This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Dubuque, Iowa. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Snow/ice removal on public sidewalks throughout the City of Dubuque. The contractor must clear the designated properties at full sidewalk width and provide the necessary photo documentation within 24 hours of inspector notification. Contractor must be available when requested by City and Property locations must be cleared within 24 hours of notification. This contract will be for removing Snow and Ice from City sidewalks at random locations in the event the City receives complaints that specific property owners do not clear their City walks within 48 hours after a snow event. By virtue of statutory authority, preference will be given to products and provisions grown and coal produced within the State of Iowa, and to Iowa domestic labor, to the extent lawfully required under Iowa statutes. The Bidder should not include State of Iowa sales tax in its Bid. A sales tax exemption certificate will be available for all material purchased in Iowa for incorporation into the Project. 1. Sidewalk snow/ice removal is handled on a daily complaint basis. 2. Subsequent to on-site review of the complaint location, a one-time courtesy notice is sent to the property owner. 3. Property owners are given 48 hours after a snow event ends to clear the sidewalk. (Note: If there is a significant snowfall, the city may elect to delay enforcement giving property owners additional time to clear snow accumulations.) 4. If after notice is sent, the property owner does not clear the sidewalk within the required timeframe, a City contractor will be notified of the work. 5. The contractor has 24 hours after inspector notification to do the necessary snow/ice removal of all properties provided on the list of locations. 6. If a complaint is given for a previously cited location, the property owner is not notified. The work is automatically done; the City contractor will have 24 hours from the inspector notification to complete removal. The City of Dubuque in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d-2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in consideration for an award. The City of Dubuque, Iowa, reserves the right to reject any and all Bids.