Specifications include, but are not limited to: Grass/weed abatement. Equipment varies. Contractor will not be reimbursed for the purchase or use of basic equipment (push or riding mower) required for cutting heavy growth (often several feet high and including dense sucker growth). Those contractors with larger equipment will be considered due to least amount of time taken to abate each property. The abatement contractor with lowest per staff hour rate will be given first priority for grass/weed abatements, including those for larger areas and along right-of-ways that are not maintained by property owners. Securing buildings, fences, appliances. Contractor will need to provide their own hand tools (hammers, screwdrivers, linesman cutter/pliers), and will not be reimbursed for the purchase or use of basic equipment. Any consumable miscellaneous hardware (i.e. padlock, chain, hasps) are reimbursable work order items. Boarding requirements for open doors and windows are found in the City Municipal Code: Ch.31. Sec. 130. Boarding Standard Installing erosion control devices. Contractor will need to procure and haul erosion control devices from a vendor to a work site and use their own tools (measuring tape, shovels, rakes, hammers) to install the devices per a provided site plan and written instructions on the abatement referral form. Tree/limb removal. This is a “per staff-hour” rate for removing already fallen or small limbs not requiring special equipment. For whole-tree removal or jobs requiring a bucket truck, ladders or other specialized equipment, current City of Salina licensed Tree and Shrub Trimming and/or Treating contractors will be contacted for specific quotes. Debris abatement. Basic tools and means of getting materials to a legal appropriate disposal location are not separately reimbursed, but dump trip and tipping fees are, if original receipts are included with the invoice. Snow/ice removal. Clearing to make a sidewalk passable is usually best done by hand, but some locations are open enough for a snow blade to be efficient. If weather conditions or foot traffic have compacted snow, it may require spreading sand and/or snow-melting chemicals. Dump run. To offset mileage and equipment costs. No additional mileage or fuel surcharge items will be reimbursed. An original receipt must be submitted for each dump run fee invoiced. Contractor bidding project should consider how best to efficiently remove debris and the lots being abated. The City prefers the bundling of debris with limited trips to the landfill be considered in contractors bid in the landfill fee. Where possibly combined minor and small abatement items will be the 1 st priority for consideration by the contractor when estimating land fees, and will be considered by the City when reviewing landfill charges for small abatement processes.