Contractor shall provide labor, equipment, and materials to complete the following grounds maintenance services at 3510 Spenard Road, 1501 W 36th Avenue, 3502 Spenard Road, and 3400 Spenard Road (see Attachment D – Exhibit Campus Map). 1. Spring Cleanup – These services shall commence as soon as weather permits, approximately May 1, (ground thawed and dry), and be completed by May 31. It is important that operations are significantly geared up to successfully complete pursuant to the suggested date of May 31, additional staff and equipment may be required on a temporary basis to accomplish this. a) Thatch/rake lawns and remove all dead grass, leaves, trash and foreign materials b) Aerate lawns as required to promote a healthy lawn condition c) Clean flower beds, floral containers, and landscaped areas of weeds and trash, fertilize and repair flowerbeds for planting flowers in June; including removal of all remaining ice melt, gravel and left over winter materials d) Power edge all concrete walks, curbs and drives to provide a neat appearance e) First cutting of all lawn areas should be 2”-2 ½ “in height with clipping removed f) Prune dead limbs from all shrubs and trees and paint cuts with tree paint g) Apply 16-16-16 fertilizer to lawn at the rate of 12 pounds per 1,000 square feet for mowed turf, and five pounds per 1,000 square for un-mowed turf; and water immediately to prevent damage to turf and plants h) Apply 1/8 cup of 16-16-16 fertilizer per one foot of height to all shrubs; and ½ cup of 16- 16-16 per one inch of caliper to all trees i) All flowerbeds are to receive 8-32-16 fertilizer at the rate of 10 pounds per 1,000 square feet of area j) Apply 50 pounds of lime per 1,000 square feet of turf to all medium to high quality mowed turf areas k) All shrub planting beds and medium to high quality turf should be treated with preemergence weed killer – annual beds and floral containers should not be treated. 2. Weekly Services – The following items are required to maintain the existing landscape in an attractive and healthy manner. It is important that a schedule be established and strictly adhere to throughout the growing season from May 15th to October 15th. Once this schedule is abandoned and work schedules fall behind, it is most difficult to catch up. This section should be fairly stable, and a set number of employees should be kept for the entire season. a) Mow and trim lawns as required to keep the height of the turf 2”-2 ½ “ in height throughout the season, immediately remove all turf clippings b) Clip turf and removed clippings adjacent to trees, shrubs, fences and other obstacles as required to maintain a height of 2”-2 ½ “ inches c) Once each mowing, edge lawn areas where they meet curbs or sidewalks to maintain a neat and even line d) Weed between sidewalks and parking lot curbs, around Building foundations, parking lot perimeters, along all fence lines, in landscaping beds, and along all structures on the Property. Weed in the right-of-way between sidewalks and streets e) Sweep, or using a mechanical blower, clean all walks, curbs, driveways, and parking areas to remove clippings f) Remove all trash from landscaped areas g) Trim shrubbery and hedges as required to maintain an even sharp and sight lines h) Apply sufficient water to lawn areas, shrubs and flower beds to maintain a healthy and green condition and to ensure effective moisture content. Contractor will apply water only as fast as the soil will absorb it and will not apply excess water that will cause undesirable erosion or run-off i) Re-seed any damaged lawn areas greater than 10 square feet to insure germination and growth. Contractor may be required to use turf in lieu of reseeding. Areas larger than 10 square feet will be re-seeded pursuant to a separate work order on a time and material basis; newly seeded areas will be hand-weeded and kept weed free until new turf is established.
