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(3) The Contractor shall guarantee uniform germination/100% coverage free <br />of non-germinated areas within three (3) months from the time the first <br />application of seed or will sod any thin or bare areas with Pacific Sod <br />Greg Norman 1 Hybrid Bermuda sod or Pacific Sod Greg Norman 1 <br />Hybrid Bermuda Sod that has been "cropped over" with perennial rye <br />grass. Director shall determine sod based on availability/season. <br />2. <br />Ground Cover Care <br />a) Edging and Detailing <br />(1) Ground cover beds shall be maintained within their intended bounds and <br />edged and/or detailed the first week of every month to keep the beds <br />looking manicured at all times. <br />(2) Ground cover shall not encroach into lawns, shrubs, adjacent desirable <br />bare areas, curbs, wall fixtures, furniture, beneath and/or into other <br />plants, etc. All sites shall be cleaned following each edging/detailing, <br />including streets. <br />b) Mulching of Bare Areas <br />In all groundcover areas where bare soil is visible or where the groundcover is <br />thin so the soil is visible, the Contractor shall apply Aguinaga Black Forest <br />Floor Mulch or approved equal, size 0" to l ''/z", ''/z" thick minimum every other <br />month starting in January during the third week as necessary to maintain <br />uniform and complete coverage. Mulch is to be maintained within its <br />boundaries. <br />c) Fertilization <br />The Contractor shall fertilize all groundcover areas four (4) times per year in <br />March, June, September, and December at two (2) pounds of actual nitrogen per <br />1,000 square feet using a slow release fertilizer using JTM Nutrients Complete <br />8-2-4 soil conditioner plus NPK slow release fertilizer at a rate of eight (8) <br />pounds of actual nitrogen per 1,000 per square feet. <br />d) Re lanting -Premium Plant Material <br />The Contractor shall plant each year, in any area determined by the Director, 2" <br />plugs of premium plant species at appropriate spacing so as to achieve complete <br />coverage once the plant is 2/3rds mature. The Contractor shall be responsible for <br />the complete removal and replacement of plants lost due to normal attrition or <br />due to Contractor's failure to perform under the terms of this Agreement. City <br />is responsible for cost of replacing plants lost to vandalism; however, Contractor <br />must prove that it was vandalism that killed the plant. See Attachment 7 for <br />plant cap. <br />ix <br />25C-22 <br />