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mower for the larger open turf areas, a 52" mower and a small walk behind mower for areas between trees and othet• park amenities. The Director shall determine height of cut. String trimmers are not allowed for mowing turf. Any visible clippings shall be collected and disposed of pursuant to SAMC Chapter 16. (1) All "sport/priority" turf as described in Attachment No. 2 shall be mowed once a week all year. Any visible clippings shall be collected and disposed of pursuant to SAMC Chapter 16. The Contractor shall mow the sport/priority turf areas at '/a" to 1" using a power driven fairway reel mower and a walk behind reel mower along skinned infield brick dust areas, turf infields, turf infield foul areas, soccer/football fields, soccer/football out of bound areas. The Director's Representative shall direct the Contractor to mow the sport/priority turf lower than 3/a" to 1" if necessary. Note that the ball diamond infield maintenance sub- contractor shall be responsible for mowing turf infields and other designated ball diamond turf areas. (see Attachment 1). {2) The Contractor shall maintain mowers that provide a smooth, even cut without ridges or depressions and without tearing of the leaf blades (caused by unsharpened mower blades). Mowing shall be performed at the speed the mowers manufacturer specifies to maximize quality of cut. Mowing shall be performed with straight and flowing patterns approved by the Director's Representative. The emphasis will be on quality mowing vs. speed and unprofessional patterns. From time to time the Director will direct the Contractor to change mowing pattern to minimize rutting and compaction. The Contractor shall mow grasses and broadleaf plants once per month in the Santiago Park Day Camp (Nature Reserve) meadow area. b) Edging and Detailing All edging shall be performed with the use of a McClain's edger or approved substitute. Stick edgers are not allowed. Contractor shall edge all turf adjacent to all improved hard surfaces such as concrete, decomposed granite, asphalted concrete paved at•eas. Edging/detailing shall be performed at the same time mowing occurs. Chemical detailing of turf may occur with the Director's approval. If chemical detailing is performed, the Contractor shall use the string trimmer to remove the treated turf within one (1) week after symptoms of phytotoxicity become recognizable. (1) The Contractor shall use the McCIain's edger to edge straight lines along fences, walls, or long flowing arcs. The Ditector's Representative may require the Contractor to use string lines to edge straight lines if the Contractor's staff fails to achieve this quality without this method. (2} The Contractor shall detail around trees, along walls/fences and other park amenities first using a sharpened shovel cut to establish a concentric round circle around trees, poles, etc. Once the initial detailed circle is established a skiing trimmer may be used to maintain the circle. Should the circle begin to deform the Director shall direct the Contractor to repeat the detail process. 25C-95