Borough of Mount Arlington, NJ Chapter 138 Snow Removal Contractors

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Mount Arlington 2-10-2003 as Ord. No. 03-03. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 138-1 Qualifications for snow removal contractor list.

The Superintendent of Public Works is hereby authorized to compile a list of private contractors to provide snow removal and salting/sanding services and to amend and supplement the list from time to time. A snow removal contractor shall be required to meet the following minimum qualifications to be included on the list.

A. All snow removal contractors must own or lease and have available equipment deemed by the DPW Superintendent to be necessary to provide safe and efficient snow removal and/or salting or sanding. Each vehicle used for borough services must have the name of the contractor and his phone number on the side of the vehicle.

B. All vehicles used for borough services must be equipped with radio communications, beepers or telephones enabling them to maintain contact with their places of business.

C. All snow removal contractors must carry public liability insurance with a limit of $1,000,000, property damage insurance in the amount of $100,000 per accident. A certificate showing these coverages shall be required.

§ 138-2 Additions to and deletions from list.

After the initial list is prepared, the Superintendent may add names to the approved list when additional snow removal contractors meet the appropriate qualifications. The Superintendent may also delete names from the list when an operator fails to perform properly or to continue to meet the basic requirements, but no deletion shall occur without notice to the snow removal contractor involved and the opportunity for a hearing before the Superintendent. The decision of the Superintendent may be appealed to the Borough Administrator.

§ 138-3 Establishment of rates.

[Amended 3-4-2014 by Ord. No. 03-14]

The rates payable for snow removal and sanding/salting services shall be up to and including the following; and the Borough Department of Public Works Supervisor will determine equivalent classification upon inspection of equipment:

Salt/grit spreader (equipment and operator): $85/hour

Snow removal via motor vehicle with plow: $100/hour

Pick-up truck with plow and operator: up to $115/hour

Mason dump truck or equivalent with plow and operator: up to $150/hour

Single axle dump truck GVWR 34,000 or greater with plow and operator: up to $180/hour

Single axle dump truck GVWR 34,000 or greater with salt spreader: up to $125/hour

Mason dump truck or equivalent with salt spreader: up to $100/hour

Front-end rubber tire loader or backhoe with 1.5 C.Y bucket or greater: up to $275/hour

§ 138-4 Duties of snow removal contractors.

A. Snow removal contractors shall respond within 1 1/2 hours after being notified by the Superintendent of Public Works of the need for services.

B. Snow removal contractors shall comply with all instructions of the DPW Superintendent.

§ 138-5 Temporary use of Borough Police Department, Fire and Rescue Department and Rescue Squad to assist in snow removal activities.

The DPW Superintendent shall also be authorized to employ on a part-time, temporary basis members of the borough Police Department and members of the Mount Arlington Fire and Rescue Department and the Mount Arlington Rescue Squad to provide labor in connection with snow removal and related services during inclement weather emergency situations, and to compensate such persons at the rate of $15 per hour.