The Contractor shall purchase, plant and or maintain a variety of colorful perennial plants into the one-hundred and seventy-seven (177) City-owned planters located alongside or adjacent to the City Docks at Berths II, III & IV – to include planters known as the Promenade planters located between Berths III & IV. • PHASE 1: PREPARATION: a.) Weeding, cleaning, and preparation of all planters; to include the addition of soil, compost and fertilizer. b.) Purchase perennial plants that did not survive the winter and or missing plants to coincide with the existing Heuchera/Heuceralla, Prairie Fire Panicum as well as providing the Compost, Fertilizer and Additional Soil prior to the start of the annual cruise ship season. • PHASE 2: PLANTING: Each planter will be planted with the new perennial plants to ensure a colorful display throughout the cruise ship season. All water set up will be conducted by the Owner’s Staff (to include running city-owned hoses) in conjunction with the Contractor’s initial planting schedule and summer watering when required. The use of a city-owned forklift to move pallets of dirt/fertilizer may be provided when available. Schedules may vary due to competing priorities and/or weather. Both Owner and Contractor will coordinate as closely as possible to accommodate ever-changing schedules. • PHASE 3: Monthly Assessment: The contractor shall perform a monthly assessment of the planters on the first Wednesday of each month or as close to this date as possible starting from May through October each year. The purpose of the monthly assessment is to evaluate the performance and condition of the plants in each container/planter and to identify any problems, attend to weeding, bulb foliage removal, and plant replacements as necessary. The assessment will also include reporting any specific or additional watering needs for a particular planter or planters. • Watering/Pruning: (All watering throughout the summer and all required pruning will be performed by the Contractor.) The Owners staff will assist with providing water access or hoses as needed throughout the season. • PHASE 4: End of Season Winterizing: The Contractor shall prepare the plants for winter including any weeding, mulch, compost, or fertilizer and provide the overall condition of the Port Planters in writing to the P&H Director.
