Specifications include, but are not limited to: This work shall consist of litter collection and mowing and trimming the interchange areas of I26 for vegetation control in accordance with the specifications and as directed by the Public Works Director. The contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, equipment and materials to safely and adequately perform this scope of work. The height of the mowing shall be between 3 and 4 inches. The contractor shall mow all the areas that are designated as mowable acres, including a minimum of 5 feet behind all guardrails and shall exercise extreme care not to damage trees, plants, and shrubs within the mowed areas. Slopes at bridge abutments and other steep areas not mowable with equipment MUST be cut by hand each cycle. Inmate labor is no longer available for cutting steep areas and the contractor will be responsible for mowing these embankments. The Contractor shall mow as close as practical to all fixed objects. Hand trimming is required atop earth berms and within all rip-rap areas and shall be performed concurrently with the mowing operation. In addition, hand trimming around all fixed objects, including but not limited to earth berms, guardrails, utility installation, delineators, signposts, wildflower plots, bridge abutments and bridge piers, is required and shall be performed concurrently with the mowing operation. The contractor shall not apply chemicals, nor bale mowed vegetation under this contract.
