Specifications include, but are not limited to: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, supervision and other items necessary to ensure that grounds maintenance is performed in a manner that will maintain healthy grass, trees, shrubs and plants, and present a clean, neat and professional appearance. Grass clippings shall be removed or mulched when visible after mowing. Contractor shall maintain the growth of grass height on grounds between 2 to 4 inches. The height is a guideline for a neat and professional appearance. All grounds shall look well-manicured at all times. Sidewalks, driveways, curbs, and other concrete or asphalt edges shall be edged at least every other mowing. Areas that require edging will include removal of vegetation from cracks in sidewalks, driveways, and curbs within .5 inch of the edged surface and to a depth of 2.0 inches. Grass and weeds shall be trimmed around trees, shrubs, buildings, fences, poles, posts, fire hydrants, parking lot bumper blocks, boulders and other fixed obstacles. Trimming height shall match surrounding area grass heights. All areas shall be trimmed concurrent with mowing. Damage to trees and shrubs from trimming shall be repaired by the contractor. If a plant or shrub should die or become unhealthy due to damage, the contractor will be responsible for replacing the damaged plant with a plant of same size and type.
