Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry & Fire Protection, is soliciting bids for as-needed snowplowing and snow removal at the Division of Forestry & Fire Protection office in Palmer, Alaska. PARKING LOT SNOWPLOWING, REMOVAL, & SANDING General Requirements • DOF&FP, Palmer Office business hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday thru Friday, excluding State holidays • Parking lots must be plowed, and removal completed as close to and no later than 8:00 am each business day, to facilitate public access • Vendor must provide snowplowing upon snow accumulation of three inches or greater • Vendor must be able to respond to a call out within four hours of each call out • Vendor will be required to furnish the DOF&FP Palmer Office with a 24-hour contact number with the capability/authority to respond to call out requests • Sanding will be performed on a call out basis with vendor supplied sanding material defined as fine mason or traction sand • Vendor must have and maintain the proper equipment, capable of meeting the required specifications listed in this contract • Vendor’s fees for parking lot snowplowing must include all costs associated with the equipment, tools, and labor necessary to perform the work as described in this contract SNOWPLOW OR SANDING AREA SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS Area 1: Administration and Warehouse areas • Entrance, and parking lot on the north side of the Administration building • Parking lot on the west side of the Warehouse and the area on the south side of the warehouse bordering the aircraft ramp • The area on the south side of the warehouse bordering the aircraft ramp should remain clear of snow to a line established between the first concrete planter at the Administration Building side of the aircraft ramp and the sign that reads HELIBASE on the runway side of the aircraft ramp • Stockpiling of snow for the area in front of the Administration Building parking lot and adjacent side of the warehouse is across the back end of the parking lot that is located directly in front of the Administration Building. Snow is not to be stockpiled on the grass areas adjacent to the parking lots Area 2: South side of Hangar (parking area between the hangar, taxiway, and Airport Road) • The gate entrance in front of the communication tower at the hangar must remain clear of snow for maintenance access and the drain area near southeast corner of the hangar must not be used for stock piling of snow. The walkway between the parking area concrete parking bumper stops and the hangar does not have to be cleared of snow Area 3: Hangar entrance • 150 feet out from the front of the hangar (the full width of the hangar entrance on the north side of the building) and a 50-foot-wide path from the hangar to the taxiway • Absolutely no sanding allowed on the taxiway area due to aircraft activity
