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7.3.6 Tamp the area firmly with steel tamp. Note: The tamp will be most effective if you cover the bottom with plastic. Tape the plastic to the tamp handle. The plastic keeps the clay from sticking to the tamp's bottom. 7.3.7 After tamping and compacting the "mound mix" covers areas with infield brick dust. 7.4 Pitcher's Mound 7.4.1 Follow same procedure for repair of home plate/batters box area utilizing dry "mound mix" for this purpose. Do not cover with infield mix. 7.4.2 Add to the above the following: Rake all loose material from bottom to top and cover with "Mound Mix". 7.5 General Brickdust Skinned Infield Areas 7.5.1 After raking/shoveling loose material from high spots back into low spots/worn area on running paths, sliding zones, and any other low spots/worn areas appearing on the field, the Contractor shall fill all remaining low spots with new Gail Materials "Pro Gold with Stabilizer" brickdust from stock and make level. 7-5.2 The contractor shall clean all excess brickdust beneath or next to the backstop, dugout chain link fencing and/or infield chain link fence lines so that the infield brickdust is level with the dugout pavement and pavement outside the infield. 7.5.3 Lightly water entire infield before dragging. Note: Watering shall penetrate brickdust to a minimum depth of 1/8" deep min. This process is crucial to keeping brickdust in place and not going air borne. 7.5.4 Drag infield utilizing small utility vehicle as specified with "grooming or finishing drag". Circular or figure eight drag patterns shall be used (see details 1-A & 1-13). Alternate drag patterns or reverse direction of drag patterns daily to avoid ruts and high/low areas. Speed of drag procedure shall not exceed 7 mph. 7.5.5 When dragging the skinned infield, the contractor shall stay away from all turf edges a minimum of 18". This will help in avoiding lips at brickdust/turf edges. This 18' gap shall also apply to all backstops and chain link fence areas. 7.5.6 Contractor shall hand rake all base paths on combination turf/brickdust infields. 7.5.7 When the dragging process is complete, the contractor shall stop the drag in a different location daily. This will stop the accumulation of brickdust in focused areas. At this time roll -up the drag, place it on the vehicle and remove all debris accumulated in the drag at this spot and rake out material emptied from dra . 7.5.8 After dragging, hand rake the 18" edges using the "grade or grooming rake". The rake shall be held at an angle as to not push brickdust onto/into turf areas. 7.5.9 After raking the 18" edges, the contractor shall clean all excess brickdust on the turf edges utilizing a high pressure water nozzle or heavy duty broom. NO brickdust shall be permitted on the turf edges at any time.lf in the determination of City staff, an unsafe lip situation exists (an unsafe lip is '/z" or greater) in any turf/brickdust border area infield to brickdust, base -paths or brickdust to outfield), contractor will be required to remove or level the soil build-up with a sod cutter and re-establish the