HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-04-19 City Commission Packet Materials - C5. PSA with Camelot Construction for Sidewalk Snow RemovalCommission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Jim Veltkamp, Deputy Chief of Police
SUBJECT: Professional Services Agreement with Camelot Construction for Sidewalk Snow
Removal
MEETING DATE: February 4, 2019
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize City Manager to sign Professional Services Agreement with
Camelot Construction to provide sidewalk snow removal services.
BACKGROUND: Bozeman Municipal Code states that every owner of land within the city fronting or
abutting a paved sidewalk shall remove and clear away, or cause to be removed and cleared away, any snow
and ice from that portion of the sidewalk. All snow and ice must be removed from sidewalks in all business
districts within the city by 9:00 a.m. of the next business day, by 12:00 noon of the next non-business day,
or within four business hours after any snow or ice deposit, whichever period is shorter. All snow and ice
must be removed from all other sidewalks within the City within the first 24 hours after any snow or ice
deposit.
If the property owner does not complete the chore, the Bozeman Municipal Code allows the City to hire a
contractor to complete the task, then charge the property owner to recoup the costs paid to the contactor.
This agreement covers the scope of services, a standardized rate, and the expectations of the contractor who
provides this service.
Finding an interested and reliable contractor to fill this role is a consistent challenge. This is due to the
varying amount of work they can expect and the variety of snow and ice they must remove. In some
locations, the snow has never been removed. In other locations, snow has melted and then refrozen as solid
ice. In others, the snow been repeatedly packed down and is, therefore, much more difficult to remove.
This contractor has been utilized in the past by the City to perform this difficult duty. This contractor has
been very reliable and has performed this function very well.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES: None
ALTERNATIVES: As the commission directs.
FISCAL EFFECTS: Minimal. All costs paid pursuant to this agreement are invoiced back to the
appropriate property owner by City Finance.
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Attachments:
Attachment A, Snow Removal Scope of Services
Attachment B, Professional Services Agreement
Report compiled on January 24, 2019
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