Specifications include, but are not limited to: When there is an accumulation of two inches or more of precipitation, the Contractor agrees to clear and sand designated areas without interruption. All parking lots, main access road and walkways will be reasonably cleared not later than 6:00 am. The contractor may have to return to plow and sand depending on the severity of the storm. Priority of areas needing to be cleared shall be as follows: Main Entrance and Parking Lot Area (133,215 square feet) and Walkways (15,430 square feet) and the Engagement Skill Trainer (EST) building (1,600 square feet). The RTI facility’s normal business hours are 7:00am to 4:30pm. In anticipation of classes that are in session the facility will operate 24/7. The contractor must be prepared to clear designated areas at any time during the day or night. Equipment Requirements: To adequately complete the removal of precipitation in a timely manner, the contractor will supply, at a minimum, the following equipment: One 3-5-yard front end loader. One to two dump trucks, 10-yards minimum. One to two plow trucks, capable of clearing an 8-foot to 10-foot swath; and One truck mounted sander. Any precipitation at this facility that is piled in the designated area will immediately be removed and hauled to a designated snow dump on Hildreth Street North on the concrete pad (see Map – Appendix G) during the day. In anticipation of classes the contractor can move the snow piles after normal business hours of operation. See the Point of Contact (POC) of the Facility for the class schedule. The contractor will haul and pile the snow on the concrete pad only and not push the snow on any grassy area or into the tree line. The snow dump area meets all environmental protection requirements of Maine Department of Environmental Protection rules for Snow Dumps, Chapter 573, 06-096CMR, including the requirements for minimum water body setback and best management practices http://www.maine.gov/dep/water/wd/snow_discharge/index.html. The Contractor will be responsible to clean up at the snow dump of any debris (wood, asphalt, concrete, and sand) at the end of the plowing season. The contractor will not be cleared of its clean up responsibility until the City of Bangor and/or DFE checks to area. The Contractor is responsible for repairing damages to any of the facility, lawns and/or curbing, and road shoulders. The Contractor is encouraged to mark areas and or objects subject to damage such as fire hydrants, curbs, and road shoulders, to reduce damages. Road-side shoulders should not be plowed in any way that will erode the integrity of the shoulder. The damage will be repaired in the spring prior to May 15th and requires sign off from the Contract Administrator to ensure repairs are completed. The Contractor will be responsible for repairing any damage and/or removing any silt or dirt build up caused by their snow removal in the Environmental retention areas at no cost to the Department. The Contractor will be responsible for snow blowing and/or shoveling all the walkways, front entrance, all other entrance/exit doors, overhead doors, and the EST building. The Contractor will use environmentally friendly ice melt on all concrete walkways.
