The City of Durham (City) is soliciting proposals from qualified professional firms to provide on call snow and ice removal services for the City of Durham in the event of a severe winter weather snow and ice event. The contract guarantees a four-hour standby rate and will be for the term of two (2) years and will automatically renew for successive one year periods up to a maximum of five (5) years. The Department of Public Works is soliciting proposals for the provision of emergency on call snow and ice removal services, and other necessary related services, when snow or ice resulting from severe winter weather cannot be cleared or removed entirely by City of Durham employees. a. Work shall not begin until the contractor has received a written Notice to Proceed. b. Work shall be limited to streets indicated on a grid map provided by the City and within designated hours defined by the City. c. Contractor will utilize contractor-owned equipment and contractor-employed labor; and/or sub-contractors and/or joint venture partners that were declared in the RFP response. d. City agrees to provide idle/standby rate for each equipment that is ready for service based upon certain criteria. e. All work will be performed in a manner and with equipment that does not damage City streets, utilities, landscaping, adjacent street rights-of- way or other infrastructure. f. Work will be adequately supervised by the Contractor. g. If snow is to be trucked away, it is to be moved only to area(s) as directed by the City. h. Log sheets for each piece of equipment in service must be maintained during the time of service. i. The Contractor warrants all operators are properly licensed and trained Contract executed by the City February 4, 2022 Questions about RFP Project Manager Lorie Fillyaw Name of Division Office of the Director Name of Department Department of Public Works Mailing Address 101 City Hall Plaza, 3rd Floor, Durham, NC 27701 Office Phone (919) 560-4326 ext. 30226 Email Lorie.Fillyaw@durhamnc.gov The city may reject proposals from any candidate that does not hold licenses required by NC laws to perform the contemplated work. If a NC license or other approval by a NC state agency is required to perform the work and a candidate lacks such a license when it submits its proposal, the City may consider that circumstance in making the award.
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