Specifications include, but are not limited to:The contractor’s work shall include: furnishing all materials, tools, supplies, chemicals that include fertilizers, herbicides, post- and pre-emergent, labor, equipment and vehicles necessary to provide landscape maintenance on public ROW areas in accordance with the provisions specified in this document; 2.1 GENERAL LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS 2.1.1 The contractor’s duties include, but are not limited to, tree, shrub, and plant maintenance, trash/litter collection and sidewalk cleaning; Included in the scope of work are repairs of drip and bubbler irrigation systems, and providing weed and pest control; 2.1.2 All work shall be performed during daytime hours between 6am and 4pm weekdays, unless otherwise approved by ROW Contract Manager. 2.1.3 Work shall be performed Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. The City observes the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. If the successful contractor wishes to work on any of the specified holidays, the Right-of-Way Contract Manager shall coordinate that with the contractor; and 2.1.4 No work will be performed on weekends without prior approval of the ROW Contract Manager. 2.2 CONTRACTOR COMPLIANCE 2.2.1 The contractor shall be considered in compliance with the contract if, after inspection, all of the following have been completed by the contractor: 2.2.1.1 Trees, shrubs and ground covers are pruned in an acceptable manner, i.e., no improper stubs, ripped or torn bark, etc.; 2.2.1.2 Proper pruning to ensure that no damage is made to trees and shrubs; 2.2.1.3 Litter and/or trash have been removed; 2.2.1.4 Weeds and grasses have been treated and removed; and 2.2.2 Non-compliance with the above requirements may lead to termination of the contract
