25K - AGMT LANDSCAPE MAINT SVCS - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

The Contractors Certified Irrigation Technician (CIT) shall meet when requested with the Director's Representative to review the Monthly Water Conservation Report to discuss water conservation strategies. These discussions may include, but not be limited to, the Contractor turning off irrigation systems during periods of rainfall and times when suspension of irrigation is desirable to conserve water while remaining within the guidelines of the EAW. When Park Services determines that plant material (turf, groundcover, shrubs, and trees) must be irrigated, all controllers shall be activated within twenty-four (24) hours. 8.4 Inspection and Reporting The Certified Irrigation Technicians (CIT) shall physically inspect the operation of all irrigation systems once a month and prepare a written report specifying controller location/name, start times, run times, program name, station number, water budget percent, weekly Et and deficiencies. All deficiencies shall be cured/repaired within five working days or the Director's Representative shall impose penalties for failure to respond and/or hire a Certified Irrigation Technician to remedy the system. The Contractor shall maintain all sprinkler systems using City standard irrigation products and details, All repairs shall be to City of Santa Ana Park Services' specifications and details. Repairs to irrigation heads shall be with matching precipitation nozzles. Contractor shall ensure that excessive over spray/runoff into street right-of-ways or other areas not intended to receive irrigation is controlled. The Contractor shall repair at his own expense, by way of C1TA's, any irrigation head and lateral line rendered inoperable or malfunctioning due to attrition, vandalism, etc. All other repairs, RCV to meter, shall be performed by Certified Irrigation Technicians and shall be "tagged" using the City of Santa Ana Park Services ."tagging" system noting the Company and Irrigation Tech that performed the repair, the date of the repair and the Contractor's and Irrigation Technicians contact information. All repairs shall be warrantied for two years from the date of the approved repair. All head and lateral lines shall be repaired within five days of discovery of malfunction/repairs needed. All other irrigation repairs shall be performed immediately following approval of the work. The CMIT shall perform a daily visual inspection of all irrigated areas first thing each morning. All areas receiving marginal coverage shall receive supplemental irrigation by being irrigated by a portable irrigation method. The contractor shall furnish all portable hoses, nozzles, sprinklers, etc., necessary to accomplish this additional irrigation. Care shall be exercised to prevent a waste of water, erosion, and/or detrimental seepage into existing underground improvements or structures. 8.5 Repairs The Contractor shall be responsible at his own expense for repairs to all irrigation heads, swing joints and lateral lines as a part of this agreement. The City will be responsible for repairs to the irrigation system from the valve to the water meter. The Contractor shall submit proposals to the Director's Representative for extra work to repair/improve the irrigation system from the RCV to the meter. City of Santa Ana RFP 16-063 Page 24 25K-24