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d) Replanting <br />The Contractor shall be responsible for the complete removal and replacement <br />of ground cover lost due to normal attrition or due to Contractor's failure to <br />perform under the terms of this Agreement. City is responsible for cost of <br />replacing plants lost to vandalism; however, Contractor must prove that it was <br />vandalism that killed the plant. The plans shall be planted at appropriate <br />spacing so as to achieve complete coverage once the plant is 2/3rds mature. <br />Any plants planted by City/others must be maintained by contractor. Contractor <br />must notify City within 30 days if plants planted by City/others begin to decline. <br />4. Shrub Care <br />a) Pruning/trimming <br />All shrubs growing in the work areas shall be pruned such that the plants remain <br />in a healthy growing condition. Plant growth shall be maintained to prevent <br />overgrowth into passageways, walks, streets, view of signs or in any manner <br />deemed objectionable by the Director. Dead or damaged limbs shall be <br />removed so that no projections or stubs remain. Pruning/trimming shall be done <br />by hand shears or loppers in a manner to permit plants to grow naturally in <br />accordance with their normal growth characteristics. "Box hedging" may be <br />required on some shrubs, as set designated by the Director. Shear hedging or <br />severe pruning/trimming of plants, unless authorized by the Director, is not <br />permitted. Topping of plants whose natural growth stems from the base of the <br />plant is not permitted. Should the Contractor top, shear hedge or severely prune <br />plants and disfigure or damage the plants, the Contractor shall be responsible <br />for replacing those plants with like kind and size as and subject to approval by <br />the Director. <br />The Contractor may be requested from time to time to raise the bottom of the <br />shrubs for security reasons. <br />b) Replanting <br />The Contractor shall be responsible for the complete removal and replacement <br />of shrubs lost due to normal attrition or due to Contractor's failure to perform <br />under the terms of this Agreement. City is responsible for cost of replacing <br />plants lost to vandalism; however, Contractor must prove that it was vandalism <br />that killed the plant. The plans shall be planted at appropriate spacing so as to <br />achieve complete coverage once the plant is 2/3rds mature. Any plants planted <br />by City/others must be maintained by contractor. Contractor must notify City <br />within 30 days if plants planted by City/others begin to decline. <br />c) 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 />20 <br />19C-22