Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. Grass Seed Specifications Contractor shall furnish and deliver Grass Seed, Fertilizer, and Field Treatment Supplies as described and specified on the Bid Worksheets to delivery locations noted herein. 1. Contractor shall assure that all grass seed is free of all prohibited and restricted noxious weeks in accordance with the Maryland Seed Law & Regulations of 1957, except blue tag specified or Oregon certified. 2. Contractor shall assure that all grass seed is free of ryegrass, timothy, bent grass, quack grass, Canada bluegrass, Canada thistle, Bermuda grass, tall fescue, and clover unless included in a specified mixture. 3. Contractor shall assure that certified seed mixtures and seed lots have been blended under the supervision of the Maryland Department of Agriculture. 4. Contractor shall assure that the seed filling this request complies with the Maryland Seed and Regulations Law, excerpt blue tag specified or Oregon certified. 5. Contractor shall assure that all seed has been certified with complete and accurate analysis tags attached to each container. The seed to be purchased is subject to the results from a quality control sampling submitted to the Maryland Seed Laboratory. Seed lots that fail to meet the minimum specifications contained herein will be returned to the supplier without payment. 6. Supplier will be required to replace promptly any lot failing to meet these specifications. B. Certified Lateral Spread Turf Type Tall Fescue Grass Seed Mixture: Seed mixture shall be comprised of a blend of three improved varieties of Lateral Spread turf type tall fescue with lateral spread technology. Acceptable varieties include Firecracker SLS, Dynamite LS, Spyder LS, Titanium 2LS, Valkyrie LS, or equivalent, from Mountain View Seed. Blend shall be at least 99% pure, less than 1% inert matter and 0% weed seed. All seed shall be blue tag certified. All varieties shall be listed in the top 20 as shown in the 2012 or newer Tall Fescue NTEP reports and be listed as recommended for use in Maryland and Virginia. No substitutions shall be allowed. C. Certified Turf Type Tall Fescue Grass Seed Mixture: Oregon Blue Tag Seed: Seed mixture shall be comprised of a blend of three improved varieties of turf type tall fescue. Blend shall be at least 99% pure, less than 1% inert matter, and 0% weed seed. All seed shall be blue tag certified. All varieties shall be listed in the top 20 as shown in the NTEP reports and be listed as recommended for use in Maryland and Virginia.
