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7.3.6 Tamp the area firmly with steel tamp. <br />Note: The tamp will be most effective if you cover the bottom with plastic. Tape the plastic to the <br />tamp handle. The plastic keeps the clay from sticking to the tamp's bottom. <br />73.7 After tamping and compacting the "mound mix" covers areas with infield brick dust. <br />7.4 Pitcher's Mound <br />7.4.1 Follow same procedure for repair of home plate/batters box area utilizing dry "mound mix" for this <br />purpose. Do not cover with infield mix. <br />7.4.2 Add to the above the following: Rake all loose material from bottom to top and cover with "Mound <br />Mix". <br />7.5 General Brickdust Skinned Infield Areas <br />7.5.1 After raking/shoveling loose material from high spots back into low spots/worn areas on running <br />paths, sliding zones, and any other low spots/wom areas appearing on the field, the Contractor shall <br />fill all remaining low spots with new Gail Materials "Pro Gold with Stabilizer" brickdust from stock <br />and make level. <br />7.5.2 The contractor shall clean all excess brickdust beneath or next to the backstop, dugout chain link <br />fencing and/or infield chain link fence lines so that the infield brickdust is level with the dugout <br />pavement and pavement outside the infield. <br />7.5.3 Lightly water entire infield before dragging. <br />Note: Watering shall penetrate brickdust to a minimum depth of 1/8" deep min. This process is <br />crucial to keeping brickdust in place and not going air home. <br />7.5.4 Drag infield utilizing small utility vehicle as specified with "grooming or finishing drag". Circular or <br />figure eight drag patterns shall be used (see details 1-A & 1-B). Alternate drag patterns or reverse <br />direction of drag patterns daily to avoid ruts and high/low areas. Speed of drag procedure shall not <br />exceed 7 mph. <br />7.5.5 When dragging the skinned infield, the contractor shall stay away from all turf edges a minimum of <br />18". This will help in avoiding lips at brickdust/turf edges. This 18' gap shall also apply to all <br />backstops and chain link fence areas. <br />7.5.6 Contractor shall hand rake all base paths on combination turf/brickdust infields. <br />7.5.7 When the dragging process is complete, the contractor shall stop the drag in a different location <br />daily. This will stop the accumulation of brickdust in focused areas. At this time roll-up the drag, <br />place it on the vehicle and remove all debris accumulated in the dray at this snot and rake out <br />material emptied from drag. <br />7.5.8 After dragging, hand rake the 18" edges using the "grade or grooming rake". The rake shall be held <br />at an angle as to not push brickdust onto/into turf areas. <br />7.5.9 After raking the 18" edges, the contractor shall clean all excess brickdust on the turf edges utilizing a <br />high pressure water nozzle or heavy duty broom. NO brickdust shall be permitted on the turf edges <br />at any time.lf in the determination of City staff, an unsafe lip situation exists (an unsafe lip is '/z" or <br />greater) in any turf/brickdust border area infield to brickdust, base-paths or brickdust to outfield), <br />contractor will be required to remove or level the soil build-up with a sod cutter and re-establish the