19E - RFP - STREET TREE MAINTENANCE

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U. TOOL SANITATION On all trees, including palms, known or suspected to be diseased, pruning tools and cut surfaces shall be disinfected with a twenty -five (25) percent chlorine bleach solution or one hundred (100) percent Lysol, after each cut and between trees where there is danger of transmitting the disease on tools. Fresh solution shall be mixed daily. Old solutions shall be disposed of through proper disposal methods. Dumping used or old bleach solutions on the ground or down the storm drain and will result in severe penalties to the Contractor. V. WILDLIFE PROTECTION (1) The Contractor shall have a wildlife protection program that outlines employee protocol when discovering wildlife in trees scheduled for pruning. A copy of the program material shall be made available to the Projects Manager or designee. (2) Prior to the commencement of any work in the vicinity of any tree, each tree shall be visually surveyed, from all sides, for the sole purpose of detecting the presence of bird nests or wildlife of any type. If a nest is found and is determined to be active, there shall be no work of any type in the tree in which the nest is found without the verbal or written permission of the City Arborist or designated representative. At no time shall any nest or wildlife be removed from its location. (3) In the event that wildlife is accidentally displaced and needs assistance, the Contractor shall notify the City's Animal Control service and /or the nearest appropriate animal rescue facility, as identified in the Contractor's submittal required herein regarding "Protection of Wildlife', shall be contacted for assistance. W. UNDERGROUND EXCAVATIONS The Contractor shall be responsible for locating all underground utility lines to insure the safety of his /her work crew and to protect, in place, existing utility equipment before commencing any excavation. Contractor shall contact the Projects Manager or designee and Underground Service Alert (1 -800- 227 -2600) 48 hours before commencing any excavation, to locate underground service lines. III. TECHNICAL MAINTENANCE SPECIFICATIONS A. TREEINVENTORY (1) Upon contract award, the successful Proposer shall be required to provide a complete update of the City's tree inventory at no additional cost to the City and submit the completed inventory to the City within six (6) months of the contract award. The tree inventory data shall conform to the existing tree inventory database and include but not be limited to the following data fields: (2) Tree Location A Global Positioning System (GPS) tree inventory shall be created with a new database using the City's standardized addressing system for all City owned or maintained easement. The Contractor shall be required to create an ESRI ArcGIS compatible "shapefile ". City of Santa Ana Street Tree Maintenance RFP 19E -25 Page 22