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CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH <br />18070 Collins Ave. | Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160 <br />305.792.1707 | sibfl.net | Purchasing@sibfl.net <br />Use of palm spikes to climb is not allowed. If fruit is not removed in a timely fashion and <br />causes staining on sidewalks, streets or amenities, the Contractor shall immediately clean <br />these areas at their own expense. <br />Using palm spikes to climb is not allowed. <br /> <br />3.10.3 HURRICANE SEASON PREPERATION (PALM TREES) <br /> <br /> During such time as are designated by the United States Weather Bureau or Miami-Dade <br /> County as being a severe weather event, including a hurricane or tropical watch or <br /> warning, the Contractor, at no cost to the City, must take all precautions necessary to <br /> secure any Work in response to all threatened storm events, regardless of whether the <br /> Contractor has been given notice of same, in accordance with the Miami-Dade County <br /> Code. <br /> <br />Compliance with any specific severe weather event or alert precautions will not constitute <br />additional work. In the event of a severe weather event, the City must be a priority client <br />to the Contractor. <br /> <br />Contractor’s project manager shall coordinate with City Project Manager prior to <br />Hurricane Watch / Warning is issued to confirm all sites with current work are cleared. <br /> <br />3.11 SHRUB & GROUNDCOVER MAINTENANCE <br />Shrub and groundcover material shall be pruned a minimum of once per month to ensure the best <br />shape, health and character of the individual plant if needed. Mechanical trimming may only be <br />used when the health or appearance of the plant will not be damaged by the mechanical trimmers. <br />Groundcover plants shall be selectively cut back to encourage lateral growth and kept in bounds <br />and out of other plantings. Cut back overgrowth of shrubs and groundcover that extends into the <br />right-of-way preventing clear line of sight. <br /> <br />Contractor shall fertilize, water (as necessary), trim, eliminate weeds, add or replace mulch around <br />all shrub and groundcover beds within all of the Work areas and repair or replace damaged or dead <br />landscaping. Dying or dead shrubs, hedges, plants and flowers shall be replaced at no cost to the <br />City unless the condition of the landscaping is due to an outside third party, force majeure, or <br />directly by the City’s representatives. Examples include damage due to vehicular accidents, third <br />party pruning, hurricanes, etc. <br /> <br />Keep areas surrounding the base of bromeliads and cups free from leaf debris and hardwood mulch. <br />Remove dead leaves at base to give clean appearance. Remove mother plant after the flower spike <br />has declined. When pups become approximately 1/3 the size of mother plant, divide pups and re- <br />plant. Dust with snail bait if needed and dust soil with timed release fertilizer as needed. Do not <br />allow micro-nutrients to drift into bromeliads and do not overwater. Every year, depending on <br />growing conditions, remove all the mother plants and replenish the planting bed soil and replant <br />that seasons pups for all clumping species such as Aechmea species, Neorgelia species, etc. <br /> <br /> <br />ITB 24-06-02 CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING SERVICES 53 <br /> <br />