Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. The mowing of all city medians and right-of-ways shall include the mowing, appropriate trim work, edging of all curb lines, removal of edging debris (use of backpack blower if necessary) and removal or eradication of weeds/grass in expansion joints and concrete/pavestone nose cones. All medians/right-of-ways shall be edged each maintenance cycle, or when deemed necessary by the “City Representative”, during the growing season utilizing stick edgers or a tractor-drawn curb edger (string line trimmers are not acceptable for performing this work). 2. A cutting height of 1.5 – 2 inches is required. 3. Trimming around street signs, utility poles, etc. will be performed using mechanical devices or hand labor when necessary. Applications of an herbicide is authorized in lieu of string line trimming around trees and shrubs. Herbicide applications shall be in a 12” radius on either side of obstacle not to exceed 24’ around the obstacle. 4. The Contractor and/or Applicators must be licensed through the Texas Department of Agriculture as required by the State of Texas with the appropriate categories. Copies of the license(s) shall be provided with the bid documentation. 5. Clippings shall not be blown into the street when mowing medians. Excessive grass clippings that are identified as a detriment to the appearance of the street must be removed immediately for the site to be approved by the “City Representative”. 6. Excessive clippings resulting from growth rates exceeding the contracted frequency will be removed by the contractor and properly disposed. 7. Curb line expansion joints, nose cones or any other impervious surfaces that produce vegetative growth, shall be removed, or eradicated by the Contractor. This shall be accomplished through the use of an appropriate herbicide and/or mechanical removal. 8. The contractor shall have the responsibility to provide and maintain all warning devices and take all precautionary measures required by law and city ordinance to protect persons and property while working in medians and along Right-of-Ways in Mesquite. 9. All litter shall be removed by the Contractor prior to mowing. The shredding of the debris is prohibited. No separate pay item is allowed for litter control. Shredded litter must be removed the day of the complaint, or a $25.00 deduction will be applied for each site identified by the “City Representative”. 10. During the winter months December through February, it shall be the Contractor’s responsibility to litter control the City Medians and Right-of-Ways as directed by the “City Representative”.
