Specifications include, but are not limited to: Mowing roadside areas and other incidental work; 1. The Department may require a meeting with the Contractor prior to Award at their facility to review equipment and personnel to ensure the Contractor has sufficient resources for satisfactory completion of the Work.; 2. Contractors shall begin and complete Work in accordance with Special Provision, Section 107, Contract Time.; 3. Once Work commences the Contractor shall remain at Work in the Area or Areas awarded and at a minimum at least one tractor shall be continuously deployed in each Area until all Work assigned is completed to the satisfaction of the Department.; 4. Contractors shall notify the Region Vegetation Manager by e-mail prior to Work each day with a list of mow route assets where Work will be performed, and the crew or crews assigned to the Work.; 5. Inslopes and backslopes that are too steep to safely navigate mowing tractors shall not be mowed.; 6. All roads shall have (1) eight-foot-wide cut of the grass as it occurs along the roadside. If the shoulder has no grass starting at edge of pavement, an eight-foot-wide cut shall begin where the grass begins to grow and grows continuously down the inslope.; 7. If mowing an eight-foot-wide cut is not possible the Contractor shall mow a swath as wide as roadside conditions allow. ; 8. A Center Line Mile (CLM) is the basis for payment and includes mowing an eight-foot-wide cut on both sides of the road.; 9. The Department may add additional Work, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Contract, and said additional Work shall not be considered Extra Work.; 10. Contractors shall be responsible for all fuel, grease, routine maintenance including oil, filters, and other parts, servicing, operation, protection such as guards and shields for their equipment, as well as mobilization and all other incidentals necessary for day to day operation.; 11. Contractors shall take all necessary precautions to avoid fuel and oil spills and contain and clean up spills if they occur in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.; 12. Mower operators shall be responsible for setting signs at 2 mile intervals in accordance with Department requirements for establishing Work Zones.; 13. In lieu of setting signs, Contractors may choose to provide a full-time shadow vehicle to follow behind the mowing operation. The use of a shadow vehicle shall follow all guidelines set forth by the MUTCD or the Department for a moving operation.; 14. The Contractor shall supply signs that comply with current MUTCD guidelines. Signs shall say WORK AREA AHEAD or MOWING AHEAD.; 15. Mowing tractors shall have a slow-moving vehicle triangle mounted and plainly visible from the rear of the tractor.; 16. Mowing tractors shall use flashers at all time when in operation.; 17. Mowing tractors must be properly licensed for road operation in the State of Maine. The Department reserves the right to stop Work at any time if tractors are not properly licensed.; 18. Flail, disk, sickle bar, or rotary mowers may be used. Brush hog mower decks are not acceptable.; 19. The Department reserves the right to remove Mow Routes from the list of Routes to be mowed at any time for any reason.; 20. Contractors are responsible for determining the order in which mow routes are mowed.
