HomeMy WebLinkAboutCover Letter Model Contract for snow and ice managementNovember 15, 2018
Re: Model Contract for Snow and Ice Management Services
Dear Property Managers and Snow & Ice Services Professionals,
The City of Edina convened a diverse advisory committee of service providers, property managers, and other
interested representatives to develop a model contract for snow and ice management services. The main
focus of this work is to offer a model contract that embraces best practices to minimize environmental impacts
from sand, chlorides and other chemicals, while also maintaining safety and addressing liability risk allocation.
The City of Edina retained Fortin Consulting and the Smith Partners PLLP law firm to form and facilitate this
advisory committee and provide legal counsel to create the model contract and related materials.
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first snow and ice services contract to include these best practices
concepts as an element of professional snow and ice management. The model contract is accompanied by a
memorandum that explains the reasoning of the advisory committee and reviews key provisions. We
recognize that property owners and contractors will adapt and modify this model contract as appropriate to
their business with guidance from their respective attorneys. We hope that this work will assist you in our
larger collective mission of safely managing snow and ice conditions with less impact to our environment and
natural resources.
Sincerely,
Jessica V. Wilson
Water Resources Coordinator
Engineering Department
City of Edina, Minnesota
Snow and Ice Advisory Committee Members
Brooke Asleson MN Pollution Control Agency Larry Johnson Common Bond Communities
Mike Bollinger Urban Landworks Patrick McGuiness MN Nursery and Landscape
Association
Dustin Burns State of Minnesota Steve Mura Barrett Lawn Care
Zach Eliason Frauenschuh Commercial
Real Estate
Sue Nissen Stop Over Salting
Ryan Foudray Prescription Landscape Joby Nolan Precision Landscaping
Eric Hansen Colonial Church Greg Shaughnessy Maple Crest Landscape
Erik Hays Wooddale Church Erica Sniegowski Nine Mile Creek Watershed
District
Randy Holst Stop Over Salting Martin Tirado Snow and Ice Management
Association
William Hultberg Metropolitan Council Jessica Wilson City of Edina
Advisors: Fortin Consulting; Smith Partners PLLP