Snow Removal 2025-2026

The City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, seeks to engage independent contractors on an on-call, as-needed basis for snow and ice control services to supplement City crews during inclement weather from December 1, 2025, through April 30, 2026. The contractors will provide snow plowing and deicing services for residential streets, and possibly other street types, using their own equipment. The City will provide training and instruction, and contractors will be called as-needed with a guaranteed minimum payment as part of the contract. • The contract period is from December 1, 2025, to April 30, 2026. • Contractors must provide their own equipment and staffing capabilities. • The City reserves the right to reject the use of a contractor or any of its staff due to uncourteous or inappropriate behavior or for incompetence or insubordination. • Contractors will be paid hourly rates, which are inclusive of all costs, including usage of equipment, labor, fuel, maintenance, mileage, internal dry runs, orientation, training, etc. • The City will compensate the contractor for any City-specific training required. • In-service time will be tracked from the time the contractor reports to the designated location to begin a shift until they complete the work and report back to the designated location.