Specifications include, but are not limited to: Grounds maintenance is requested for locations as described in this RFP. Respondent may bid 1) KCK locations (grounds maintenance), 2) Pioneer Career Center location (grounds and snow removal) or 3) both. Grounds Maintenance Furnish all labor, equipment, and material necessary to complete the maintenance of turf and plantings as specified herein. The work to be completed, but not limited to, shall include: A. Scheduled Services: mowing, trimming, edging, mulching, over seeding, debris removal, bed maintenance, weed control, fertilization, spring and fall clean-ups, and disease and insect/pest control. (These services are meant to be automatic). B. Optional Services: aerating, sod, lime application, disease, and insect/pest control. (These services are not automatic services and are not to be performed unless requested in writing by the Director of Facility Services for the respective properties, which will be specified to the approved bidder. Copies of the written request for service shall accompany any bill for that service to have payment rendered). 1. MOWING A. All lawn areas shall be mowed once per week or shall be adjusted, by prior consultation between the Contractor and the Director of Facilities Services of their designee, to make necessary schedule changes. The cutting height will be two and one-half (2-½) inches to three (3-1/2) inches. B. Grass clippings, leaves, or other debris will be swept and removed from all walkways, curbs, streets, street gutters, walls, air conditioner/heater pump units, driveways, beds, and fences and will be removed from respective the College properties. C. Litter, debris and loose stone on lawn areas will be removed prior to mowing. D. Mowing around all planted beds, planted trees and tree wells and any living areas shall be such that all grass clippings are directed AWAY from these areas. A. All lawn areas adjacent, but not limited to buildings, walkways, curbs, lights, signs, trees, beds, and fences shall be trimmed to approximately two (2) inches. Weed whackers or equal, shall not be permitted adjacent to ornamental shrubs, wooden posts, building siding or any other building façade. B. All plantings around air conditioner/heater pump units shall be trimmed so as not to obstruct the operation of the air conditioner/heater pump unit. 3. EDGING A. Edging walkways, sidewalks, and curbs to be done on a weekly basis. Turf along all walkways will be cut with a mechanical or manual edger, producing a well-defined vertical edge. B. All debris will be removed and discarded off-site as needed and after every storm. C. All voluntary growth in cracks in sidewalks, curbs, roadways, and parking areas shall be cleared of all growing vegetation. The curb shall be sprayed with an all vegetation kill, but is not to discolor the curb, walkways, parking areas, or sidewalks. 4. SPRING CLEAN UP A. All debris, including, but not limited to, branches, stones, and paper shall be removed from the properties as needed and after every storm. B. All driveways and parking areas shall be swept clean. All debris shall be removed from the properties. C. Planting Beds C.1. Soil (mulch) in beds will be broken to a depth of one and one-half (1 ½) inches. C.2. All weeds will be removed; existing plantings will be cleared of debris, dead branches, stones, etc. C.3. All mulch will be loosened and reshaped.