The contractor awarded a contract as a result of this Request for Proposal shall be responsible for: 1. Initial spring bed clean-up: This includes the removal of leaves, debris, trash and foreign growth, the pruning of all roses, perennials, ornamental grasses, and installation of mulch. The initial clean-up shall be completed by the second week of March. a. All roses and perennial grasses shall be cut back to twelve inches (12”) b. The installation of no more than 2 inches of mulch to the landscape bedding area. i. Up to 200 yards of mulch will be provided by the UG per year. 1. Contractor will be responsible for hauling mulch from vendor. 2. Bi-weekly Bed Maintenance: Foreign growth and litter shall be manually removed from each location. Bi-weekly maintenance will begin the fourth week in March and continue through the fourth week of October. This totals sixteen (16) visits for biweekly landscape maintenance for the growing season. a. Each bed maintenance visit shall occur between Monday and Friday, between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. 3. All sidewalks, drives, and curbs will be blown or swept of debris. 4. Foreign growth shall be manually removed from the landscape beds. Each planting area shall be kept free of weeds by the immediate removal of all foreign growth when such growth becomes visible to the naked eye. Select herbicides may be used to control foreign growth in the shrub beds but only with the prior approval of the UG Supervisor. No pruning of any shrub or tree shall be permitted without prior approval of the UG Supervisor. Trash and litter in planting areas shall be removed and disposed of properly. Disposal of litter and debris must be at an off-site location at the bidders’ expense. City dumpsters or other trash collection devices are not to be used. 5. Seasonal Pruning: At least one (1) pruning cycle will be administered to all shrubs during the growing season. The timing and number will be determined by the UG Supervisor. Pruning cannot interfere with the completion of the bi-weekly maintenance
