General Provisions: Contractor to furnish all necessary equipment and provide all necessary labor for the removal of snow and ice on specified roads or other areas designated within the Borough of Watchung by the Department of Public Works. 1. Contractor to supply a maximum of two (2) suitable trucks, minimum size acceptable 18,000 GVW, equipped with proper snow plows, 9-feet minimum width, together with qualified operators as may be required by the Borough of Watchung to promptly and adequately remove snow and ice from all designated municipal streets. 2. It is understood and agreed by and between the parties that said trucks and other equipment shall be placed in immediate service to remove snow and ice from said by roads the Contractor within one (1) hour from the time said Contractor is notified of the need of such work. Said roads and other areas within the Borough of Watchung shall be plowed by the Contractor for the use by the public in accordance with a priority schedule as will be established by the Department of Public Works. 3. Notice of the need for said equipment shall be deemed to have been given as soon as a telephone call is made by the Public Works Manager or his/her designee to the offices of the Contractor or other such number as may be designated by the Contractor in writing to the Borough. The Contractor will maintain sufficient personnel and equipment to perform said work at any hour of the day or night during the term of this contract. 4. The driver of each vehicle must sign in and out at the Public Works Garage Office. 5. The Contract shall start January 1, 2025 and continue to and include December 31, 2025. 6. The time of use of such equipment shall be calculated from the hour on which the Contractor shall report to the Department of Public Works at 880 Somerset Street with a list of the equipment in actual operation on the roads within the Borough of Watchung. This list shall be subject to verification by the Department of Public Works. The Contractor shall keep accurate and complete records available for inspection by the Department of Public Works of the actual hours of operation of such equipment and such operational time shall be subject to verification at periodic intervals by the Department of Public Works immediately on termination of the use of such equipment.
