Specifications include, but are not limited to: Work under this contract includes plowing snow, sanding and salting areas described in Attachment A according to requirements of this solicitation generally beginning November 1 st and ending May 15th. The actual beginning and ending dates may vary, depending upon weather conditions. The Contractor shall fulfill the requirements of this contract whether or not the dates are earlier or later than stated. The University’s Gorham campus has approximately 570,000 +/- square feet of parking area and approximately 2.5 square miles of roadway. These areas must be cleared of accumulated, drifted, and ice-packed snow, sanded and salted, when necessary, prior to 7:00 a.m. Both campuses have students entering and leaving the campus at all hours as well as being involved in many campus activities regardless of weather. The Gorham campus never closes. All roadways on the Gorham campus must be kept open throughout a winter storm event. In order to properly clear all parking lots of snow, the day following a storm, a parking ban MAY be called by the campus Grounds Department. The contractor will be required to return to campus and plow the resident student lots which will be cleared of parked cars as a result of the parking ban. Snow must be cleared to locations specified by the grounds coordinator to minimize the loss of existing parking spaces throughout the snow season. Snow plowing will begin after accumulation of 2” of snow under normal conditions, but will be subject to the University’s discretion. Currently the University treats the roads prior to storms. A sand/salt mix must be provided by the Contractor and spread when requested or if conditions require application. The staging location will G-13C. Fuel tanks may be stored, with the University’s approval, on campus however will need to meet all Federal/State/Local/University rules and regulations and be required to have a locking mechanism to prevent unauthorized usage / spillage.
