Specifications include, but are not limited to: Contractor shall be responsible for the mowing, mulching, raking and removal of high grass, weeds and trees of a diameter of 2" or less, and the pick up and removal of items of debris and litter, but not limited to, bottles, cans, paper, tires, tree limbs, white goods, from private properties in the City of Shreveport. Different factors such as location, season of the year, and the type of weeds and/or grass present on a property, will determine the height of the growth to be removed. This growth may range from a height of twelve (12”) inches to four (4”) feet or more. In addition, it should be noted that more than one type of mowing and cutting equipment may be necessary to perform the work to be done in the most efficient and economical manner (i.e. the equipment needed to mow twelve (12") inch high lawn-type grass is different from that needed to mow forty-eight (48") inch high weeds and grass.) The contractor is responsible for ascertaining the type of grass, weeds or materials to be removed and for selecting the type of equipment needed to do the job. Following due notification by the Director of Property Standards, or his duly authorized representative, the contractor shall be required to take all of the following actions: 1. Verify the conditions existing on the property in question which may influence the choice of equipment used and the amount or volume of work to be performed. The contractor shall notify the Director, or his representative, if the volume of material to be removed or the scope of the work to be performed exceeds that covered by this contract, or the ability of the contractor to perform same. 2. Ascertain from copies of the plat furnished by the Department of Property Standards and by visual examination and verification the work that is to be performed at the intended site. It shall be the contractor’s responsibility to accurately located and identify all parcels, lots or property on which is to be performed. 3. Cut all grass or weeds to a height not to exceed three inches (0" - 3"). 4. Clear all sidewalks of dirt/grass and edge all sidewalks, curbs and driveways. 5. Remove from the premises any excessive cutting or clippings of grass or weeds. When cuttings or clippings of grass and weeds remain visible and are in clumps or windrows, or if scattered generally upon the surface of the lot(s) or area mowed, these cuttings or clippings are considered excessive. Cuttings or clippings are deemed properly mulched and may be allowed to remain only if they are reduced to particles or pieces of such size that they penetrate into and remain beneath the level of the cut edges or stems of the mowed grass and weeds. Contractor shall not permit any grass or weed clippings to remain, in bulk or in bags, on any property or along any public right-of-way. All debris, except tires, shall be hauled to an approved landfill. The contractor shall be responsible for all charges and fees. Contractor shall never intentionally blow grass or other debris into any street or storm sewer or ditch.
