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Il. GROUNDS/LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SPECIFICATIONS <br />A. DEFINITIONS <br />1. "Director" shall mean the Executive Director of Parks, Recreation and <br />Community Services or designated representative. <br />2. "Pruning" shall mean the practice of removing lateral shrub or tree branches and <br />may also be referred to as "trimming." <br />3. "Weed" shall mean any undesirable or misplaced plant. <br />B. SCOPE OF WORK <br />It is the intent of this agreement to continually improve the quality of the facilities. <br />The Contractor shall provide all labor, training, materials, tools, equipment, <br />transportation, hauling, dumping, fertilizers, pesticides, chemicals and other items <br />needed to perform high quality grounds/landscape maintenance pursuant to the terms <br />defined herein. The Contractor shall provide all grounds/landscape maintenance at <br />work sites listed herein, including, but not limited to pruning/trimming, shaping and <br />training of trees, shrubs, and ground cover plants, removing and controlling weeds, <br />controlling plant diseases and pests; mowing turf, edging turf and ground cover; <br />irrigating plant material; maintaining and repairing irrigation systems; removing trash <br />and debris; ball diamond maintenance; picnic area maintenance; tot-lot maintenance; <br />and, other services required to maintain the work sites in a safe, attractive and useable <br />condition. The Contractor shall maintain all plant material in a healthy and beautiful <br />condition using the best industry/ horticultural accepted standards for growth, color, <br />and appearance as determined by the Director. <br />Scheduliniz of Work - Contract Start-up <br />The Contractor shall, within four (4) months after commencement of services, <br />bring all sites subject to this Agreement to the level set forth in the <br />specifications as follows: <br />a) Turf -Aerate and fertilize all turf using Nitra King 19-4-4 at one (1) pound <br />of actual nitrogen at one pound per 1,000 square feet. All weeds shall be <br />treated using selective post emergent herbicides until weeds are <br />eradicated. Dallas Grass shall be eradicated using broad spectrum post <br />emergent herbicide. <br />b) Shrubs - Fertilize using Nitra King 19-4-4 at one (1) pound of actual <br />nitrogen at one pound per 1,000 square feet. Diagnose and treat all <br />diseased or unhealthy plants. Prune shrubs. Provide report of <br />diagnosed/treated plants. <br />4