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Contractor also understands and accepts that Civic Center area is very heavily used, including increased foot traffic, and other uses and, therefore, acknowledges that he/she will immediately respond to thin or bare areas in turf without delay. 1.6 Aeration The Contractor shall aerate priority turf four (4) times per year in March, June, September, and December. Aeration shall be performed by AerWay aerator using shatter tines. Contractor shall perform multiple passes per the Director's Representatives direction (in the same direction) in heavier compacted areas. 1.7 Renovation The Contractor shall have a "Priority Turf Renovation Crew," separate from their "Routine Maintenance Crews," to perform all aspects of the priority turf renovation process. The exception to the above requirement shall be the Contractor's scheduling of CMIT's, CIT's and/or CITA's to audit, repair, improve and manage the priority turf s irrigation systems. Renovations shall be a maximum of 12 weeks from date of closure to date of reopening: during the spring/summer or the fall/winter (as determined by the Director) the Contractor shall renovate priority turf using: 1.7.1 fall/winter— Simplot Jacklin Seed Company CSI self -repairing perennial rye seed at three (3) pounds per 1,000 square feet and Stovers Seed Company Bermuda Dunes seed at two (2) pounds per 1,000 square feet. This shall be accomplished by mowing the existing turf down to 1/4" followed by verticutting (straight blades spaced 1.25" to 1.50" apart) to remove thatch. Prior to seeding, the contractor shall eradicate all weeds and have the irrigation system functioning properly and have a plan to provide supplemental irrigation as necessary to germinate the seed to 100%. Seeding shall be performed followed immediately by covering the seed with Santa Ana Mix (STA tested and approved'/4" minus compost seed topper pre mixed with California Organic 7-1-2 Phyta Boost fertilizer at a rate of 35 cubic yards per acre using a Dakota Turf Tender or approved equal). The Contractor shall guarantee 100% uniform germination within 10 weeks from the time the first application of seed or will sod any thin or bare areas with "thick cut" (thickest available cut) West Coast Turf Bandera Bermuda sod or West Coast Turf Bandera Bermuda Sod that has been "cropped over" with perennial rye grass. Renovation must be completed within three months of field closure. The Director's Representative shall determine the quantity of thick cut sod needed to achieve 100% coverage. Overseeding: Once per month the Contractor shall overseed priority turf at a rate of one (1) pound per 1,000 square feet by mowing the existing turf down to 1/2" followed by verticutting (straight blades spaced 1.25" to 1.50" apart) to remove thatch. This overseeding occurs on all turf regardless of whether or not a renovation was completed. City of Santa Ana RFP 16-063 Page 14