Contractor will be required to mow, trim, edge, prune, herbicide, pick-up litter, flower bed maintenance and weed-eater cut property according to the online map and master duties list. The contractor shall provide all equipment and personnel necessary to accomplish a professional result with no scalping or damage to turf or ground cover. The Contract Administrator may authorize additional work or adjust work schedules in consideration of unusual weather or special events. a. Blowing: The contractor shall be responsible for the blowing off of any cut materials (grasses, weeds, etc.) that are left on exposed concrete surfaces to include sidewalks and driveways prior to leaving the property. b. Brush Hog- Currently, no locations have this requirement marked. Brush Hogging may be requested on an as needed basis for certain locations. c. Construction: Items containing an “X” in the Construction column on the Master Duties list have current construction under way. The requirements for these locations will be needed in the future. The dates listed within the Master Duties list for these locations are approximate. d. Creeks and Ditches: The Contractor will be responsible for mowing, weed eating, trimming, any low areas including ditches on the property, excepting creeks. The Contractor will be responsible for mowing as closely as possible to edges of creeks and trimming any overhanging or unsightly growth from steep or severe slopes adjacent to creeks. The growth from the creek shall be no higher than the grass along the edge. Herbicide application may be permitted upon proper approval by Contract Administrator. e. Damages: The Contractor will be responsible for any damages incurred in the process of maintaining the properties. Any and all damages including but not limited to sprinkler system components, sidewalks, curbs, shrubs, trees, hedges, flowers, pots, glass windows, glass doors, monuments, benches or other property damage as a result of the performance of lawn care task outlined shall be repaired or replaced within ten (10) days. Repairs are subject to the approval of the Area Inspector and shall be at no cost to the City. Shrub beds and mulch areas shall be reshaped within twenty-four (24) hours if or when they are dislodged by mowing equipment or any other equipment or personnel of the Contractor. f. Edging: All sidewalks, curbs and steps must be mechanically edged to a one inch (1") depth and one-fourth inch (1/4") width where they exist using a metal blade exposing the concrete surface, the initial edging shall be completed by the end of the first maintenance cycle annually and all edges must be maintained through duration of the Agreement. Edging may be maintained with a string line trimmer after the first initial mechanically edged cut. The Contractor when edging shall use a vertical cut approach. All material dislodged by edging must be removed from the site prior to the Contractor or his work crew exiting such site. Sidewalks must be edged on both sides. Herbicide cannot be used in place of edging. g. Equipment: The Contractor shall use the equipment, which is declared in the Contractor’s RFP document, or equipment of a comparable or higher quality for the performance of obligations under this Agreement. Mowing equipment shall be equipped with sharp blades so as not to tear but cleanly cut the 15 blades of grass. Additionally, Contractor shall maintain or have immediate access to adequate backup (reserve) equipment in order to sustain continuous operations in the event of equipment failure. The use of insufficient and/or inadequate machinery or equipment as determined by the Contract Manager or the Area Inspector shall be deemed a breach of this Agreement. Proposers shall submit a list of all equipment in their current inventory to be used in the work covered by this contract and the location where that equipment is currently stored.
