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at such other times when directed by the Projects Manager or <br />designee. Infill planting of bare shrub areas shall be replanted in <br />the months of March through June with plant material of the same <br />species one time per year as part of routine maintenance at no <br />additional cost to the City. <br />4) Watering <br />a. All shrubs shall be properly irrigated to maintain a healthy <br />condition. Shrub areas shall be deeply watered as <br />required by weather conditions to provide adequate <br />moisture for optimum growth. At no time shrub areas shall <br />be allowed to show a lack of fresh green color or a loss of <br />resilience due to lack of water. <br />b. Wherever or at any time that an irrigation system is <br />damaged, fails or does not adequately cover the shrub <br />area in which it is installed, the Contractor shall furnish and <br />set out hoses and sprinklers, or other portable means, as <br />required to uniformly water the shrub. <br />C. Automatic irrigation shall be conducted between the hours <br />of 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. and shall be programmed to <br />prevent excessive runoff, ponding or over watering. <br />d. Shrub areas shall not be maintained in an over watered <br />and /or saturated condition. <br />e. Contractor shall respond immediately to signs of plant <br />stress. Plant material lost due to stress shall be deemed <br />Contractor negligence, as determined by the Projects <br />Manager or designee, and replaced at Contractor's <br />expense. <br />5) Replanting <br />The Contractor shall be responsible for the complete removal and <br />replacement of shrubs lost due to normal attrition or due to <br />Contractor's faulty maintenance or negligence, as determined by <br />the Projects Manager or designee, at no additional cost to the <br />City. <br />6) Cultivation and Mulch <br />a. All bare soil or open areas shall be either cultivated weekly or <br />covered by a minimum of two (2) inches of mulch. All mulch <br />material shall be of a recycled product free from foreign <br />grasses and weeds and shall be approved by the City. At no <br />time shall weeds be allowed to remain in bare or planted <br />areas. <br />