Specifications include, but are not limited to: a. Rabun County High School All areas within the fenced perimeters of the baseball (including infield area), football (playing and practice) and softball (including infield area) field.; b. Irrigation System: Maintain the irrigation systems at all athletic fields. Contractor will not be responsible for irrigation system repair costs. Any repairs under $1500 do not need prior approval from RCSS. Any repairs over $1500 must have prior approval and a quote must be sent to the Facility/Maintenance Director before the service is to be performed. Contractor must present a detailed invoice showing labor and materials, date of repair and scope of work to the Facility/Maintenance Director for reimbursement by a check outside the monthly contract payment.; All equipment listed below is required to be used and provided by Contractor for field maintenance.: • Self-contained hydraulic driver reel type mower – to maintain mowing heights of less than (1”) one inch.; • Mid-size tractor with turf tires – to spread fertilizer, seeds and other granular products needed year round as well as to apply sand top dressings.; • Large area top dresser – used to apply large amount of sand top dressings per year.; • Large area turf sprayer – used to apply chemicals for pre and post emergent weed and pest control.; Maintenance Practices Required by Contractor: Applications of pre-emergents on a bi-annual schedule; early spring for summer weeds and early fall for winter weeds.; Continuous applications of post–emergent weed control when needed throughout the growing season.; Soil samples are taken on ALL fields, individually, on an as needed basis (at least once per year) to determine optimum fertilizer mixes for subsequent applications and for lime applications to each acceptable pH levels in soil. Soil sample results will be provided to RCSS for record keeping.; All fields are maintained at a growing height of 5/8” – ¾” through growing season. Beginning in early fall, mowing heights are increased at minimal increments until winter dormancy (late November) of grass, when maximum height of cut is reached – approximately 1 1/4”.; All edges, i.e., fence lines, track edges; building edges, etc. are maintained with chemical applications to produce “clean” edge around all areas.; Apply sand topdressing of all fields in early to late spring to reduce thatch problems and promote new growth. Subsequent topdressing needed for grade problems is applied in mid-summer.; Following or immediately prior to topdressing, provide aerification of all fields. Aerification is necessary to permit oxygen introduction below soil surface, but most importantly to reduce compaction. Special attention is required on “Center of field” areas – football, soccer and practice fields due to heavy play in those areas. “Patch” maintenance on these “Center of field” areas need to be fixed before spring practice each year. These services will be billed outside of normal contract and require prior approval from Facility/Maintenance Director. Contractor will have a licensed permit to maintain and use all chemicals used on all fields. All fields will be overseeded annually.
