Poland – Snow-clearing services – Zimowe utrzymanie dróg powiatowych na terenie powiatu nowotomyskiego w sezonie 2026/2027

The subject of the contract is the provision of services related to comprehensive winter maintenance of county roads in the Nowy Tomyśl County area for the 2026/2027 season. The contract has been divided into six parts. 1) Part 1: Winter maintenance of county roads in the area of Lwówek. 2) Part 2: Winter maintenance of county roads in the area of Miedzichowo. 3) Part 3: Winter maintenance of county roads in the area of Zbąszyń. 4) Part 4: Winter maintenance of county roads in the area of Nowy Tomyśl. 5) Part 5: Winter maintenance of county roads in the area of Kuślin. 6) Part 6: Winter maintenance of county roads in the area of Opalenica. The list of roads is Annex no. A.1, A.2, A.3, A.4, A.5, A.6 to SWZ, Annex B – winter road maintenance plan, Annex C presents a map of the county road network. Service provision (applies to each part): 1) The contractor is obligated to carry out winter operations based on the provisions of this contract, in accordance with the rules and standards specified in the Ordinance No. 46 of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of 25 October 1994 on the rules for snow removal and de-icing of public roads, it is specified that the time from the occurrence of a weather phenomenon to effective scraping, gritting or snow removal may not exceed the norms given for the individual road standards. 2) The contractor will provide the service within a time not exceeding 2 hours from the moment the Contracting Authority reports the need to start work. Before starting the service, the Contractor will agree with the Contracting Authority on the routes for the passage of vehicles. 3) The service provider is obligated to comply with the deadlines for preparatory works for the winter season, to prepare a list of equipment with the registration numbers of the vehicles and the names of the drivers operating the equipment (operators) with at least 2 contact numbers for them. 4) The service provider is obligated to familiarise themselves with the roads on which they will provide services and to submit an appropriate statement in this regard. 5) The service provider is obligated to obtain permission to start and finish work from the Contracting Authority or a person authorised by them. 6) The service provider is fully responsible for damages to third parties in the event of failure to perform the service in accordance with the described standard of winter road maintenance. The contractor is responsible for the safety of traffic on the road sections where winter maintenance is carried out from the moment it starts until its final completion. 7) Actions not reported and not ordered by the Contracting Authority will not be settled. 8) The Contracting Authority reserves the right to limit the quantity and scope of services, especially depending on the available financial resources. The materials used to perform the subject of the contract should be in accordance with the Ordinance of the Minister of the Environment of 27 October 2005. The contractor is obligated to have a certificate of approval for use in construction issued by the Institute of Road and Bridge Engineering for all materials used for winter road maintenance, and additionally for chemical agents, the State Sanitary Inspection in Warsaw. Materials used to combat winter slipperiness are: - a mixture of sand and salt with a salt content of 25%. The gritters must ensure smooth regulation of the amount of spread salt-sand mixture to remove winter slipperiness. The salt-sand mixture should be spread evenly and independently of the driving speed. The spreading plate or plates must have the ability to adjust the height. Equipment for combating winter slipperiness and for snow removal must be equipped with flashing warning lights. Direct contact with drivers is required - mobile telephony. Monitoring: In order to control the proper implementation of the subject of the contract, the contractor is obligated to agree to the installation of a vehicle location system in the form of GPS transmitters and monitoring on the equipment servicing the winter road maintenance – snowploughs/sanders/carriers. The transmitters and their installation will be provided and paid for by the Contracting Authority. The contractor is obligated to indicate the equipment that will be used to perform the task in the minimum amount, in accordance with the SWZ. A detailed description of the subject of the contract is contained in the SWZ with annexes.