Irrigation Maintenance • The Contractor is responsible for monitoring each irrigation system, adjusting timers, moisture sensors, rain gauges and all associated mechanisms to ensure that proper water quantities are applied, at the best duration and time of day for each plant group. • Necessary repairs to all appropriate landscape irrigation systems shall be performed. Irrigation systems shall be maintained in satisfactory operating condition to provide adequate coverage to all turf and plant bed areas. Wells, pumps, and any other supporting equipment shall be considered part of the irrigation system. • Labor, tools, equipment, parts and supplies necessary to repair or maintain the system in the required working order shall be provided. Irrigation systems shall be inspected on a weekly basis to ensure proper functioning of time clocks, valves, heads, and including all filters and backflow valves. The City shall be informed of all problems and repairs in a timely fashion. • All repairs shall be made with the same or equal quality new parts. Head nozzles shall be selected to ensure maximum efficiency of the system and full coverage potential of each head. • Monthly inspection –the Contractor shall physically inspect the operation of all systems on a monthly basis while the system is in operation. The Contractor shall maintain all sprinkler systems in such a way as to guarantee proper coverage and full working capability and make whatever adjustments necessary to prevent excessive overspray/runoff into street right-of-ways or other areas not intended to receive irrigation overspray/runoff.
