What is a Summit Cryo recurring service agreement?

A written schedule of dry ice blasting visits across an agreed set of assets, at an agreed cadence, with the scope, access windows, and documentation fixed up front. You get planned dates and a known cost per visit instead of raising a one-off purchase order every time buildup becomes a problem.

How far ahead should we start planning 2027 work?

If your spend goes through a budget cycle or a formal bid, start the conversation while the 2027 numbers are still being shaped — typically the quarter before your fiscal year opens. We can provide a scoped figure you can carry into the budget, then convert it to a contract once funding is approved.

Can you work around our production schedule?

That is the normal case. Most recurring programs run on nights, weekends, or planned shutdown windows. Because dry ice blasting uses no process water and adds no spent blast media — dislodged contaminant still has to be contained and collected — a lot of equipment can be cleaned in place, which is what makes a repeating window realistic in the first place.

Do you take subcontract work from other contractors?

Yes. Restoration GCs, facility services firms, industrial maintenance contractors, and equipment dealers bring us in as the dry ice specialist on their scope. We work under your contract with your client, to your documentation standards. Terms are agreed per partner in writing — we do not publish blanket wholesale rates.

What happens after we submit a program request?

We review your asset list, access windows, and documentation requirements, then propose a recurring scope in writing. Nothing is booked until you have that scope and the pricing in front of you.

Programs & Contracts

Stop buying cleaning one crisis at a time.

A recurring dry ice blasting agreement puts your equipment on a schedule: fixed windows, a fixed asset list, documentation every visit, and a number you can put in a budget. Book the work that has to happen in 2026 — and shape the 2027 line item now.

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Why a program

The cost of unplanned cleaning is rarely the invoice.

It is the production hour you gave up, the audit finding you had to answer, or the emergency mobilization you paid for because buildup was left until it stopped the line. A schedule removes the surprise from all three.

Planned windows

Visits scheduled against your shutdown, weekend, or night windows so cleaning stops competing with production for calendar space.

Consistent scope

The same asset list to the same agreed standard every visit, so buildup is addressed on a planned schedule rather than only when it becomes a problem.

Documentation built in

Before/after photo records per asset, delivered on a schedule you can hand to an auditor, adjuster, or your own leadership.

Budget-ready numbers

A written annual figure you can carry into a 2027 budget line or a formal bid, before anything is committed.

How it gets set up

Four steps, nothing signed early.

01
Asset walk
We walk the equipment, agree what is in scope, and identify what genuinely needs dry ice versus what does not.
02
Written program scope
Cadence, windows, assets, documentation, inclusions and exclusions — on paper before any commitment.
03
Trial visit
Most programs start with a single scheduled visit so you can judge the result and the disruption before signing a year.
04
Agreement and calendar
Dates locked for the term, with a named point of contact and an agreed escalation route for urgent work between visits.

Program paths

Three ways a program usually gets built.

The intake form below is the same for all three — pick the one that matches how your work is planned so we scope against the right calendar.

Fleet & heavy equipment

Route-based visits for trucks, trailers, loaders, dozers, ag equipment, and shop assets — cleaning cycled through the fleet rather than done all at once.

Undercarriages, frames, engine bays, radiators and coolers, hydraulic valve banks
Cadence set around your PM intervals or seasonal changeover, not a fixed calendar we impose
Per-unit photo record so a dealer, lessor, or insurer has a condition trail
Units are cleaned de-energised and immobilised under your own lockout/tagout and shop rules

Substrate suitability — paint, decals, wiring looms, seals and sensors — is confirmed with a test patch on a representative unit before a route is scheduled. Dry ice removes grease, carbon, and soil; it is not a coating-removal or corrosion-repair step.

Scope a fleet route

Industrial shutdown & turnaround

Crew booked into a planned outage, turnaround, or annual shutdown window as one line in the outage plan, scoped alongside your other contractors.

