Specifications include, but are not limited to: The following should be included in the scope of services: 1. Facilities, boulevards and right-of-ways shall be mowed at regular intervals. All vegetation (grass and weeds, etc.) will be mowed when it is between a minimum of four(4”) inches and a maximum of six (6”) inches tall. 2. All vegetation will be cut to a height of less than four (4”) inches and shall be neat in appearance. 3. Vegetation shall not exceed six (6”) inches in height at any time. 4. Trimming is required around utility poles, fence lines (at least two feet on both sides), trees, sidewalks, signs, shrubs, ground cover growth, flower beds, hydrants and all other obstructions that cannot be cut with mowers must be trimmed with hand-held equipment. 5. Trimming must be completed during every mowing cycle to ensure a neat appearance of the lawn. 6. Strips of vegetation left between cuts and areas mashed down by equipment tires and left unmowed will not be acceptable and will require re-mowing at no additional charge. When mowing along one side of a sidewalk, the Contractor must mow a 12”-wide strip on the opposite side of the sidewalk. 7. Grass clippings must be blown into the yard; GRASS CLIPPINGS ARE NOT TO BE BLOWN INTO THE STREET OR ONTO THE SIDEWALK. [City Code 1957, § 36-23 Sec. 26-25] 8. Sweeping of sidewalk, streets and other areas affected by the cutting is required. 9. All debris, sticks and litter (garbage) must be removed from the property before mowing. Litter pickup and removal prior to mowing is included in the unit price of mowing of each boulevard and/or right-of-way at no additional charge. If litter is mowed over, the Contractor shall be responsible for cleaning up the mowed litter. 10. All tree limbs that are three (3”) inches in diameter or smaller will be removed before mowing and disposed of properly. 11. If tree limbs are larger than three (3”) inches in diameter, the Contractor will notify the Contract Supervisor to have the limbs removed.