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(a) spring /summer - Stovers Seed Company Bermuda Dunes seed at six <br />(6) pounds per 1,000 square feet in bare areas and four pounds per 1,000 <br />square feet where turf exists; <br />(b) fall /winter — Simplot Jacklin Seed Company CSI self- repairing <br />perennial rye seed at three (3) pounds per 1,000 square feet and Stovers <br />Seed Company Bermuda Dunes seed at two (2) pounds per 1,000 square <br />feet. <br />(2) This shall be accomplished by mowing the existing turf down to ' /a" followed <br />by verticutting (straight blades spaced 1.25" to 1.50" apart) to remove thatch. <br />Prior to seeding, the contractor shall eradicate all weeds and have the irrigation <br />system functioning properly and have a plan to provide supplemental irrigation as <br />necessary to germinate the seed to 100 %. Seeding shall be performed followed <br />immediately by covering the seed with Santa Ana Mix (STA tested and approved <br />'/4" minus compost seed topper pre mixed with California Organic 7 -1 -2 Phyta <br />Boost fertilizer at a rate of 35 cubic yards per acre using a Dakota Turf Tender or <br />approved equal). <br />(3) The Contractor shall guarantee 100% uniform germination within 10 weeks <br />from the time the first application of seed or will sod any thin or bare areas with <br />"thick cut" (thickest available cut) West Coast Turf Bandera Bermuda sod or <br />West Coast Turf Bandera Bermuda Sod that has been "cropped over" with <br />perennial rye grass. Renovation must be completed within three months of field <br />closure. The Director's Representative shall determine the quantity of thick cut <br />sod needed to achieve 100% coverage. <br />(4) Overseeding: Once per month the Contractor shall overseed sport fields at a <br />rate of one (1) pound per 1,000 square feet by mowing the existing turf down to <br />1/2" followed by verticutting (straight blades spaced 1.25" to 1.50" apart) to <br />remove thatch. This overseeding occurs on all priority sport turf regardless of <br />whether or not a renovation was completed. The Director's Representative shall <br />have it within his /her authority to aggregate several months of overseeding <br />together in lieu of overseeding one time per month. <br />2. Ground Cover Care <br />a) Groundcover Care <br />(1) The Contractor shall service ground cover /shrub beds. These areas shall be <br />maintained within their intended bounds and edged and /or detailed to keep the <br />beds looking manicured at all times. Groundcovers shall not be allowed to grow <br />into other groundcover beds, shrubs, vines or on trees. All plant material shall be <br />maintained in an attractive and healthy condition. <br />(2) Ground cover shall not encroach into lawns, shrubs, adjacent desirable bare <br />areas, curbs, wall fixtures, furniture, beneath and /or into other plants, etc. All <br />sites shall be cleaned immediately following each edging /detailing, including <br />streets. <br />b) Monthly replanting of Groundcover Beds <br />All bare areas in groundcover beds shall be replanted from flats once per month at the <br />Contractor's expense with like groundcover genus- species at 12" on center. <br />c) Mulching of Bare Areas <br />Page 15 <br />