Scope agreed against the outage schedule, with the assets and hours we need stated up front
Sequencing with mechanical, electrical, and insulation trades so we are not competing for the same space
Confined and low-airflow areas require ventilation and CO₂ monitoring — CO₂ displaces oxygen
Electrical equipment is cleaned de-energised, under your site's lockout/tagout and permit system

Outage dates are held subject to crew availability and travel, and are confirmed in writing when the scope is agreed. Hazardous materials — lead, asbestos, silica, PCBs, biohazard — are outside our scope without a licensed abatement contractor engaged.

Book into an outage

Facility & production recurring

Standing visits against sanitation shifts, changeovers, or maintenance days at food, beverage, and manufacturing sites.

Fixed asset list per visit — ovens, conveyors, frames, coils, overhead structure, packaging equipment
Mechanical soil removal only; it does not sanitise or disinfect and does not replace your sanitizer step
Photo and time record per asset for your own records
Containment and collection of dislodged contaminant agreed in the scope before the first visit

Whether this step fits inside your SSOP or HACCP plan is your QA team's determination. We make no claim that the work meets or satisfies any regulator or audit scheme.

Scope a facility program

Program 03 — Winter 2026–27

Build a recurring cleaning plan you can schedule around

Restoration GCs, equipment dealers and facility maintenance teams who would rather have a known asset schedule than a call-out every time buildup becomes a problem.

Start with a paid, scoped initial visit — quoted in writing first, so you can judge the result and the disruption before any repeat schedule exists
If it works, we agree a repeat asset schedule: the same list, an agreed cadence, and the windows you can actually release equipment in
Trade partners work under your contract with your client, to your documentation standards; partner terms are agreed in writing case by case
Photo and time record per asset each visit for your own records

No blanket wholesale rates, no guaranteed dates and no committed capacity are published here. Every visit is a written scope, and the schedule is confirmed in the agreement, not on this page.

Flathead Valley: 2 hrs $800 + $250 mobilization · 4 hrs $1,400 · 8 hrs $2,400 · Outside the valley: $350/hr plus travel, 1-day minimum.

Build a recurring cleaning plan Program 01 — Winter 2026–27 Program 02 — Winter 2026–27 See our work

Kalispell-area winter dates are scheduled as crew availability allows; ask about shutdown windows. Whether a site is in the Flathead Valley is confirmed from your actual site address on the written estimate.

Work outside the valley is still welcome. Regional jobs are quoted once the scope, grouped-route economics and dry ice supply for that trip are confirmed, so the answer may be a date range rather than a date.

Agricultural offseason

The months between harvest and spring fieldwork

Combines, tractors, sprayers, grain handling equipment and shop assets sit still between harvest and spring fieldwork — the one stretch of the year when a machine can be released for a day without costing field hours. Crop dust, chaff, grease and soil on compatible surfaces can be cleaned so wear, leaks and cracks are visible before the spring rebuild list is written.

Engine compartments, frames, driveline and equipment exteriors where buildup hides leaks and cracks during inspection
Send photos and a machine count; a site review and, where appropriate, a test patch on a representative unit confirms paint, decals, wiring, seals and sensors tolerate the method
Machines are cleaned de-energised and immobilised under your own lockout/tagout and shop rules
Grouped visits across several machines in one yard are easier to route than single call-outs

This is mechanical removal of grease, carbon, crop residue and soil from compatible surfaces. It is not a coating-removal, paint-stripping, corrosion-repair or sanitising step, no machine is guaranteed to be returned to service by a given date, and nothing is committed before the written scope and quote.

Scope an offseason equipment day

Spring 2027 reset

Plan the spring reset while the winter list is still in front of you

Work that cannot be released this winter usually lands in the spring window: equipment coming off salted roads, facility assets before the summer push, and machines going back into service after the offseason. Scoping it now means the asset list, access windows and the written figure exist before the calendar fills.

Carry a written figure into a 2027 budget line or bid before the work is committed
Asset list, access windows and documentation agreed in writing first; scheduling is confirmed in the agreement, not on this page
Spring dates are subject to crew availability, travel and dry ice supply for the trip — no dates, capacity or deposits are held here

Plan the spring 2027 reset

Before you call

What a recurring program does and does not cover

The answers people ask for before they put a schedule in front of their own management.

