Specifications include, but are not limited to: removal and disposal of trees (dead or alive) with in or near the right of way limits on SCDOT maintained roads and routes in Cherokee County. This will include providing all necessary traffic control, labor, materials, and equipment required to complete this task. The contractor will remove the designated trees and dispose of all debris including but not limited to trees, limbs, and brush, and grind the stumps. Stumps that require grinding shall be ground to a minimum of 4” below existing ground level. All other stumps shall be sawn off just above ground level, unless otherwise instructed. The contractor maybe called to remove a single tree. The contractor without additional cost to the state shall fill holes in the ground caused by the removal of trees and stumps. NO TREES SHALL BE REMOVED FROM PRIVATE PROPERTY UNLESS SPECIFICALLY DIRECTED TO DO SO BY THE RESIDENT MAINTENANCE ENGINEER (RME).