, labor, and supplies to provide snow plowing, sanding and snow removal to allow access to all of the identified facilities that the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs maintains in Alcantra area. b. Sidewalks are inclusive of their assigned areas. c. The Contractor is to monitor snowfall and commence plowing and cleaning of sidewalks in the areas designated on the attached maps when snow reaches a depth of three (3) to eight (8) inches unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Office or his authorized representative. d. Since the National Guard has drill periods on weekends, the Contractor will be required to provide snow plowing and sidewalk cleaning on some weekends as well as weekdays. (NOTE: The state will not pay for contractor overtime costs, only the agreed upon costs of the contract.) e. The Contractor must comply with all applicable State and Federal labor, wage and hourly rates, safety and associated laws, which have a bearing on the services provided. 2. SCOPE – Lawn Care Services: During the summer months (Apr - Sept), the contractor shall be responsible for the following: a. The contractor shall provide a Spring and Fall clean up/seasonal preparation which will consist of at least one site visit in Spring after all snow is melted and in the Fall after growth stops and before first snow fall. The site visits will entail the removal and disposal of all debris that has accumulated (leaves, trash, dead plant debris, etc.) repairing of beds, parking bumpers, signs, etc. which have been knocked or bumped out of place. b. All bed areas surrounding trees, shrubs, annuals, perennial, buildings, etc. will be weeded by hand as often as necessary to discourage unsightly weed growth. c. The Contractor will prune all trees to their intended growth and remove dead, broken and/or crossing over branches as needed. Shrubs are to be kept pruned to their intended form. All winter damage is to be removed from in, around, and under trees and shrubs during spring cleanup.
