Specifications include, but are not limited to: The selected contractor shall perform landscape maintenance of lands within Mt. Pleasant Cemetery owned by the Town of Arlington, as specified below. 1) Spring Clean-up shall consist of a continuation of fall clean-up. The contractor shall dispose of all remaining leaves, litter and winter debris at an off-site location furnished by the contractor. All work shall be completed before April 15, on a date to be approved by the Director of Public Works. 2) Mowing and Trimming shall commence after spring clean-up is completed. The contractor shall perform one weekly cut on the same day each week (unless otherwise directed by the Town), beginning the last week of April and ending the first week of November, for a total of twenty-eight (28) cuts. The contractor shall trim all grass edges at each mowing, including headstones. Flat markers shall be trimmed and edged weekly or as required so that the entire flat marker is free of encroaching weeds and debris. Trimming and edging shall be done with line trimmers and shall be completed concurrently with the cutting schedule. Cut grass trimming shall not be allowed to accumulate on any flat marker or headstone at any time. 3) Fall Clean-up shall be performed after November 20 and before December 1, on a date to be approved by the Director of Public Works. The contractor shall rake, blow, collect and remove leaves and all debris from all cemetery lots and dispose of said leaves and debris off-site at a location furnished by the contractor. 4) Pruning of Shrubs and Bushes shall be performed twice annually on dates to be approved by the Director of Public Works. The contractor shall dispose of all trimmings and debris off-site at a location furnished by the contractor.
