Specifications include, but are not limited to: 2.2. The contractor will be required to provide all labor, material, and equipment including but not limited to equipment, fuel, labor, and supervision necessary to provide the services as detailed in this solicitation. 2.3. Welcome Centers/Rest Areas: The contractor will be required to set up a safety sign at the entrance ramp and in accordance with State of Vermont Agency of Transportation standards. The rest areas will be open to public transportation during the lawn care services operation and the contractor at times may not be able to perform their operations without disturbance from the public. The contractor will need to wear a safety fluorescent vest, safety glasses and hard hat at all times when performing these services. 2.4. The contractor will help maintain the grounds. The contractor can assume that ½ hour of clean up and site prep will be done with each mowing. Time specified will be for picking up miscellaneous trash, to filling ruts on the lawn area, to picking up limbs or branches, etc. 2.5. The lawns are to be kept looking neat and professional. Mowing limits are from the building to the outside of the lawn area. Finished height after mowing shall be between 2” and 2 ½”. The lawns do not need to be raked during a normal mowing, but if the contractor is creating wind rows then the contractor will need to rake at their own costs. Ledges or stone outcrops are also to be mowed and weed whacked every mowing.
