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aCITY OF SANTA ANA 1.1.10 REPLANTING The Contractor shall re -sod all turf lost due to normal attrition or due to Contractor's faulty maintenance or negligence, as determined by the City of Santa Ana, at no additional cost to the City. At no time shall ridges or depressions caused from contractor equipment on over watered and/or saturated ground, as determined by the City of Santa Ana, be permitted in the turf areas. This shall be deemed Contractor negligence. Contractor shall remove and replace with new turf at no additional cost to the City. 1.2. GROUND COVER CARE 1.2.1 EDGING AND DETAILING Ground cover beds shall be maintained within their intended bounds, edged and/or detailed every week. Maintain a 12" clearance between different plant material. Ground covers shall not be permitted to encroach into lawns, shrubs, adjacent desirable bare areas, wall fixtures, furniture, other ground cover areas, etc. All sites shall be cleaned following each edging/detailing, including streets and sidewalks (when applicable). 1.2.2 FERTILIZATION All ground cover beds shall be fertilized using a complete or approved fertilizer (such as 16-6-8 Turf Supreme) four (4) times per year. The rate of application shall be two (2) pounds of actual nitrogen per 1,000 square feet. Proof of application in the form of empty fertilizer bags may be requested at any time by the City of Santa Ana. Advanced notice shall be given to the City of Santa Ana prior to performing this task. 1.2.3 RENOVATION Ground cover beds shall be thinned and pruned, separated and/or relocated for the health of the planting and the appearance of the site, and at such other times when directed by the City of Santa Ana. Infill planting of bare groundcover areas shall be replanted when necessary or upon request with flats of the same species one time per year as part of routine maintenance at no additional cost to the City. 1.2.4 CULTIVATION AND MULCH All bare soil or open areas shall be either cultivated weekly or covered by a minimum of two (2) inches of mulch. All mulch material shall be of a recycled product free from foreign grasses and weeds and shall be approved by the City. At no time shall weeds be allowed to remain in bare or planted areas.