City of Syracuse · Solicitation 27-131

Bid Emergency Snow Plow Services Rebid

Syracuse, NY City Posted Oct 4, 2026 Last verified Oct 21, 6:20 AM
Snow Removal

What this bid is

The City of Syracuse Department of Public Works wants outside contractors to add snow plow capacity to its own city snow removal operations in Syracuse, New York. Contractors would supply a detailed list of trucks, such as 4x4s, 10 wheelers or 6 wheelers, each fitted with hydraulic nose and wing plows. Every truck must carry a GPS unit supplied by the City that tracks location and speed. The notice describes a typical crew of four large plows plus a supervisor with a plow-equipped pickup who cleans up behind the crew, such as pies, fillets, crossovers and dead ends. November through April is described as a 24/7 operation, and the successful contractor would have to mobilize equipment and crews within 2 hours of a call from the Commissioner or designee. The Commissioner decides how to assign work based on conditions and the status of the City fleet, and the City decides who is selected.

Who should bid

Snow Removal contractors - the work is Syracuse, NY.

Deadline

21 October 2026, 2:30 PM EDT (last confirmed 21 Oct)

How to submit

On the agency's own system, not on BusyBids. Open the official notice

As the agency published it

City of Syracuse - Department of Public Works has issued bid, solicitation 27-131.

It is the intention of the City of Syracuse Department of Public Works to augment, add to and or complement existing City of Syracuse Snow removal operations with the addition of "outside" contractors. Contractors proposing their services under this contract would be expected to provide the Commissioner with a detailed list of Trucks, i.e. 4x4's, 10 wheelers and or 6 wheelers all equipped with hydraulic nose and wing plows. Each truck must be equipped with a City of Syracuse supplied GPS system, capable of monitoring location and speed. This is the standard by which the “existing City DPW Fleet operates”. Assignments throughout the City of Syracuse would be based on the type of equipment provided on the aforesaid "detailed list". The Commissioner would exercise a wide range of options for the "contractor" based on existing conditions, forecast and status of existing City fleet i.e. out of service and /or repairs. A typical contractor "crew" would consist of 4 large plows, as described above and a supervisor, also equipped with a capable pick up with a plow and capable of doing clean up behind his /her crew, i.e. pies, fillets, crossovers and dead ends. During the months of November through April this is a 24/7 operation and as such the successful contractor would be expected to mobilize the requested equipment and crews within 2 hours of a call from the Commissioner or the assigned designee.

Responses are due October 21, 2026 at 2:30 PM EDT.

Questions must be submitted by October 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT.

Contact: Laura Padgett, Assistant Director of Purchase (lpadgett@syr.gov, (315) 448-8286).

1 document is attached to the notice: Emergency Snow Plow Svcs Maps.

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/syrgov/projects/312082. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.

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What the notice says

Questions due
13 Oct 2026

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  • Questions close on 13 October, before the bid deadline.

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Important dates

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EventDate and time
Questions due 13 October 2026, 5:00 PM EDT check
Bid deadlinelast confirmed 21 Oct 21 October 2026, 2:30 PM EDT check closed

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Where this came from

Collected from OpenGov Procurement - New York, first seen 5 October 2026, last confirmed 21 October 2026.

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