3.1 The contractor is expected to remove scattered debris, litter, animal waste, cigarette butts and limbs prior to mowing and/or maintaining beds or tree rings, excluding material that has been illegally dumped. Contractor must notify Michael Turner, Building Facilities Coordinator, with location of illegally dumped material. 3.2 The contractor is responsible for removing from each site, and properly disposing of, all tree limbs of six (6) inch in diameter and below. 3.3 The City will be responsible for hauling limbs larger than six (6) inches in diameter from all areas. Contractor must notify Michael Turner, Building Facilities Coordinator, with location of limbs larger than six (6) inches in diameter. 3.4 Herbicide spraying will be allowed in these areas. Contractor must provide and submit a copy of their North Carolina pesticide license with their completed proposal. The Contractor must be licensed in the required categories for the specified work in this contract area. 3.5 Mechanical edging must be performed on each cycle along landscape beds and tree rings. Edging can be performed with mechanical edger or string trimmer. 3.6 Weed trimming must be performed around all poles, trees and signs. 3.7 Clippings and debris scattered into the streets from landscape maintenance must be removed immediately and before relocating to another work site. Do not blow debris into, or on, paved areas, storm drains, adjacent parking lots or streets, vehicles, landscape beds, tree rings, or structures. 3.8 The City of Greenville reserves the right to reduce or add to the area(s) for any reason it deems necessary during the contract period. Any elimination or addition of areas will be communicated to the contractor in a timely manner. The price will be adjusted in the event of any elimination or addition of areas. 3.9 The contractor shall avoid performing landscape bed maintenance or mowing under extremely wet conditions where equipment or vehicles could rut the soil. Notify Michael Turner, Building Facilities Coordinator, if a site is too wet to properly maintain. 3.10 All turf areas will be finished mowed at two and one-half (2.5) inches in height. All turf areas must be mowed with push mowers. Turf shall be mowed at a different mowing direction each mowing cycle to reduce soil compaction and wear injury in mower wheel tracks.
