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Choosing a Commercial Snow & Ice Contractor
A property manager’s guide to the questions worth asking, the red flags worth spotting, and the contract checklist to use before you sign.
The lowest bid is rarely the lowest cost
When a slip-and-fall claim arrives, the price you paid matters far less than who you hired and what records they kept.
This guide walks you through the questions worth asking before you sign. Read it with your current or prospective contractor in mind, and ask yourself honestly: is safety and liability your priority, or only the price?
What’s inside
- What you’re really paying for: the six common contract types and who carries the weather risk in each
- Defining the scope: trigger depths, service levels, priority areas, snow storage and when to sign
- Equipment and backup capacity: matching machines to your lot, blades, salt trucks and salt storage
- Insurance, WSIB and subcontractors: what to ask for in writing before you sign
- Proof of service: Ontario’s 60-day notice window and the records that defend you in a claim
- Salt and your property: the cost of over-salting and under-salting
- Your side of the partnership: what you control, and what to do if someone falls
- Red flags in a bid and a full contract checklist to use with every contractor
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Let’s walk your property
Lamer Landscaping & Snowplowing Ltd. has served commercial properties in Belleville, Trenton and Prince Edward County since 1999. We’d be glad to walk your property, go through the checklist with you, and discuss a plan that fits your site.
Request a snow proposal or call Belleville 613-967-9522 · Trenton 613-392-9978 · 24-hour line 613-967-5209.
This guide is general information only. It is not legal advice and does not form part of any service agreement.