ISD 728 Snow Removal Services RFP

The Elk River Area Schools ISD 728 is seeking proposals from qualified contractors to provide snow removal services for multiple district buildings during the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years, with the possibility of a 2-year extension. The contractor will be responsible for plowing, salting, and removing snow from all paved surfaces, including drives, lots, paths, hard surface playgrounds, fire exits, and sidewalks. The contract will require the contractor to provide equipment and personnel to perform the snow removal services, and to coordinate with the district's head grounds person to ensure that snow removal is completed in a timely and efficient manner. • The contractor must be able to plow and remove snow from all paved surfaces by 5:00 am on any snowfall with an anticipated accumulation of 1" or more. • The contractor must be able to salt all parking lots, drives, hard surface play areas, and sidewalks with treated salt at a rate of minimally 400 pounds per surface acre. • The contractor must be able to provide additional snow removals per contract year as a result of thawing, or excess accumulation of melt and/or slush in the lots. • The contractor must be able to repair any damage to turf, curbing, sidewalks, buildings, etc. caused by their snow removal operations.