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02480 - 4/12 1. Provide replacement of the same species of equal size and quality as the damaged plant. 2. If an equal-sized plant cannot be found, then other methods of compensation shall be determined in negotiation with ENGINEER. They may include, but not be limited to: 3. Replacement with plant(s) of another species of same size as original plant. 4. Replacement with more than one plant to equal the canopy, trunk diameter, or overall height. 5. Payment in lieu of replacement, with value determined by “replacement” value. 6. Replacements shall be guaranteed for a period equal to the originally specified guarantee. This guarantee period shall begin at time of acceptable replacement. 7. The CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for watering the replacement upon installation and as required for sixty (60) calendar days after planting. PART 2 - PRODUCTS 2.01 SPECIES: All trees, shrubs and other plants damaged, destroyed or removed during the execution of the work shall be replaced with the same species, and of equal quality and size. 2.02 PLANT GRADE: Any supplier of materials misrepresenting the grade or quality of their materials (i.e., a higher grade than they actually are) as determined by the ENGINEER, shall not be allowed to supply any material for the project. All material already supplied and received from such a supplier shall be removed and replaced at the CONTRACTOR’s sole cost. This requirement for removal and replacement shall also include any installed materials. No further materials will be accepted from such supplier until written evidence is submitted and confirmed that all material for delivery is of the grade or quality represented. 2.03 NOMENCLATURE: The CONTRACTOR shall supply plant material conforming to the names given in Standardized Plant Names, Species, Etc., 1942 Edition, prepared by the American Joint Committee on Horticultural Nomenclature. Names of varieties not included therein shall conform generally with names accepted in the nursery trade. 2.04 GRADE STANDARDS: The CONTRACTOR shall furnish plant material nursery grown species and shall comply with all required inspections, grading standards and plant regulations as set forth in the latest edition of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Plant Industry manual “Grades and Standards for Nursery Plants” or with any superseding specifications that may be called out on the plans. All plants not listed in the “Grades and Standards for Nursery Plants” shall conform to Florida No. 1 as to: (1) health and vitality; (2) condition of foliage; (3) root system; (4) freedom from pest or mechanical damage; and (5) heavily branched and densely foliated according to the accepted normal shape of the species. 2.05 The CONTRACTOR shall furnish grass seed as required as specified herein. A. Provide fresh, clean, new crop seed complying with tolerance for purity and germination established by Official Seed Analysts of North America and as required below.