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Representative shall direct the Contractor to mow the sporVpriority turf lower than 1/2" If necessary. Note that the ball diamond infield maintenance sub - contractor shall be responsible for mowing turf infields, including foul territory turf area, 36" beyond the skinned infield arc, and other designated ball diamond turf areas. (see Attachment 1). c) Edging and Detailing Edging /detailing shall be performed at the same time mowing occurs. All edging shall be performed with the use of a McClain's edger or approved substitute walk - behind edger. Stick edger's are not allowed where turf meets pavement. Contractor shall edge all turf adjacent to all improved hard surfaces such as concrete, decomposed granite, asphalted concrete paved areas, pavers, etc. Edging /detailing may occur with string trimmers around park amenities that are not immediately adjacent paved surfaces. Chemical detailing of turf may occur only with the Director's Representatives approval. If chemical detailing is performed, the Contractor shall spray maximum 3" and use the string trimmer to remove the treated turf within one (1) week after symptoms of phytotoxicity become recognizable. Any visible clippings or soil, on the turf or hardscape, shall be collected and disposed of pursuant to SAW Chapter 16. (1) The Contractor shall use the McClain's edger, or approved substitute, to edge straight lines along fences, walls, or long flowing arcs. The Director's Representative may require the Contractor to use string or rope lines to edge straight lines if the Contractor's staff fails to achieve this quality without this method. (2) The Contractor shall detail around trees, along walls /fences and other park amenities first using a sharpened shovel out to establish a concentric round circle around trees, poles, etc. Once the initial detailed circle is established a string trimmer may be used to maintain the circle. Should the circle begin to deform the Director's Representative shall direct the Contractor to repeat the detail process. Shovel cut detailing shall be repeated a minimum of every 3 months to maintain crisp evenly round lines. (3) The Contractor shall detail turf not greater than 1" away from park amenities walls or fences. Detail lines shall be made straight and shall be maintained straight. The Contractor shall, at his own cost, supply sandy loam top soil and an approved turf sod to reduce any existing bare soil areas along walls1fences that are greater than 1 ". d) Fertilization (1) Casual Turf - Contractor shall apply fertilizer once per year (first week of January) per the City's agronomic plan (see Attachment 4). (2) Sport /Priority Turf - Contractor shall apply fertilizer three times per year (first week of January, July, and with annual renovation) per the City's Agronomic Plan" (see Attachment 4). If no summer renovation occurs, the application shall be applied as determined by the Director. e) Irrigation -All Turf Dlstrlcts 1, 4 and 5 Park Landscape RFP 1 227