Item 15 - Landscape Maintenance Services for City Parks and Facilities

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SECTION XII LITTER & DEBRIS MANAGEMENT A. General Specifications Contractor shall provide general cleanup on a daily basis, unless otherwise specified, for the purpose of emptying trash cans and picking up papers, trash, discarded items or debris which may accumulate in the landscape areas; hardscapes within the site (sidewalks, pathways, parking lots, sports surfaces); those City sidewalks that lie directly adjacent to the park or transverse and dissect the median island, vacant lots or backup lots; and all curb and gutter lines that encircle these same sites. This list also includes all other adjacent hardscape elements deemed by the CR to be part of the inventory of the respective Contract landscape areas, lakes, playgrounds, parking lots, internal roadways, and all other park and open space areas. B. Schedule 1. All trash cans shall have full bags removed and replaced with a clean liner by 12:00 p.m. daily. 2. Replacing all plastic trash can liners shall be part of Contractor's routine cleaning process. 3. All litter and debris cleanup shall be performed between the hours of 6:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m., Monday through Sunday, unless otherwise noted. a. Reserved picnic sites are a priority and shall be cleaned daily by 7:00 a.m., including weekends, holidays, and for special events. Pressure washing may be required as determined by the CR. 4. A route, or order of facilities, that Contractor will follow shall be submitted to the CR and updated as necessary. a. The CR shall be notified immediately if this schedule cannot be met on a particular day. 5. All parking lots and roads shall be swept, blown and/or vacuumed free of debris a minimum of once weekly. This does not replace daily trash and debris clean up. 6. Contractor shall remove all debris resulting from its operations daily and dispose of it off -site at the time of occurrence. a. All debris resulting from any of Contractor's operations shall be removed and disposed of at Contractor's sole expense. No debris shall remain at the end of the workday. 5. All walkways shall be kept clean/clear of debris and plant growth. Care shall be taken not to create unnecessary hazards to pedestrian, bike, or car traffic. 6. Contractor shall not blow grass cuttings/debris into public streets or gutters that have not been previously swept or vacuumed clean. a. Contractor shall remove debris generated adjacent to landscape areas (i.e. sidewalks, streets, gutters, medians). b. All second notice violations will be immediate deductions. 7. Should illegal dumping occur to any of the Contracted sites, immediate disposal shall be performed at no additional cost to the City. Any such dumping shall be reported immediately to CR. 8. Soil spoils on curb areas, including street medians and gopher soil disturbances, shall be cleaned weekly from all areas. RFP 23-151 Landscape Maintenance Services Page 55 of 135