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4) Watering a. All trees shall be properly irrigated to maintain a healthy condition. b. Trees shall not be maintained in an over watered and/or saturated condition. 5) General Requirements a. The Contractor shall bring to the attention of the Director within twenty-four (24) hours any tree-displaying root heaving or girdling (either by roots or a foreign material, leaning, broken or hanging limbs, or any other reason posing a potential safety hazard.) Any safety hazard present now shall be reported immediately. 6) Replanting a. The Contractor shall be responsible for the complete removal and replacement of any and all trees lost due to normal attrition, or to the Contractor's faulty maintenance or negligence, including but not limited to girdling trees with string trimmers or tree ties, improper planting of new trees, improper pruning techniques which disfigure or destroy the trees natural integrity and shape, or failure to detect and prevent treatable diseases and insect infestations as determined by the Director. b. Replacement shall be made by the Contractor in the kind and size of trees determined by the Director. Where there is a difference in value between the trees lost and the replacement of trees, this difference will be deducted from the contract payment. In all cases, the value of the trees lost will be determined by the Director using the latest American Shade Tree Conference guidelines for value determination. 7) Reporting a. An annual report shall be provided by an ISA Certified Arborist, by January 30`h of each year, on the overall condition and health of all trees under the scope of this contract. Specific trees in need of additional care or removal shall be identified by species location and/or address. b. The Contractor shall provide an annual report identifying the location, address and species of tree vacancies. 22