Specifications include, but are not limited to: General: Snow is to be removed from parking areas, aprons, curb cut parking spaces, streets and sidewalks managed by LMH. Snow is also to be removed around trash can containment areas and dumpster holding areas. Snow and ice shall be removed from all locations and taken off-site for specific properties or placed on the grass at other areas in an area that will not block resident entrances, streets, drives, sidewalks, parking areas, aprons, curb cut, trash containers, dumpsters, gas meters, vehicles, mailboxes, fire hydrants or any utility access, or drainage routes found on-site. The Contractor shall not pile snow on landscaping in a manner that would impede the drainage of melting snow or rain run-off, or the piling of additional snow from future plowing. Snow must be placed in an area that is as far away from the resident or office locations as possible. Some apartment communities have special requirements in regard to plowing or complete snow removal as stated below. 2.2.1 Sidewalk and Walkway Snow Removal: LMH Community properties will have two types of pathways that will require snow removal and rock salt, Public Sidewalks and Tenant Walkways. Public Sidewalks: The Contractor shall ensure that all sidewalks are free of snow and rock salt is applied as needed to impede ice accumulation. Contractors shall ensure that snow is not piled on sidewalks at any LMH location. City sidewalk snow must be removed within 24 hours of the snow event to be in compliance with the City of Toledo requirements. Tenant Walkways: The Contractor shall ensure that all tenant walkways, including stoops, steps, etc., from the sidewalk to the door of the residence are free of snow, and rock salt is applied as needed to impede ice accumulation. Both types of pathways shall have snow shoveled and salted unless other arrangements are made with the LMH Maintenance Supervisor and/or Property Manager. 2.2.2 Dumpster Specifications and Trash Can Containment Areas: The Contractor shall ensure that no dumpsters or trash can containment areas are blocked by snow at any site location and that the area near dumpsters or trash can holding areas is plowed and have rock salt applied, as necessary. The residents must have access to the dumpster. ***Garbage Corrals (where present) need to be fully shoveled out, along with a clear pathway to bring them to the curb for pick-up. The curb areas must be clear for trash cans to be placed on trash pick-up days. 2.2.3 Parking Area Specifications: The Contractor shall ensure that snow does not block employees, residents, and/or visitor’s egress to LMH properties or access to their vehicles. Snow shall not be piled in parking lots at any location and must be removed to grassy areas, ensuring that walkways, sidewalks, or building entrances are not blocked. The Contractor shall pay particular attention to snow removal and rock salt application in all handicapped parking spaces and at all elderly and/or disabled housing developments. 2.2.4 Same Day Follow-up Snow Removal: Same day follow-up snow removal shall be required if parking areas have a large number of vehicles in parking lots when the Contractor arrives to provide services. If parked vehicles are in the lot when the Contractor is plowing the Contractor must take note of this and notify the Property Manager or Maintenance Supervisor at said property so that residents, employees, and visitors can be notified to move their cars for plowing services. The Contractor shall return to said site location within six (6) hours to provide a follow-up plow in order to ensure as much snow is removed from parking areas as possible. If requested by LMH site personnel, the Contractor shall clear half of the parking lots at one time of the day, then return later on in the day (within 4-5 hours) to clear the remaining half of the parking lot in order to ensure that parking areas are completely plowed.
