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t. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Routine maintenance shall include but not be limited to the following services performed on all work sites listed and shown in ATTACHMENT 3: SITE LOCATIONS AND MAPS. 1_1. TURF CARE 1.1.1 MOWING All turf shall be mowed weekly with mulching mowers. Subject to the approval of the City of Santa Ana, the contractor may reduce the mowing frequency to biweekly during periods of rain or prolonged cold. All grass clippings shall be left in place with the exception of large accumulations, which shall be collected and removed after each mowing. All roadways adjacent to work areas shall be kept clean at all times. All turf shall be cut to a height appropriate for the type of grass being mowed. Mowers shall be maintained in optimum condition with sharp blades to provide a smooth, even cut without tearing of the leaf blades. Turf shall only be mowed after two (2) consecutive non -watering days and/or as directed by the City of Santa Ana. Any and all signs found onsite or on trees shall be removed, including but not limited to political, garage sale, lost and found, etc. All litter/debris shall be picked up prior to mowing. All turf and hardscape areas including but not limited to the outside and inside perimeter of the City property including sidewalks and streets shall be free of turf clippings, plant debris and trash at the end of the scheduled mow day. 1.1.2 EDGING AND DETAILING All turf shall be edged with blade trimmer adjacent to all improved surfaces and, where no improved surface exists, turf edges shall be maintained as if the turf area abuts a shrub bed or property line. Edging and detailing shall be performed weekly. Following each edging, all edging debris shall be removed. Turf shall be mechanically edged during the mowing of each week. The edging along sidewalks, curbing and other concrete shall be performed with a blade type edger. Sidewalks and other hard surfaces shall be properly cleaned after each edging including grass stains or marks made as a result of the mowing process. Contractor shall flag all irrigation sprinklers prior to commencement of work. All turf growing adjacent to irrigation hardware, tree trunks, or any other landscape amenity shall be neatly detailed by string trimmer and/or chemicals to twelve (12) inches in all directions of said objects. Blade trimmers are prohibited from usage twelve (12) inches around any tree, shrub, or establish plant base. If chemical detailing is performed, the Contractor shall use the string trimmer to remove the treated turf within one (1) week after symptoms of phototoxicity become recognizable. City of Santa Ana — RFP 20-041 Landscape Maintenance Services for Public Works Agency City Yard Facility