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1.5.2,6 Immediately after overseeding the Contractor shall apply A" minus STA approved compost topper from R&S Soils to all turf using the Kubota L5060 tractor equipped with turf type tires and the Tycrop TD-460 QuiMass top -dresser. Topper material shall be applied at a rate of 35 cubic yards per acre mixed with California Organic 7-1-2 Phyta Boost organic fertilizer at a rate of 600 pounds per acre (35 c.y. top dress mix/600# 7-1-2 organic fertilizer), 1.5,2.7 Immediately following applying topper the Contractor shall coordinate with the Irrigation Consultant to program irrigation controllers to irrigate the seeded areas. The irrigation programs shall beset to maximize germination of seed, Once the renovation process is complete, the Irrigation Consultant shall retake control of the irrigation programming. 1.6 Overseeding Germination Guarantee 1.6.1 The Contractor shall guarantee 100% uniform germination within 10 weeks from the time the first application of seed or wilt sod any thin or bare areas with "thick cut" (thickest available cut) West Coast Turf Improved Kikuyu during warm season and West Coast Turf Improved Kikuyu Sod that has been "cropped over" with perennial rye grass. Renovation must be completed within tluee months of field closure. The Director's Representative shall determine the quantity of thick cut sod needed to achieve 100% coverage. 1.7 Replanting 1,7.1 Should turf begin to stress or die back for any reason, or become thin in appearance, the Contractor shall immediately apply supplemental water to hydrate the affected area(a). The Contractor shall also meet with the Irrigation Consultant and coordinate the irrigation programming to germinate seed, The Contractor sball then overseed these turf areas using Stovers Seed Company AZ1 Kilcuyugrass (spring/sammer) or Stovers Grand Slam FS (fall/winter) seed at the manufacturer's recommended rate and process. The Contractor shall use STA approved 1 /2" minus compost seed topper at a rate of 35 cubic yards per acre pre mixed with California Organic 6-1-2 Kickstart fertilizer at a rate of 600 pounds per acre. 1.7.2 Should the Contractor's seed germination effort fail within four (4) weeks of effort, the Contractor shall install thick out sod to those turf areas using West Coast Turf Bandera Bermuda cropped over with perennial rye grass (fall/wiutcr) and West Coast Turf Bandera Bermuda (spring/summer). 1.7.3 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 bate turf areas by overseeding or sodding with approved seed or sod until a thick healthy stand of turf is established. 1.7.4 The Contractor also understands and accepts that park areas are very heavily used, including increased 'tbot 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 19-092 Page 16