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45, All shrubs shall be properly irrigated to maintain a healthy condition. Shrub areas shall be <br />deeply watered as required by weather conditions to provide adequate moisture for <br />optimum growth, At no time shrub areas shall be allowed to show a lack of fresh green <br />color or a loss of resilience due to tack of water. <br />45. Wherever or at any time that an irrigation system is damaged, fails or does not adequately <br />cover the shrub area In which it is installed, the Contractor shall furnish and set out hoses <br />and sprinklers, or other portable means, as required to uniformly water the shrub. <br />47. Contractor shall respond Immediately to signs of plant stress. Plant material lost due to <br />stress shall be deemed Contractor negligence, as determined by the Projects Manager or <br />designee, and replaced at Contractor's expense. <br />48. The Contractor shall be responsible for the complete removal and replacement of shrubs <br />lost due to normal attrition or due to Contractors faulty maintenance or negligence, as <br />determined by the Projects Manager or designee, at no additional cost to the City. <br />49. All bare soil or open areas shall be either cultivated weekly or covered by a minimum of <br />two (2) inches of mulch. All mulch material shall be of a recycled product free from foreign <br />grasses and weeds and shall be approved by the City. At no time shall weeds be allowed <br />to remain In bare or planted areas. <br />50, Shrubs shall be pruned as required to ensure clear vehicular and pedestrian visibility and <br />clearance. Remove broken or diseased branches and provide general containment and <br />good appearance. <br />51, Plant material encroaching onto or from City property shall be trimmed back to property <br />line at City's discretion depending on circumstance, i.e. plants growing over fences and <br />sidewalks from private property adjacent to contracted areas shall be trimmed back to the <br />property line. <br />52. Prune shrubs to retain as much of the natural informal appearance as possible, consistent <br />with intended use, i.e. vines not growing into other plants, etc. Coordinate with Projects <br />Manager or designee. <br />53. Continuously remove any spent blossoms or dead flower stocks, as required, to present a <br />neat, clean appearance. <br />54. Plants growing over curbing and/or sidewalks shall be maintained even with the edge of <br />the sidewalk or curb and be trimmed on a natural taper rather than vertical, so as not to <br />appear to be hedged. <br />55, Ailing or stunted shrubs shall be removed at time of discovery and replaced In kind within <br />five (5) working days. Shrubs requiring additional nutrients to correct deficiencies shall <br />receive such nutrients within three (3) working days of discovery. Contractor shall replace <br />shrub failure that is determined to be due to Contractor's neglect or improper treatment at <br />his expense. <br />IV. RIGHT OF WAY GREW <br />11 Provide a crew size as follows: <br />3-person crew = 1 Leadworker+2 Laborers <br />251-18 <br />