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The Contractor shall mow the sport /priority turf areas at 1/2 ". In order to achieve a <br />quality cut at this height and not leave clippings the Contractor will perform a first cut <br />using a rotary mower with clipping catching capability followed by using a Kubota L5060 <br />tractor equipped with turf type tires and tractor powered Trimax ProCutS3 -237 91" rotary <br />mower and a walk behind Jacobsen Eclipse2 reel mower along skinned infield brickdust <br />areas, turf infields, turf infield foul areas, soccer /football fields, soccer /football out of <br />bound areas (see Attachment 6). The Director's Representative shall direct the <br />Contractor to mow the sport/priority turf lower than 1/2" if necessary. Note that the ball <br />diamond infield maintenance sub - contractor shall be responsible for mowing turf infields, <br />including foul territory turf area, 36" beyond the skinned infield arc, and other designated <br />ball diamond turf areas. (See Attachment 1). <br />c) Edging and Detailing <br />Edging /detailing shall be performed at the same time mowing occurs. <br />All edging shall be performed with the use of a McClain's edger or approved substitute <br />walk- behind or fixed blade stick edger. Contractor shall edge all turf adjacent to all <br />improved hard surfaces such as concrete, decomposed granite, asphalted concrete <br />paved areas, pavers, etc. <br />Edging /detailing may occur with string trimmers around park amenities that are not <br />immediately adjacent paved surfaces. <br />Chemical detailing of turf may occur only with the Director's Representatives approval. If <br />chemical detailing is performed, the Contractor shall spray maximum 3" and use the <br />string trimmer to remove the treated turf within one (1) week after symptoms of <br />phytotoxicity become recognizable. Any visible clippings or soil, on the turf or hardscape, <br />shall be collected and disposed of pursuant to SAMC Chapter 16. <br />(1) The Contractor shall use the McClain's edger, or approved substitute, to edge <br />straight lines along fences, walls, or long flowing arcs. The Director's <br />Representative may require the Contractor to use string or rope lines to edge <br />straight lines if the Contractor's staff fails to achieve this quality without this <br />method. <br />(2) The Contractor shall detail around trees, along walls /fences and other park <br />amenities first using a sharpened shovel cut to establish a concentric round circle <br />around trees, poles, etc. Once the initial detailed circle is established a string <br />trimmer may be used to maintain the circle. Should the circle begin to deform the <br />Director's Representative shall direct the Contractor to repeat the detail process. <br />Shovel cut detailing shall be repeated a minimum of every 3 months to maintain <br />crisp evenly round lines. <br />(3) The Contractor shall detail turf not greater than 1" away from park amenities <br />walls or fences. Detail lines shall be made straight and shall be maintained <br />straight. The Contractor shall, at his own cost, supply sandy loam top soil and an <br />approved turf sod to reduce any existing bare soil areas along walls /fences that <br />are greater than 1 ". <br />d) Fertilization <br />(1) Sport /Priority Turf - Contractor shall apply fertilizer two times per year (first <br />week of January and July) per the City's Agronomic Plan. <br />Page 11 <br />