3.01 Hours of Work: The contractor agrees to complete all required mowing between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday of each week during the term of the contract. No mowing will be allowed after this time or on the weekend without prior approval of the Grounds Supervisor. 3.02 Trash and Debris: All contracted sites to be mowed shall be cleared of trash and debris by the contractor prior to mowing. All branches shall be picked up and piled in a general location within the park. 3.03 Height of Cut: Contractor shall set his equipment to cut at 3” (grass when cut shall be at 3”). The Grounds Supervisor shall have the right to check contractors’ equipment for compliance. 3.04 Frequency of Mowing: All contracted sites shall be mowed every seven (7) days. During drought conditions, contractors will be notified by noon on the Friday of the preceding week as to any changes in the mowing frequency of the next week. The District will determine the extent of service for that time frame and payment rates, as follows: • Continue mowing at 100% (normal requirements.) 100% pay • String trim and trash/debris/branch pickup only 50% pay During wet periods it may not be possible to mow a contracted site. However, the contractor shall contact the Grounds Supervisor for this determination. Mowing of all contracted sites must be started at the first day when mowing can be completed without undue damage to the turf (rutting, etc.). The contractor agrees to make the District’s parks the number one priority for mowing completion on the first day mowing resumes after a rain event for a Contractor. Parks must be mowed within the seven (7) days unless otherwise released by the Grounds Supervisor. The Park District reserves the right to determine when mowing can or cannot be completed due to wet weather. The contractor shall declare to the Park District in writing, which day of the week each location will be mowed after the contracts are assigned. This declared day will be the day that said location shall be mowed every seven (7) days. This day may be changed by the contractor by submitting in writing to the Park District such request at the beginning of each season or during the season in situations that make it in the best interest for the contractor to adjust scheduling. 3.05 Non-Performance Penalties: In the event the contractor fails to meet the specifications for mowing of a contracted site as determined by the Grounds Supervisor, the contractor shall be notified in writing. If the contractor does not perform the service the following seven (7) days to the Grounds Supervisor’s satisfaction, the contractor’s payment shall be reduced to a reasonable amount to compensate for such failure. The amount shall be determined by the Grounds Supervisor based on one quarter (1/4) of the monthly contractual amount. If the contractor continues to fail to perform as specified, the Champaign Park District reserves the right to revoke the contract, re-bid the site, or offer the bid to the next lowest qualified bidder, upon giving the contractor one week’s written notice of termination of contract.
