This solicitation is for dirt road shaping and dust palliative services for Susquehanna County (West). The services provided shall be consistent with the standard operating procedures and applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, and regulations for the protection of public health and the environment. This includes following OSHA safety requirements, and any other agencies, involved in the application of dust palliative. The contractor shall not shape dirt roads during a rain event. The contractor shall not apply dust palliative in the following circumstances: 1. Directly to a water source. 2. During, or one day after a rain event. The contractor should be capable of supplying a minimum forty hours of production work per crew each week. The contractor shall be permitted to work extended workdays as long as it is in the best interest of PennDOT, and permission is granted in writing by the Assistant Highway Maintenance Manager (AHMM), or designee. In the event of programming needs, weather conditions, or major equipment failure, that affects the timing of the dirt road shaping and dust palliative, the contractor, at PennDOT’s discretion, shall be required to work in excess of the normal forty-hour work week.
