I'm bidding a parking lot that is used for employee parking, the two lots combine to about 10 acres of pavement. The lot is used 3 shifts, first shift being heaviest, about 80% filled. I have not yet driven by third shift to see how full the lot is going to be.
It's a 1" trigger with salting. I'm looking at this and thinkig that all I can do is plow the aisles during the day and salt the snot out of the lot. Nightime I'll be able to get into a few more open spaces and then salt again.
They want a seasonal price on plowing. I know my production standards for a normal parking lot of similar size. But this lot I won't be able to access the snow. I will be doing constant maintenance and clean up plows to keep the lot clean.
For a 10 acre lot I might figure normally 2 to 4 tons (400 lbs to 800 lbs per acre) which is a bit higher than needed, but safe. With this lot I won't actually be applying to the entire lot, but will probably want to salt the aisles very heavy to get the traffic to pull the salt into the parking areas. Leave the salt estimate as is, revise up or down based on the traffic for the parking lot?
As for equipment, I think daytime plows can be handled by a couple of trucks with v blades. I thought about a skid steer with blizzard blade, but not sure if I want to purchase a $35,000 set up for this relatively small lot. The lots are too tight for backhoe, etc with parked vehicles.
It's a 1" trigger with salting. I'm looking at this and thinkig that all I can do is plow the aisles during the day and salt the snot out of the lot. Nightime I'll be able to get into a few more open spaces and then salt again.
They want a seasonal price on plowing. I know my production standards for a normal parking lot of similar size. But this lot I won't be able to access the snow. I will be doing constant maintenance and clean up plows to keep the lot clean.
For a 10 acre lot I might figure normally 2 to 4 tons (400 lbs to 800 lbs per acre) which is a bit higher than needed, but safe. With this lot I won't actually be applying to the entire lot, but will probably want to salt the aisles very heavy to get the traffic to pull the salt into the parking areas. Leave the salt estimate as is, revise up or down based on the traffic for the parking lot?
As for equipment, I think daytime plows can be handled by a couple of trucks with v blades. I thought about a skid steer with blizzard blade, but not sure if I want to purchase a $35,000 set up for this relatively small lot. The lots are too tight for backhoe, etc with parked vehicles.