Specifications include, but are not limited to: Board Ups Board-ups are generally defined as work done pursuant to a Code Enforcement determination that a property is unsecure. The contractor completes aboard-up by boarding up doors and windows or any other means of entry into the building so as to make the property secure. Bids for board-ups are per hour plus the cost of materials used, such as plywood, screws, etc. Contractor must take date- and time-stamped photos of the property before work begins on the property and again after work has been completed. Pictures must be submitted to Code Enforcement with the work order to be accepted for payment.Contractor must be available or have staff available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by phone for Code Enforcement staff or Police Department to notify contractor of an unsecured property. In exchange for this availability requirement, the City will pay contractor double the standard hourly rate for board-up work completed after 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday or any time during the weekend.After-hours call must be answered and Contractor must be on site within sixty (60) minutes.Trees / Bushes When work order comes in for trimming trees/bushes, all trees must be cut so that limbs are at least nine feet (9’) above the sidewalk. All bushes need to be trimmed back away from sidewalks so that there is a clear path along the sidewalk. Work must be completed within four (4) working days from the date work order was sent to contractor. Contractor must take date- and time-stamped photos of the property before work begins on the property and again after work has been completed. Pictures must be submitted to Code Enforcement with the work order to be accepted for payment. Work order must be emailed back to the Code Enforcement office along with picture of the elean-up within two (2) days after the job has been completed for payment to be processed.Sidewalk Snow/Ice Removal This work involves plowing/shoveling and/or salting properties that are in violation of the City’s snow and ice ordinance requirements. A work order will be emailed to the contractor, showing date posted on the door of the offending residence or date of inspection. Work must be completed within twenty-four (24) hours of receiving work order. Contractor must take date- and time-stamped photos of the property before work begins on the property and again after work has been completed. Pictures must be submitted to Code Enforcement with the work order to be accepted for payment. Work order must be emailed back to the Code Enforcement office along with picture of the clean-up within two (2) days after the job has been completed for payment to be processed.
