Specifications include, but are not limited to: The work to be performed under this specification consists generally of the plowing of snow from township streets by the contractor’s equipment and work force when and where directed by the Bernards Township Director of Public Works or his designee. Included is the furnishing of snow plow trucks, graders, loaders, backhoe loaders etc. with operators and/or drivers thereof, including fuel, oil, ballast, repairs, insurance, supervision with transportation, as required, and all else necessary therefore and incidental thereto. It must be fully understood that whenever the contractor receives a call-out to provide equipment, the equipment will generally be required to operate continuously until the roadway has been cleared sufficiently, in the opinion of the Director of the Department of Public Works or his designated representative, to permit dismissing the contractor’s equipment. The contractor must be able to provide sufficient relief drivers and/or operators to insure that all equipment called-out may be required to be operational throughout the entire storm event, which includes the clean-up operations following the actual storm. The Bernards Township Department of Public Works will not furnish each successful bidder a snowplow or any other equipment to the contractor. Equipment defined elsewhere herein as “Other Equipment” to be provided by the successful bidder will be fully equipped to satisfactorily perform operational functions consisting of snow plowing, snow removal and/or the loading of vehicles with materials such as snow, abrasives, anti/deicing chemicals, as well as excavation, grading and other construction site activities. When plowing parking lots, snow that is removed is not to be placed where it will become an obstruction to roadways, driveways, sidewalks or pedestrian access to parking lots or sidewalks. When plowing streets, intersections and cul-de-sacs, snow that is removed shall not be placed where it will obstruct sidewalks, driveways or pedestrian or vehicular access.
