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35. The Contractor shall apply an approved pre -emergent herbicide to all turf areas a <br />minimum of one (1) time per year and/or as directed by the Projects Manager or <br />designee for control of all types of weeds. At no time shall weeds be allowed to <br />remain In turf areas. <br />36. Contractor shall flag all irrigation sprinklers prior to commencement of work <br />complete. <br />37. Damage because of rodent activity shall be repaired at Contractor's expense. <br />38. The Contractor shall be responsible for the complete removal and replacement of <br />ground cover lost due to normal attrition or to Contractor's faulty maintenance or <br />negligence, as determined by the Projects Manager or designee, at no additional <br />cost to the City. <br />39. Where ground cover grows under pine trees, the Contractor shall use a combination <br />of techniques (raking and blowing) to prevent the build-up of needles from forming <br />on the ground cover. <br />40. Ground cover plants shall be added, as needed, to ensure a solid mass planting in <br />conformance with the original Intent at no cost to the City. <br />41. Contractor shall remove dead shrubs and backfill to existing grade with imported soil <br />as necessary to maintain a consistent finished grade. Sinkholes will not be <br />acceptable as it represents a liability to the City. Replacements of shrubs will be <br />approved by Projects Manager or designee. <br />42. Wall vines adjacent to and coming from City landscapes are a part of the <br />maintenance of this contract. Wall vines shall be kept trimmed approximately four <br />(4) inches from the wall and eight (8) Inches below the top of the wall. Where wall <br />vines have been allowed to grow over the top of the wall, the Contractor shall keep <br />wall vines trimmed down to the top of the wall. Wall vines may require trimming two <br />or more times per month during the growing season. <br />43. Ali shrubs growing in the work areas shall be pruned as required, to maintain plants in <br />a healthy growing condition and to maintain plant growth within reasonable bounds <br />to prevent encroachment of passage ways, walks, streets, view of signs or in any <br />manner deemed objectionable by the Projects Manager or designee. Dead or <br />damaged limbs or branches shall be cleaned out and removed with sharp pruning <br />tools with no projections or stubs remaining. Pruning shall be done in a manner to <br />permit plants to grow naturally in accordance with their normal growth characteristics <br />except box hedging may be required on some shrubs, as designated by the Projects <br />Manager or designee. Shear hedging or severe pruning of plants, unless authorized <br />by the Projects Manager or designee, shall not be permitted. Should the Contractor <br />shear hedges or severely prune plants and disfigure or damage the plants, the <br />contractor shall be responsible for replacing those plants with like kind and size as <br />determined by the Projects Manager or designee. The Contractor may be requested <br />from time to time to raise the bottom or lower the tops of the shrubs for security <br />reasons. This shall be considered routine maintenance and performed at no extra <br />cost to the City. <br />44. Shrubs shall be thinned and pruned, separated and/or relocated for the health of the <br />planting and the appearance of the site, and at such other times when directed by the <br />City. Infill planting of bare shrub areas shall be replanted In the months of March <br />through June with plant material of the same species one time peryear as part <br />of routine maintenance at no additional cost to the City. <br />25F-18 <br />