The Facilities Department of the Naugatuck Board of Education is soliciting bids for "Snow Plowing and Removal" throughout the school district properties for a period of three (3) years commencing with the 2024/2025 school year. The scope of services required shall include a contactor available on a twenty-four (24) hour call for plowing. The vehicles shall be noted on the Bid Proposal along with plow equipment and sizes, sanding equipment, and other pertinent equipment available. The eleven (11) sites routinely maintained by outside contractor(s) include: Andrew Avenue School 140 Andrew Avenue Early Childhood Center 28 Central Avenue Cross Street Intermediate School 120 Cross Street Hop Brook School 75 Crown Street Maple Hill School 641 Maple Hill Road Salem School 124 Meadow Street Western School 108 Pine Street Hillside Intermediate School 51 Hillside Avenue City Hill Middle School 441 City Hill Street Naugatuck High School 543 Rubber Avenue Board of Education 497 Rubber Avenue The successful bidder shall submit, prior to commencing work, a certificate of insurance to indemnify the Owner and also valid insurance of vehicles as required by the Commissioner of the Motor Vehicle Department. The Board of Education reserves the rights to accept, reject or award the bid in a manner that in its opinion best serves the interest of the Naugatuck School Department. Upon award, a meeting is to be held with the staff of each building to review facility plans and needs before any snowfall. SCOPE Contractor will remove and keep clear snow and ice from all driveway entrances, parking areas, roadways, driveways to the Property at all times. This scope of work may include, due to an emergency or exigent circumstance, shoveling or snow blowing all sidewalks, steps, and property entrances. Such requests for shoveling and/or snow blowing of walkways, sidewalks, and entrances will be at the sole direction of the Director of Facilities or Director's designee and will be agreed upon with the Contractor's assigned supervisor prior to the start of such work. Such work will be at an additional agreed upon hourly rate and will be a separate line item on the invoice. Using a truck-mounted plow blade to clear sidewalks is prohibited. At no time between 6am and 8pm, should there be more than one (1) inch of snow on the driveway entrances, driveways, and roadways located on school property. Contractor is responsible for eliminating slippery conditions at all times, whether those conditions are the result of freezing rain, a dusting of snow, or melt and refreezing. The desired contract commencement date is November 1, 2024.