Specifications include, but are not limited to: Snow Removal & Ice Control Service as well as Lawn Care Services at the Kenai Alaska National Guard Facilities, for the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Facility Management Office. This contract will provide snow removal and sanding on an as needed basis. The contract is performance based. The 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 the Kenai areas. 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 Kenai area. b. Sidewalks are inclusive of their assigned areas. c. In the event of heavy snow accumulation during working hours, 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., the Contractor will be notified and expected to commence work within four (4) hours of notification. 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. f. Coordination: It is the Contractor’s responsibility to coordinate with the Project Manager and Facility occupants for gate keys and or movement of vehicles or the other problems related with snow removal from any given area. g. Disposal Sites: Snow generally does not need to be moved for any great distances as there are suitable disposal areas for most facilities at the end of most parking lots. Contractor shall ensure all Spoil (snow removed from areas under this contract) is pushed/hauled/stacked within the designated disposal sites to allow for placement of the nominal seasonal snowfall accumulation for the areas being serviced. h. Prohibited Disposal Sites: Snow shall not be allowed to accumulate for any reason at any area that would restrict vision for intersections of roadways and driveways and intersections of roadways and parking lots. Snow shall not be plowed against any fence, buildings, equipment, telephone poles, fire hydrants, or storage containers without written authorization by the Contracting Office. 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.
