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1.3.2 All edging/detailing shall be performed with the use of a McClain's edger or <br />approved substitute walk -behind or fixed blade stick edger. Contractor shalt edge <br />all turf adjacent to all improved hard surfaces such as concrete, decotnposed <br />granite, asphalted concrete paved areas, pavers, etc. <br />1.3.3 Edging/detailing may occur with string trimmers around upright site amenities that <br />are not immediately adjacent paved surfaces. The Contractor shall not detail turf <br />down to bare soil. The Contactor shall detail turf around amenities using a string <br />trimmer so the turf remains growing up to the amenity. <br />1.3.4 Chemical detailing of turf is not allowed without the Director's Representatives <br />approval. If chemical detailing is performed without the Director's Representatives <br />written approval, the Contractor shall incur a penalty up to $300 plus the cost to <br />repair the areas per the Director's Representatives direction. <br />1.3,5 The Contractor shall use the McClain's edger, or approved substitute, to edge <br />straight lines along fences, walls, valve boxes, d.g. or a.c, pathways, other flat <br />laying amenities or long flowing arcs. The Director's Representative has the <br />authority to require the Contractor to use string or rope lines to achieve straight or <br />flowing are lines if the Contractor's staff fails to achieve this quality without this <br />method. <br />1.3.6 The Contractor shall detail arormd trees, along walls/fences and other amenities <br />first using a sharpened shovel cut to establish a concentric round circle around trees, <br />poles; etc. Once the initial detailed circle is established a string trimmer may be <br />used to maintain the circle. Should the circle begin to deform the Director's <br />Representative shall direct the Contractor to repeat the detail process. Shovel cut <br />detailing shall be repeated as often as necessary to maintain crisp evenly <br />round/straight lines. In the event that the circle becomes too great, the Director's <br />Representative shall direct the Contractor to sod the area around the tree at the <br />Contractor's expense to the size instructed by the Director's Representative. <br />13.7 The Contractor shall detail turf not greater than 1" away from amenities walls or <br />fences. Detail lines shall be made straight and shall be maintained straight. The <br />Contractor shall, at his own cost, supply sandy loam top soil and an approved turf <br />sod to reduce any existing bare soil areas along walls/fences that are greater than <br />I". <br />1.4 Casual Turf Annual Renovation-Overseeding <br />1.4.1 Casual Turf shall be renovated-overseeded one-time per year April through May. <br />All seed quantities and type specified shall be verified by the Director's <br />Representative prior to any applications. The process for renovation-overseeding <br />shall be as follows: <br />1.4.1.1 Turf shall be flailed down to ''/a". All turf clippings shall be removed. <br />1.4.1,2 Contractor shall flag/mark all irrigation and site amenities and shall avoid <br />hitting/damaging with the aeration equipment. Any damage caused to the <br />irrigation or other site amenities shall be repaired/replaced at the <br />Contractors expense. <br />My of Santa Ana RFP 19-092 <br />Page 14 <br />