Specifications include, but are not limited to: Upon notification by the Director, the Contractor shall immediately secure the necessary personnel and equipment needed for snow removal and salting operations. The Director shall be contacted when all necessary personnel and equipment have been assembled for an order to proceed. Contractor personnel must not proceed without the express consent from the Director. Upon receipt of orders to proceed, teams shall be dispatched and operated in accordance with the assignment given by the Director. Prior to entering the Roadway, each vehicle shall be subject to inspection by the Authority for compliance of specified safety equipment and truck lighting, including ballasts (minimum of 55,000 GVW - except in areas where otherwise specified). All the requirements must be met prior to teams entering the Roadway.; Roadway shall be plowed and/or spread with salt the entire graded width of the Roadway, toll plazas, parking lots, rest areas, ramps, service areas, access roads to State Police facilities, and other commonly traveled areas between guiderail curb lines and gutters. Ramp connections to the Roadway and cut-throughs shall be cleared simultaneously with the operations on the Roadway as directed.; The Contractor shall provide relief drivers in accordance with Federal & State CDL maximum driving time regulations. Additionally, all relief drivers must have prior experience with snow removal operations and be familiar with the contract requirements for the location assigned. Contractors are required to submit a list of drivers and licenses, equal to 1.5 times the number of trucks required for the contract being bid.; In accordance with the specifications herein, the Contractor is required to regularly report work progress during weather events to the Director. Contractors will be informed of the actual method of team plow operations, including appropriate vertical clearances between the pavement and plow blades, by the Director. Basic snow plowing and salting operations will consist of a lead plow working the inside lane while the remaining plows follow in such a manner that they further push over the snow plowed by the preceding truck as well as additional snow. ; In all cases, the Director will determine the extent of areas to be cleared during each stage of the operation and shall direct the distribution of equipment to expedite snow removal operations. Prior to commencing work, the Contractor MUST furnish a list of drivers to include operating and relief drivers to the Director. By submission of this document, the Contractor is verifying that the drivers whose names appear are holders of a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).
