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The Director's Representative shall have it within his/her authority to aggregate several months of overseeding together in lieu of overseeding one time per month. 1.8 Irrigation Maintenance Contractor shall ensure irrigation schedules are continually monitored to provide adequate moisture in the soil for healthy turf, and avoid excess wet conditions. The Contractor shall visually check all sites each morning and physically check each sites systems monthly indicating in writing the: 1) site name; 2) the controllers manufacturer, model and serial number; 3) controller letter/number; 4) run days; 5) start times; 6) station run times; 7) water budget percentage; 8) weekly Et; 9) deficiencies noticed; and, schedule to cure/repair deficiencies. Contractor shall not schedule irrigation of turf that would impact programs/events or at least 24 hours prior to the mowing process. During cooler periods of the year avoid irrigating 48 hours prior to the mow procedures to ensure a quality cut of the turf. Under normal conditions the contractor shall not schedule irrigation on Friday and Saturday nights to avoid wet conditions during weekend usage. Prior approval will be required to irrigate during weekends to coordinate with reservations. Turf areas shall be watered as required by weather conditions to provide adequate moisture for optimum growth. At no time shall turf areas show a lack of green color or a loss of resilience due to lack of water, unless approved or directed by the Director's Representative for water conservation purposes. If Contractor estimates additional water above and beyond the monthly Estimated Applied Water (EAW) may be needed, he/she shall request approval from the Director's Representative prior to exceeding the monthly irrigation budget as detailed in the Monthly Water Conservation Report Estimated Applied Water (EAW) requirements. Failure to get approval from Park Services prior to exceeding the monthly irrigation budget will result in the Contractor paying for the excess water. When an irrigation system does not adequately provide water to the turf area in which it is installed, due to any reason including but not limited to controller failure, valve failure, broken heads, poor system design, etc., the Contractor shall direct their CITA's to immediately provide supplemental irrigation at no extra cost to the City. The Contractor may use any reasonable means necessary to uniformly irrigate turf areas. Contractor may also submit AEWs with engineered drawings to improve these areas of the system. Failure to maintain turf in a green and healthy condition will result in deductions from the monthly invoice. Automatic irrigation shall be conducted between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. and shall be programmed not to exceed the EAW. In the event that Contractors water consumption exceeds the EAW City may deduct said overages from the Contractor's monthly invoice. Contractor shall ensue that all Certified Irrigation Technicians (CIT) and Certified Irrigation Technician Assistant (CITA) working on irrigation possess one of the following credentials (see Section 2 Workforce): City of Santa Ana RFP 16-063 Page 15