Specifications include, but are not limited to: State Route 11, beginning at the intersection of State Route 6 in Milo (MP 221.54) and extending in a northerly direction to the Millinocket Urban Compact Line (MP 259.62) for a total distance of 38.08 centerline miles (76.16 Lane Miles).; Equipment Requirements. The Contractor must furnish enough plow trucks, having a gross vehicle weight rating or registered weight of 26,001 pounds or greater. In accordance with law, all such trucks shall meet all State registration and inspection laws, and only be operated by persons having a valid CDL license. Trucks shall be outfitted with plows/wings with material spreaders (electronically controlled are preferred but not mandatory) that are properly calibrated to ensure accurate application and accounting of materials. All trucks, plows, loaders, and spreader systems shall be identified in the “Bid for Snow Plowing & Ice Control” document, and all equipment is subject to the Department’s approval, both prior to the initial award of the contract and at any time prior to or during any Winter Season. Failure to provide equipment that the Department deems sufficient to meet the terms of this contract reliably and safely shall be grounds for contract termination. The contractor shall have a spare plow truck within 15 miles of the center of the contract area in case of a breakdown during a storm. ; Sand & Salt Requirements. a) The Contractor agrees to provide sufficient salt and winter sand for operations required by this agreement. The Department estimates that the following approximate quantities of materials will be required to address a typical winter season: Salt (Tons) 1100; Winter Sand (CY) 300; Liquid Chlorides (Gallons) 10,000 ; b) Maximum gradation of sand shall be 3/8 inch, and all sand will be screened to that size prior to use on the highway.; c) The Contractor must mix between 80-120 pounds of salt with each cubic yard of sand before the sand is stockpiled.
