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    Dry Ice Blasting for Municipal Facilities

    Vehicle fleets, wastewater equipment, public works shops.

    Overview

    City and county shops across the Mountain West and Plains face shrinking budgets, tighter stormwater rules, and aging fleets. Summit Cryo provides per-unit-priced, public-records-friendly cleaning into police, fire, EMS, public works, and wastewater facilities — with cooperative-purchasing-eligible pricing and zero stormwater discharge.

    The Problem

    Why traditional methods fall short

    Municipal shops juggle aging fleets, tight budgets, and public-records documentation requirements. Pressure washing is expensive in a reclaim bay, and outdoor washdown is increasingly restricted by stormwater (NPDES MS4) regulations. Cooperative purchasing rules require auditable per-unit pricing — not the loose hourly bills most cleaning vendors issue.

    Our Approach

    How Summit Cryo solves it

    Scheduled service into city and county yards. We clean fleets, public-works equipment, wastewater pumps, and shop equipment without added process water — eliminating the stormwater concern. Pricing fits public-procurement formats, and we're set up for cooperative purchasing contracts (Sourcewell, OMNIA, BuyBoard) that simplify your acquisition.

    Process

    How a municipal facilities engagement runs

    1. 01
      RFP/quote in your format

      We respond to RFP, RFQ, or piggyback off a cooperative contract. Per-unit and per-event pricing supplied.

    2. 02
      Yard route schedule

      Recurring monthly or quarterly into your city/county yard. We work around shift changes and emergency callouts.

    3. 03
      Per-asset documentation

      VIN/asset-tag tied photo records — public-records ready and council-presentation friendly.

    4. 04
      Stormwater-clean worksite

      No process water means no MS4 reporting concern. We sweep dry residue at end of day.

    5. 05
      Department-specific reporting

      Separate billing and reporting lines for PD, FD, public works, and wastewater so each department's budget is clean.

    Typical Scopes

    What we clean in municipal facilities

    • Police, fire, and EMS fleet vehicles
    • Sanders, plows, dump trucks, street sweepers
    • Wastewater treatment equipment (pumps, screens)
    • Public works shop equipment
    • Park and rec maintenance equipment
    • Cooperative purchasing contract eligible
    Asset Detail

    Contaminants, surfaces, and why it matters

    Police interceptor & K-9 vehicles
    Road grime, biohazard exterior contact, push-bar damage
    Officer presentation, biohazard exterior, and accident-investigation documentation.
    Fire apparatus pump panels & exterior
    Soot, road salt, foam residue
    Cleaned to support ISO and apparatus PM review; emblems and lettering are test-patched first.
    Plow, sander, sweeper trucks
    Salt, brine, ash, asphalt
    Frame and hydraulic preservation through harsh winter cycles.
    Wastewater pumps & headworks screens
    Biofilm, FOG cake, struvite
    Restored hydraulic capacity without confined-entry chemical exposure.
    Public works shop equipment
    Grease, hydraulic oil, road film
    Better in-house mechanic productivity and shop-safety housekeeping score.
    Outcomes

    What our customers measure

    01
    Stormwater compliance — no runoff
    02
    Public-records-friendly per-unit documentation
    03
    Lower per-unit cost than reclaim wash bays
    Economics

    The numbers behind the program

    Per-unit cost
    Quoted against your fleet and cadence
    Recurring per-unit pricing is typically compared against your reclaim wash-bay's fully loaded cost — we'll provide the comparison in writing.
    Stormwater discharge
    None from this cleaning step
    No process water is added, so this step doesn't create a stormwater discharge from the cleaning itself.
    Cooperative-contract acquisition
    Piggyback where permitted
    May shorten the procurement cycle if your jurisdiction allows piggyback purchasing.
    Compliance & Standards

    How we fit your audit and safety program

    • Zero process-water discharge — supports your NPDES MS4 stormwater permit
    • Sourcewell, OMNIA Partners, and BuyBoard cooperative-purchasing eligible
    • Public-records-act (FOIA / state equivalent) documentation format
    • Crews trained in OSHA 1910.146 confined space and HAZWOPER awareness for wastewater scopes
    • GL, auto, and umbrella coverage with municipal additional-insured language available on request
    Case Snapshot

    How a municipal route program is typically structured

    Location
    Applies to city and county fleets covering PD, public works, and wastewater equipment
    Scope
    Quarterly route across PD and public-works vehicles, plus periodic wastewater-equipment exterior cleaning
    Result
    Budget and capacity outcomes depend on the jurisdiction's own facilities, fleet size, and program — quoted per unit against your actual roster.
    FAQ

    Municipal Facilities dry ice cleaning FAQs

    Municipal Facilities — buyer voices

    What customers in this vertical tell us

    Site walk and written scope

    We walk the assets with you before quoting, then send a written scope so there is no ambiguity about what is and isn't included.

    Test patch before full scope

    We run a test patch on the actual substrate before committing to the full job, so you can see the result before we proceed.

    Your maintenance window

    We work inside your maintenance window, subject to site access and ventilation requirements — not the other way around.

    Photo and time log on completion

    Every job closes with a photo record and a time log, so you have documentation on file for your own records.

    Ready to scope a cleaning window?

    Request a Site Walk