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company performing the application, the proposed pesticides to be applied listing the manufacturer/name of the pesticide, the rate(s) of application, the reentry period and the method of application. The Contractor's Agricultural Pest Control sub -contractor or QAL/QAC staff shall continuously apply Post Emergent Herbicides to keep all turf free of all turf type weeds, especially Dallis Grass, Goose Grass, Smut Grass, Poa Annua, Nat Sedge, Neddle Grass and broadleaf weeds at all times. The Contractor shall, along with the monthly Pesticide Use report, submit a written schedule for weed abatement in turf specifying the method, day and location where wood abatement will be performed. The Director's Representative will review and approve written schedule taking into consideration the park's use. Should the Contractor fail to control weeds in turf to the satisfaction of the Director's Representative he/she may hire an agricultural pesticide operator to perform the work and subtract the cost for this work from the Contractor's monthly invoice. Contractor's Agricultural Pest Control sub -contractor or QAL/QAC staff may apply Dimension pre -emergent herbicide to all turf areas as needed in order to control the germination and growth of all weeds in all turf year around. i.e. Dallis Grass, Goose Grass, Crab Grass, Nutsedge, Plantain, Oxalis, etc. Should turf type or broadleaf type weeds germinate, the Contractor shall control the weeds immediately upon recognition by way of selective and/or broad-spectrum post emergent herbicides and methods approved by the Director's Representative. 1.5 Replanting Should turf begin to stress for any reason, or become thin in appearance, the Contractor shall direct CITA's to begin immediately applying supplemental water and shall overseed these turf areas using Stovers Seed Company Bermuda Dunes (spring/summer) or Jacklin Seed Company CSI perennial rye (fall/winter) seed at the manufacturer's recommended rate and process. The Contractor shall use STA approved ``/a" minus compost seed topper to cover the seed topper pre mixed with California Organic 7-1-2 Phyta Boost fertilizer at a rate of 35 cubic yards per acre. Should turf die back to the point where soil is visible, the Contractor shall Install thick out sod to those turf areas using West Coast Turf Bandera Bermuda cropped over with perennial rye grass (fall/winter) and West Coast Turf Bandera Bermuda (spring/summer). The Contractor understands and accepts that at the beginning of the agreement there may be existing turf areas that are thin or bare. The Contractor, by entering into the agreement, shall routinely and at no extra cost to the City, repair thin or bare turf areas by overseeding or sodding with approved seed or sod until a thick healthy stand of turf is established, Contractor also understands and accepts that Civic Center area is very heavily used, including increased foot traffic, and other uses and, therefore, acknowledges that he/she will immediately respond to thin or bare areas in turf without delay. City of Santa Ana RFP 16-063 Page 13