Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. GENERAL MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES: The Contractor will provide assistance to Department employees dispatched to the airport for maintenance and/or repairs. The Contractor will perform minor building maintenance as necessary to ensure the safety of the building and State property.; 2. WINTER MAINTENANCE: a. AIRPORTS: i. The Contractor shall begin snow control efforts at a time no later than when two (2) inches of snow or one half (1/2) inch of slush has accumulated on runway or taxiway surfaces. In all cases, the contractor shall begin snow removal efforts with sufficient time to allow completion of normal snow removal on the runway, taxiway and apron surfaces before the first scheduled air carrier flight departure or arrival. Snowdrifts and berms will not be allowed to develop on the airport's aircraft movement areas (inside the edge lights or cones) unless the storm is so severe that reasonable efforts to remove snow are unsuccessful. In these conditions, the Contractor may cease snow removal operations until the storm subsides to the point where snow removal efforts are effective. If such a condition develops the contractor will issue a Notice to Airman (NOTAM) to the appropriate Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) or contact the Department representative in order to enable the representative to issue an appropriate Notice to Airman (NOTAM) describing the condition.; ii. Runway, Taxiway and Safety Area shall be plowed free of loose snow full width and length. Snow shall be placed off aircraft movement areas so as not to create any hazardous conditions, future drifting and maintenance problems; iii. Apron(s) will be plowed free of loose snow. Snow control on apron(s) will begin after the runway(s) and taxiway(s) have been plowed; b. ROADWAYS: i. Snow plowing operations will begin on roads only after airport snow control efforts have been completed Snow control on roads need not begin until four (4) inches of loose snow has accumulated on the surface. Once roadway snow control has begun, snow and ice will be removed to the greatest extent reasonably possible.; ii. During spring break up and periods of heavy rain, road shoulders and ditches will be graded and any debris removed to assist drainage.; iii. If provided by the Department, culvert thaw wires will be activated by the Contractor when surface ice appears in drainage ditches and be de-activated by the Contractor when spring thaw has begun. The Contractor will notify the Department Representative BEFORE activating any thaw wires.; 3. SUMMER MAINTNENANCE: Summer maintenance is only required if Service Period dates include May 1 through September 30.: a. AIRPORTS: i. All areas on the airport where aircraft operate, except private leasehold property, will be maintained clear of rocks two (2) inches or more in diameter and any foreign objects. These areas will be maintained free of holes or depressions that exceed 3 inches in depth which may affect directional control of an aircraft. Should potholes, ruts, etc. develop, they will be smoothed out as soon as possible.; ii. Once each summer, all brush and weeds will be cut around the runway, ramps, taxiways, runway and taxiway lighting and threshold markers and the SREB. The Contractor shall conduct minor brush cutting one hundred (100) feet beyond the edges of the runway and one thousand (1,000) feet beyond the thresholds/ends, unless these dimensions encroach upon other than airport property, in which case, cutting will terminate at the property line. All major brush cutting will be at the discretion of the Department and will be directed either by a Supplemental Agreement or new bid process.; iii. Should potholes, ruts, or similar surface features develop, they shall be back filled and compacted with approved runway surface material.; b. DRAINAGE DITCHES – CULVERTS: All drainage ditches and culverts will be cleared of any debris that might obstruct drainage. The Contractor will notify the Department Representative if during routine inspection, a collapsed, blocked or otherwise obstructed culvert is discovered which is beyond the Contractor's ability to repair.; c. ROADWAYS: i. The Contractor will assist a Department Representative to maintain roadways in a smooth graded state over the entire width of the existing road surface. Roadways shall be crowned and sloped to allow proper drainage.; ii. The roadway surface will be kept free of rocks three (3) inches or more in diameter.; iii. All brush or trees must be maintained cut to ground level for a minimum distance of eight (8) feet from the edge of the traveled roadway surface.
