Specifications include, but are not limited to: Mowing: All grassed areas & road shoulders subject to this Agreement will be mowed and kept during the contract period such as to maintain a neat and uniformly finished appearance. Mowing during the growing period for all sites shall be conducted at least twice per month. For the purposes of this Agreement, the “growing period” is defined as March 1st through November 15th. Notwithstanding the prior sentence, additional mowing at high profile and high visibility areas including Apex Cemetery, Town Hall Campus, Apex Police Station, Downtown Area and Apex Peakway shall be performed within 3 days of the start of major events regardless of how recently the last mowing occurred. These events include Peak Week (~ May), Peak Pig Festival (~June), July 4th Festival (~July), Music Festival (~September), Veterans Day (~November) and Christmas Parade (~December). It is the responsibility of the Contractor to determine the specific dates for each of these festivals listed above and perform in accordance with this Section. Weekend or after hours cutting and/or edging requirements will apply to certain locations; these areas are known as (1) Town Campus; Town Hall, Senior Center & Community Center which is a part of Exhibit 15 (2) Public Works Operations & EMS/Fire Admin which is a part of Exhibit 16(a&b) are only to be cut on weekends or after 5pm on weekdays to minimize liability and damages on employee personal vehicles. All other maintenance work can be done during normal operation hours on weekdays given proper notice of scheduled maintenance work. (3) Cemetery (Exhibit b) is to be cut on Thursdays.
