a) Services shall be performed weekly on Monday between the hours of 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM. Robeson Community College reserves the right to alter the schedule of services with written notice to the Vendor. When onsite, the vendor parking is at the rear of the campus. b) Landscaping and Lawn Maintenance Services shall be provided by the vendor on the specified day, weather permitting, or on the next weather permitting day. If unable to perform services on the day selected, the Vendor will notify Robeson Community College’s Campus Operations Director. c) Vendor to provide all labor, materials/supplies, plants and equipment necessary to provide grounds and landscape services and care to all property owned, or used by Robeson Community College. Vendor must have all equipment and manpower to meet is bid. No subcontracting will be allowed. These services are to include, but not be limited to, the following: Grounds Maintenance Prior to mowing, all trash, sticks, and all other debris shall be removed from lawns, plant beds, sidewalks, and all paved areas. This service to be performed each time mowed during regular & extra mows. There shall be no obscuring debris, including dirt or sand, on the surface areas of sidewalks, driveways, and parking lots. This includes trash, cigarette butts, fowl droppings, dead animals, limbs and other debris. Remove grass and weeds from cracks in the pavement, concrete, sidewalks, and around the parking lot. All curbs, walkways, and flower beds shall be edged with an edger each mowing cycle during the growing season. There is to be a distinct separation between the grass area and its adjoining structure (i.e.: building, pavement, asphalt, fences, etc.). Trimmings to be cleaned up immediately. All trees, shrubs, and groundcover in plant beds will be pruned as necessary or as requested by administration for shaping, removing dead, diseased, or damaged wood, water sprouts or suckering, or other corrective pruning that may present a safety hazard to equipment or staff. Trimmings to be cleaned up immediately. Shrubbery shall be kept neatly trimmed and balanced. Shrubbery shall be trimmed twice a year at a minimum (January& August) or as requested to maintain its natural shape. Shrubbery next to a building is not to grow above the windowsills (normally three (3) to four (4) feet above the ground). Windowsills above or below this level are not to be used as gauges. Areas around, including but not limited to, buildings, trees, shrubs, signs, utility poles, HVAC units, and selected non-mowing areas, shall be trimmed. All parking lots shall be cleaned each week (Blower). This may have to be accomplished after business hours so that parked cars do not impede the work. All trees shall be trimmed up to 15 feet clearance from ground level. This includes trees located at buildings 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17,18, and 19. The Rose Garden, in front of building 2, 2nd entrance into the campus - dividing median, Flower beds in front of building 13, by the flagpoles and Bird bath area, between buildings 13 and 14 shall be maintained in accordance with the scope in 5.0. During the off season (winter), the vendor will at a minimum of once a month, more as requested by the administrator, check the grounds for any maintenance needs; shrubs, trees, sidewalk cleaning, etc.… All equipment should be parked behind building 19 while providing and maintaining all Landscaping and Lawn Maintenance Services. Leaf/Removal: Leaves and pine straw are to be removed in unwanted areas on a weekly basis. After mowing, if there are leaves and pine straw visibly present, extra effort must be taken to have them removed. A detailed report must be provided each moth on the work that has been completed/accomplished to the Campus Operations Director. Lawn Maintenance Mowing shall be completed in a neat, uniformly cut manner. Gapped or rolled down, uncut streaks of grass will not be considered acceptable. Mowing while the grass is wet is not permitted. DO NOT hit trees, light poles, signposts, HVAC Units, buildings, etc. with mowers. All lawns shall be mowed at approximate heights of three (3) inches during the cooler months and four (4) inches during the hottest months. The vendor shall be held responsible for scalping or lawn damage due to malfunctioning or reckless use of the equipment. All mowing equipment shall have deflector shields or bag attachments in place at all times. Excess clippings shall be removed from turf areas, sidewalks, drives, etc., and blown or washed off building sides, glass surfaces, structures, or other fixed objects after each mowing. All mowing and trimming operations shall be conducted so that clippings are not thrown onto any mulched area around trees or plant beds. The contractor shall promptly remove all clippings thrown into any mulch that result from mowing/trimming operations.
