Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Contractor shall provide snow plowing, shoveling, blowing, ice and snow removal and salting at the Senator Hughes State Office Building to ensure the safe and orderly access to and from the parking lot entrances, parking areas, pedestrian areas, stairways, and walkways surrounding this facility. There are five parking areas, Lots A through E (Refer to Attachment 2 – Map of Lots), totaling approximately 324,162 square feet of parking area and 55,278 square feet of pedestrian areas. The Contractor must provide contract services for each snow/ice event as often as necessary to mitigate snow and/or ice accumulations. Snow accumulations for all areas, other than stairs, shall not exceed two inches at any time. Snow accumulation on stairs must not exceed ½ inch and no accumulation of ice is acceptable. The Contractor must make every effort to keep the stairs clear at all times. Sidewalks must be cleared when snow accumulates two inches or more, returning until the final accumulation is cleared. Calcium chloride shall be applied to concrete sidewalks when there are melting ice conditions to prevent build-up and to prevent the onset of black ice. Once ice begins to melt, Contractor is to manually chip ice from all sidewalks and all handicap-parking spaces. Calcium chloride, salt and/or sand must be re-applied to these areas. The Contractor must plow along curbs to avoid snow build-up on adjacent sidewalks. After the plowing/removal of snow and/or ice, rock salt (Halite Rock Salt or approved equal) shall be effectively applied to all parking lot entrances, parking areas, and driveways to prevent the build-up of snow and/or ice. Only non-corrosive treatments such as potassium chloride (Mag Ice Melt or approved equal) shall be used on the facility entrance steps/stairways, sidewalks, brick paved areas and all surfaces adjacent to and within 25 feet leading up to the facility entrances. Calcium chloride shall be applied and re-applied to paved areas as necessary, or as determined by the OGS Facility Manager during icy conditions. In the event the OGS Facility Manager requests an all-salt application, Contractor shall comply and at no additional cost to the State. Use of dirt and rocks is strictly prohibited for snow and ice removal. The Contractor must provide all necessary labor, equipment and materials including, but not limited to, shovels, ice picks, plows, backhoe, dump trucks, front-end loader, snow blowers, potassium chloride, rock salt, calcium chloride, etc., for the purpose of removing snow and ice from the designated areas required by this scope of work and resultant contract. Details of service not explicitly stated in these specifications, but necessarily attendant thereto are deemed to be understood by the Contractor and included herein. OGS does not offer on-site storage for any de-icing/salting materials or equipment. The OGS Facility Manager shall coordinate with Contractor and the tenants to ensure vehicles are not impeding snow/ice removal services from being performed.
