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7.5.2 The contractor shall clean all excess brickdust beneath or next to <br />the backstop, dugout chain link fencing and/or infield chain link <br />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 <br />depth of 1/8" deep min. This process is crucial to <br />keeping brickdust in place and not going air borne. <br />7.5.4 Drag infield utilizing small utility vehicle as specified with <br />"grooming or finishing drag". Circular or figure eight drag <br />patterns shall be used (see details 1-A & 1-B). Alternate drag <br />patterns or reverse direction of drag patterns daily to avoid ruts and <br />high/low areas. Speed of drag procedure shall not exceed 7 mph. <br />7.5.5 When dragging the skinned infield, the contractor shall stay away <br />from all turf edges a minimum of 18". This will help in avoiding <br />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 <br />turf/brickdust infields. <br />7.5.7 When the dragging process is complete, the contractor shall stop <br />the drag in a different location daily. This will stop the <br />accumulation of brickdust in focused areas. At this time roll-up <br />the drag, place it on the vehicle and remove all debris accumulated <br />in the drag at this spot and rake out material emptied from drag. <br />7.5.8 After dragging, hand rake the 18" edges using the "grade or <br />grooming rake". The rake shall be held at an angle as to not push <br />brickdust onto/into turf areas. <br />7.5.9 After raking the 18" edges, the contractor shall clean all excess <br />brickdust on the turf edges utilizing a high pressure water nozzle or <br />heavy duty broom. NO brickdust shall be permitted on the turf <br />edges at any time.If in the determination of City staff, an unsafe lip <br />situation exists (an unsafe lip is 1/2" or greater) in any turf/brickdust <br />border area infield to brickdust, base-paths or brickdust to <br />outfield), contractor will be required to remove or level the soil <br />build-up with a sod cutter and re-establish the in-field boundaries <br />with a string line or suitable method and re-sod up to the border to <br />remedy the situation at contractors expense. Pre-existing <br />conditions shall be corrected during contract start-up. <br />25A-42