Find the snow removal service that's right for you

Get a snow removal service you can count on

• Does the snow removal service carry proper insurance?
• How long has the snow removal service been in business?
• Is the snow removal service able to give you comparable references?
• Get an estimate.
• Does the snow removal service use contracts?
• How do they price their services?
  

The four standard ways of pricing a snow removal service

Per hour / per truck: Commonly used by industry newcomers and national accounts. This method requires significant trust between you and your snow removal service provider for accurate billing.

Per push: This form of pricing requires the snow removal service to know their exact capabilities.

All responsible contractors using this form of billing will also have a clause in their contracts to allow for additional charges in the event of snow accumulation exceeding a certain amount.

Per season: Per season pricing is normally tied in with other services such as landscaping, parking lot sweeping, or complete grounds maintenance, and usually includes a contract of at least 3 years.

Per inch: This type of pricing is usually reserved for very large accounts in areas where snowfall totals vary from zero inches to more than 65 inches from year to year.

Universities, airports, and other large sites are examples where per inch contracts are often used.

Make sense of service bids

If you receive a suspiciously low bid in comparison to other snow removal service providers, use caution. They may not be properly insured, and will probably not survive if they are underbidding the entire market.

While professional, reputable snow removal services may not provide you with the lowest bid you'll find, you should also consider that they are:

• Maintaining and paying insurance, payroll taxes, overhead, and reinvesting into their business.
• Committed to service and quality.
• Keeping equipment in operational conditions
• Staying supplied with necessary products required to maintain accounts and grow their business.
• Normally members of a trade association, keeping them up-to-date in an ever-changing industry.