Specifications include, but are not limited to: Snow Plowing, Sanding 1. “Snow plowing” means that snow is cleared as close to the pavement surface as practical including removal of ice and snow buildup; care must be taken in removing snow in the areas sealed with traffic coating. 2. Work under this Contract consists of snow plowing measurable accumulations of snow on Level 4 of the parking structure and all access ramps in the parking structure, to facilitate easy access and parking, including sanding as needed. Plowed snow must be removed from the property as quickly as possible. Snow that cannot be removed may be staged in areas directed by the DTA Project Manager, but must be removed within 72-hours of plowing, unless otherwise approved by the DTA Project Manager. 3. The Contractors shall provide a cost to remove snow in increments of 1-3 inches, 3-6 inches, 6-9 inches, and above 9 inches. Snow Removal 1. The DTA does not have access to a snow dump site. Contractor must be able to provide a snow dump location, and shall be solely responsible for removing snow from DTC to the snow dump location. 2. The snow chute serves Levels 3 and 4 of the parking structure, and is closed off with a gate and padlock. The chute is emptied via an opening on Level 1 (via the Frontage Road.) The gate opening on Level 1 is roughly 10-feet 7-inches high and 10-feet 7-inches wide. (Access to the opening may be slighting impacted by the door hinges.) A small bobcat or a small backhoe may be used to pull snow out of the chute and place it into trucks to be hauled away. The snow may also be directly loaded into a truck staged at the bottom of the snow chute (if there is no snow already stored in the chute.) 3. The snow chute on Levels 3 and 4 has a rough opening of 8-feet 4-inches wide by 4-feet 11-inches high.
