MERCHANTS LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC. 3 - 2016

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request from the Director's Representative a new flag. Contractor shall raise the new flag immediately upon receipt from the Director's Representative. 7.10 Drinking fountains shall be cleaned, sanitized and unplugged on a continuous basis. The Contractor shall use approved germicidal cleaner and products to assure that drinking fountains are clean and polished. The Contractor shall remove all mineral build up, algae, stains, etc. using any method deemed expedient. The Contractor shall achieve this level of quality using a combination of cleansers, pressure washer, metal polish product, hand and /or power tools. Should the drinking fountain be so plugged that dismantling the fountain is required the Contractor shall notify the Director immediately so City staff can make the repair. 7.11 Priority Turf Field Maintenance -The Contractor shall establish a Sport Turf Management crew to specifically perform specified Priority Turf Field Maintenance. 7.11.1 Daily Maintenance Maintenance shall be defined as all areas outside the field of play and sideline /dugout areas where coaches, players and others associated with the game gather. Priority Turf perimeter maintenance shall be performed daily. Maintenance areas shall include but is not limited to grandstands, areas around concession stands, fence lines, warm -up areas, etc. The work that shall be performed on a daily basis shall include picking up trash and debris, blowing off areas to remove brick dust, washing off stains and /or all other foreign material. In addition, removal of such as sunflower seeds or poramrt shells, so that all areas, including bleachers, backstops, pavement and landscape areas, are 100% free and clean, All debris mentioned above shall be collected and disposed. Blowing debris into turf or adjacent areas is not acceptable. The contractor shall perform irrigation checks and repairs to assure that irrigation heads are at the proper grade to avoid injury to players who may fall on them and that no "slippery" areas exist. 'rho contractor shall maintain level fence line areas using a rock or leveling rake. All Priority Turf Fields shall be inspected every day, Monday through. Friday. Contractor shall look for divots, depressions, debris, and other turf marring conditions. If discovered, the Contractor shall fill in divots and depressions with approved USGA mix mixed with Stovers Bermuda Dunes grass seed during the spring /summer and Stovers Grand Slam perennial rye grass seed during the £all winter to re- establish the areas, Areas of the field where turf has been worn away due to play shall be raked, dragged and leveled each day to provide a level - playing surface free of divots, depressions and uneven surfaces. The Contractor shall add approved topsoil to these areas as necessary to keep the areas level and safe. 7.11.2 Non - recurring maintenance: During inclement weather the Contractor shall work to reopen Priority Turf Field as soon as possible. The Contractor shall use Diamond Dry or an approved equal to warning tracts and fence lines. In addition, the Contractor shall use hand prnrps or any other reasonable method necessary to draln water off the field.