When it comes to planning your budget, snow and ice removal should be on the list. Winter can be unpredictable. One winter may include multiple snowstorms back-to-back, whereas another winter may be dry with very little snow. At Monarch Landscape, we understand that commercial properties have a variety of needs. When planning your budget, here are a variety of fee structures we provide.
If you would rather pay up front than prepare for snow maintenance, then an hourly contract might be better for your property. An hourly removal contract does not require you to pay unless you call for snow removal. Before the snow season, you negotiate a contract with an hourly rate. When it snows, the snow removal crew comes to you and acts accordingly. You receive a bill for the accumulation of hours.
One of the major benefits of negotiating an hourly snow removal contract in advance is that you decide the hourly rate early on to not worry about fluctuating prices. Instead of an on-site crew, you receive anon-call team.
A lot of businesses worry about price fluctuation through out the season. If you're like this, you may want a lump sum price. You pay a fixed amount per month, no matter how little or how much snow you receive. Your bill remains the same and no matter when it snows, you have a guarantee that crews will remove the snow and ice as quickly as possible. Instead of calling for snow removal, you have a crew on-site to cover your snow removal needs.
If you would rather pay when it does snow, you can choose a pay-per-push snow removal contract. If it doesn't snow, you don't have to worry about payment. When you have a pay-per-push contract, our crews are on-call so that they can clear it away as soon as possible when it does snow. If you're worried that the winter may be dry, it can be beneficial to have this type of contract. You don't have to worry about paying a bill every month when you don't use the services.
You can decide the amount of snow that needs to fall for removal when you have a per-push contract. If you do not want us to arrive unless there is a couple of inches on the ground, it is your choice. If you do have heavy snowstorms all season long, you have to pay for each removal. Additionally, while snow removal professionals will try to be on-site as quickly as possible, they are on call rather than on-site so that it may take longer.
If none of the other contracts appeal to you or aspects of other contracts appeal to you, you can also go with a hybrid snow removal contract. When it comes to snow maintenance, you may not want to pay hourly for heavy snowstorms, especially if you don't think there will be many in one year.
Hybrid contracts allow you to set a limit of hours that you pay for upfront. Once you reach the limit, you would pay per push instead. This contract allows you to have a crew on-site and available to remove snow without paying when there won't be heavy snowfall.
