Specifications include, but are not limited to: 2.12 LANDSCAPING /TREE MAINTENANCE SERVICES The Bidder/Contractor to furnish all supervision, labor, material, equipment, tools, chemicals, transportation, and all effort necessary required in maintaining the landscape in an attractive and healthy condition through the year as specified herein. Services are to be provided Monday through Thursday, during business hours 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (unless prior authorization is received by SNRHA for an alternative schedule), excluding recognized holidays. Service shall be offered a total of 52 weeks year (the actual frequency of service will be determined by the Amp/Property Manager and the Contractor. SNRHA reserve the right to add or increase services to its sites, as required and as budget requirements permit. 2.12.1 Landscape Maintenance, “Maintain” shall mean to weed, fertilize, trim, prune, thin, water as needed, keep green, keep healthy growth to a natural appearance, cultivate as needed, to care for, support, all on a scheduled basis. 2.12.2 The type of maintenance and care is defined in the following and designed to promote healthy growth and pleasing visual appearance to include but not be limited to the following: 2.12.2.1 Prune and cut back trees, bushes and other plants requiring this treatment; 2.12.2.2 Removal all debris, leaves, sticks all dead and broken branches from trees, bushes and debris accumulated during the season. 2.12.2.3 Edging of lawn at sidewalks, walkways, paving blocks, buildings, landscape separators, curbing, fencing, poles, etc. shall be performed at a minimum of once per month or more as needed for a neat appearance. 2.12.2.4 Weeding and/or removal of plant growth from areas not designated for plant growth (i.e. sidewalks, paved areas, walls, etc.) 2.12.3 The type of maintenance and care is defined in the following and designed to promote healthy growth and pleasing visual appearance to include but not be limited to the following: 2.12.3.1 Prune and cut back trees, bushes and other plants requiring this treatment; 2.12.3.2 Removal all debris (i.e. leaves, sticks all dead and broken branches from trees and bushes, etc.), generated by the work from property at the end of the service day. 2.12.3.3 Debris accumulated shall be removed by watering, raking, blowing or sweeping debris, gravel /rocks from walk ways, stair wells, buildings entrances, turf areas and plant beds. 2.12.3.4 Bidder/Contractor shall remove and properly dispose of debris in accordance with local and state regulations. 2.12.3.5 The Bidder/Contractor shall not remove whole trees, shrubs or plants without prior written authorization from SNRHA.
