Specifications include, but are not limited to: a.Trees, shrubbery, and landscaping.All work shall be performed in such a manner so as to protect shrubs, trees and landscaping not scheduled for removal. Roots shall be removed to provide 2” clearance below bottom of sidewalk and drives unless otherwise directed by the Engineer. Tree roots shall be cut and removed by one of the following methods; axe, saw, or grinding machine.Roots removed shall be stacked by the tree. The Contractor shall provide addresses of root removal for inspection of the tree(s) before the sidewalk is replaced. The City Inspector will notify Forestry for determination of the health and safety of the tree. b.Earthwork. Earthwork required to facilitate construction of wheelchair ramps and sidewalk shall be considered subsidiary to the various pay items of work. The Contractor will be required to furnish suitable borrow material as required for new construction and backfill for such construction. Price bid for sidewalk repair/construction or wheelchair ramp construction shall include the costs of all work required, including removal and replacement.c.Fill for sidewalk. When fill is needed to increase the final grade of the new sidewalk, the first three (3) inchesof fill shall be considered subsidiary to the bid item for sidewalk. d.Wheel Chair Ramps. The cost of all work required for Construction of Wheelchair rampsshall be included in the unit price bid for “WCR Const. w/Det. Warn.” (Wheelchair Ramp Construction with Detectable Warning). Wheelchair ramp construction shall include all costs for removing and reconstructing existing pavement, combined curb and gutter and sidewalk, compaction of subgrade, installation of approved detectable warning pavers, grading adjacent area to a mowable slope and site restoration. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to ensure conformance. For pay purposes, a wheelchairramp will be considered as 30 square feet, regardless of size. Any construction beyond the first 30 square feet shall be paid as 4" sidewalk construction or 4" sidewalk repair, as applicable. Detectable warning pavers shall be installed to the same width as the sidewalk.The Contractor shall perform asphalt repairs along the high edge of the wheelchair ramp in the same manner as for curb and gutter repair as shown in the City’s Standard Specifications. One-foot minimum asphalt repairs are mandatory on all locations where wheelchair ramps abut asphalt pavement and shall be subsidiary to wheelchair ramp construction. Brick paver replacement where wheelchair ramps abut brick streets shall be subsidiary to wheelchair ramp construction.Note:Sidewalk replacement adjacent to alleys not requiring detectable warnings shall be paid for as sidewalk repair. All concrete sawing shall be incidental to other bid items.e.Partial Depth Asphalt Repairs. The Contractor shall perform partial-depth repairs as directed by the Engineer. Work consists of milling 2” of asphalt pavement thickness then laying 2” of City SC-1 hot mix and shall be paid for by the ton of asphalt. Asphalt shall be compacted to 95% density.