SIMA: Standard Practice for Procuring and Planning Snow and Ice Management Services

Snow & Ice Management Association (SIMA)

The Standard Practice for Procuring and Planning Snow and Ice Management Services was developed to provide snow

and ice management service providers, property owners and their agents standardized methods of planning and

preparing for winter events. Current practices result in inconsistent terms, lack of clarity, and unmet expectations.

As the only non-profit snow industry trade association in the United States, the mission of the Snow & Ice Management

Association (SIMA) is empowering snow and ice management professionals for success. After creating several Best

Practices Guidelines, SIMA recognized the need for formal, verified standards that are easily understood and readily

adopted by all industry stakeholders. To accomplish this, SIMA was approved as an ANSI Accredited Standards

Developer in August 2018. The Standard Practice for Procuring and Planning Snow and Ice Management Services became an ANSI National

Standard in January 2020.

Additional information can be found on the complete 'SIMA. ANSI. Standard Practice-Procurement-Snow & Ice' document attached.