Which assets does a program usually cover?: Compatible surfaces on equipment you can release on a known window: chassis, frame rails, crossmembers, axle housings and driveline; engine bays, radiators, coolers and hydraulic valve banks; production equipment exteriors, frames, conveyor structure, ovens, hood interiors and plenums; overhead structure where access allows.
Which contaminants are in scope?: Grease and oil, carbon, road salt residue, soil and crop residue, release agent, food residue, soot and light adhesive on compatible substrates. Substrate compatibility is confirmed with a test patch on a representative asset before a repeating schedule is agreed.
How does the schedule get set?: An asset walk, then a written program scope covering cadence, windows, assets, documentation, inclusions and exclusions. Most programs start with a single paid, scoped visit so you can judge the result and the disruption before a term exists.
What do we need to provide?: The asset list and photos, the access windows you can genuinely release, your lockout/tagout and permit requirements, and whether any area is enclosed or low-airflow so ventilation and CO₂ monitoring are planned into the scope.

Not included in this scope

Coating removal, paint stripping and corrosion repair — dry ice removes grease, carbon and soil, not the finish underneath
Sanitation, disinfection, sterilisation or allergen-removal validation; any required sanitation and verification stays in your own program, run after our work
Hazardous materials — lead, asbestos, silica, PCBs, biohazard — without a licensed abatement contractor engaged
Isolation and energisation decisions: equipment is cleaned de-energised under your site's lockout/tagout and permit system
Guaranteed dates, held capacity, deposits, blanket wholesale rates or any outcome promised before the written scope

How the estimate is produced

We do not sell instant online pricing. Every job is confirmed in a written estimate after we review the scope.

Flathead Valley: 2 hrs $800 + $250 mobilization · 4 hrs $1,400 · 8 hrs $2,400 · Outside the valley: $350/hr plus travel, 1-day minimum.

Every written estimate confirms travel and mobilization, dry ice, access, ventilation and CO₂ controls, isolation, containment, teardown, site controls, exclusions, and the total.

Discuss a recurring scope (406) 309-CRYO

Next: Season reset cleaning — the shoulder-season and shutdown windows a first visit usually fits into.

2026 post-season reset

Use the shoulder season to clean what you can't reach in July

Grease, carbon, smoke-residue sources and production buildup accumulate all summer. Once traffic drops, there is finally a window to work on hoods, kitchen equipment, production lines, fleet assets and back-of-house areas — mechanically, on compatible surfaces, and scoped after a site review.

See the season reset program Request a 2026 post-season site review

Dry ice blasting is a mechanical cleaning or pre-cleaning method for compatible surfaces. It is not a sanitizing step; food-contact sanitization stays under your facility's approved SOP.

Tell us what a program would need to cover

Five minutes of detail here is what lets us come back with a real scope instead of a range. Nothing is committed by sending this.

Questions

Programs, budgets, and partner work

What is a Summit Cryo recurring service agreement?: A written schedule of dry ice blasting visits across an agreed set of assets, at an agreed cadence, with the scope, access windows, and documentation fixed up front. You get planned dates and a known cost per visit instead of raising a one-off purchase order every time buildup becomes a problem.
How far ahead should we start planning 2027 work?: If your spend goes through a budget cycle or a formal bid, start the conversation while the 2027 numbers are still being shaped — typically the quarter before your fiscal year opens. We can provide a scoped figure you can carry into the budget, then convert it to a contract once funding is approved.
Can you work around our production schedule?: That is the normal case. Most recurring programs run on nights, weekends, or planned shutdown windows. Because dry ice blasting uses no process water and adds no spent blast media — dislodged contaminant still has to be contained and collected — a lot of equipment can be cleaned in place, which is what makes a repeating window realistic in the first place.
Do you take subcontract work from other contractors?: Yes. Restoration GCs, facility services firms, industrial maintenance contractors, and equipment dealers bring us in as the dry ice specialist on their scope. We work under your contract with your client, to your documentation standards. Terms are agreed per partner in writing — we do not publish blanket wholesale rates.
What happens after we submit a program request?: We review your asset list, access windows, and documentation requirements, then propose a recurring scope in writing. Nothing is booked until you have that scope and the pricing in front of you.