Specifications include, but are not limited to:It is the intent of the City of Grand Haven to contract with a vendor who will supply and plant flowers within the City limits. A. Provide to the City of Grand Haven flowers and flower planting service within the city limits and the designated locations chosen by City staff. B. These specifications, including drawings and plant materials lists, apply to those items necessary for and incidental to the execution and completion of planting as indicated herein. C. All labor, supervision, equipment, materials, and supplies necessary for the execution of the work shall be provided for by the Contractor at no additional cost to the City of Grand Haven. D. Reasonable care shall be exercised during excavation, planting, filling, grading, and cleanup, to protect from damage all existing trees, shrubs, and other specified vegetation, and other site features, improvements, structures, and utilities. A. Soil Preparation: Existing soil shall be cultivated to a depth of not less than 6" to create a friable planting medium. B. Fertilization Application: Osmocote 14-14-14 shall be thoroughly incorporated into the soil at a rate of 1 pound per 40 sq. ft. C. Weed Control: Treflan pre-emergent weed control shall be thoroughly incorporated into the top 2" of soil at a rate of 1/2 pound per 80 sq. ft. D. Spacing: All 1-gallon and 2-gallon plant material shall be planted at a spacing of 30" on center and all 4" planter material shall be planted at a spacing of 6" on center. E. Completion Date: Work shall be completed no later than Thursday, May 24, 2018. F. Warranty of Annuals: Contractor shall return to replace any annual not thriving by June 15, 2018. G. Warranty of Shrubs and/or Perennials: Contractor shall return to replace any shrubs or perennials not thriving by October 1, 2018. H. Planting Standards: The planting process shall conform to industry standards including, but not limited to, proper spacing, root balls at proper depth, leggy plants pinched appropriately, old blossoms removed, soil leveled after planting and new plants hand watered immediately upon completion. I. Planting Details: Details on exact layout of each planter will be given after award of contract.