Public Works has contracted snow hauling services for several years to complement the department's internal snow hauling activities, enabling the City to be cleared faster after a large snow storm.  A snow hauling invitation for bids was advertised on September 20th and 27th in the Yellowstone County News and on the City's website.  The bids are for equipment and operators for a minimum of 5 trucks and a dispatcher.  Staff will determine equipment needed at any given time.  Staff opened bids on October 1st, 2019 and First Mark submitted the lowest responsible bid.  The contract can be renewed for an additional 2 one-year periods if both parties agree.

City Council may:

• Approve the contract with First Mark, the lowest bidder , or;
• Reject all bids, which will delay the snow hauling in the City of Billings this winter.

The contract is for a not-to-exceed amount of $150,000 and Street/Traffic has adequate funding in its budget.  The two bids are as follows with hourly rates:

	First Mark Construction	Knife River
Truck/dispatcher	$137.50/hr	$170.00/hr

Staff recommends that the City Council award the contract for Snow Hauling to First Mark Construction at the hourly rates shown above, not to exceed $150,000 in FY 2020 and including the 2 one-year extensions with mutual agreement.