The items listed below are included in regular maintenance. Bids shall be based on performing items 1-6 every 14 days for the months of April through October and once a month November through March. The first maintenance shall be completed by the 14th day of the month and the second by the 28 of month, April through October. The maintenance shall be completed by the 14th of the month November through March. 3.1. Turf Maintenance: Debris that would detract from the finished appearance of the cut or that would present a hazard shall be removed prior to cutting. All turf areas to property lines shall be mowed each visit for service to an approximate mowing height of 2-1/2 inches as required to maintain neat, attractive, and healthy conditions. All mowing equipment shall have sharp cutting edges for clean cuts. Grass cutting is to be accomplished free of scalping. Use of cutting equipment which is out of adjustment; thereby causing streaks or irregularities, uneven cutting, plowing, or gouging of soil shall not be permitted. After mowing, the grass shall have a uniform height. Grass clippings shall uniformly be distributed over the mowed area. Excess and visible grass clippings shall be removed to prevent matting, clumping, or piling up. The final mowing/raking pattern shall present a neat appearance.; Grass areas close or adjacent to buildings, hydrants, parking lots, manholes, fences, trees, hedges/shrubs, holding ponds, etc. are included in the mowing requirements. Edging/trimming around these objects shall be accomplished to match the height and appearance of surrounding mowed grass. Trees and shrubs which are damaged by mowing operation will be the responsibility of the contractor should replacement be required, at no expense to the owner. The trimming/edging operations shall be considered part of grass cutting and shall be accomplished concurrently (same day) with grass cutting operations. Grass cutting will not be considered complete until all trimming/edging operations are complete.; 3.2 Edging: All turf adjacent to walkways, driveways, curbs, trees, shrubs and other landscape beds shall be power edged periodically to assure a crisp, clean edge. No chemical defoliants or herbicides (ie., “Round Up”) will be used as an “edger” in these areas.; 3.3 Weeding: All landscaped areas and all concrete and rock areas shall be kept weed free by hand pulling. The contractor shall not spray any herbicides on any city property unless approved by the city designee in writing and shall never spray at Water Well or Tank sites. Contractor assumes the responsibility of maintaining the proper license as required by the State of Florida for chemicals.
