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02932 - 3/3 3.02 SOD HANDLING AND INSTALLATION A. During delivery, prior to planting, and during the planting of the lawn areas, the sod panels shall at all times be protected from excessive drying and unnecessary exposure of the roots to the sun. All sod shall be stacked during construction and planting so as not to be damaged by sweating or excessive heat and moisture. B. After completion of soil conditioning as specified above, sod panels shall be laid tightly together so as to make a solid sodded lawn area. There shall be no overlap of butts or sides. On mounds and other slopes, the long dimension of the sod shall be laid parallel to the contour of the slope. Immediately following sod laying the lawn areas shall be rolled with a lawn roller customarily used for such purposes, and then thoroughly watered. C. No sod which has been cut for more than 72 hours shall be used unless specifically authorized by the ENGINEER after ENGINEER'S inspection. Any sod which is not planted within 24 hours after cutting shall be stacked in an approved manner and maintained properly moistened. D. Bring the sod edge in a neat, clean manner to the edge of all paving and shrub areas. Top dressing with approved, clean, weed free, sand may be required at no additional cost to the OWNER if deemed necessary by the ENGINEER. E. Sodding shall not be performed when weather and soil conditions are, in the ENGINEER'S opinion, unsuitable for proper results. F. Areas on which sod is to be placed shall contain sufficient moisture to prevent drying out. CONTRACTOR shall keep sod moist to the full depth of the rooting zone for a minimum of two (2) weeks after installation. 3.03 MAINTENANCE A. The CONTRACTOR shall produce a dense, well established lawn. The CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for the repair and resodding of all eroded or bare spots until project acceptance. Repair sodding shall be accomplished as in the original work except that fertilizing may be omitted. B. Sufficient watering shall be done by the CONTRACTOR to maintain adequate moisture for optimum development of the lawn areas. Sodded areas shall receive no less than 1.5 inches of water per week. 3.04 REPAIRS TO LAWN AREAS DISTURBED BY CONTRACTOR'S OPERATIONS A. Lawn areas planted under this Contract and lawn areas outside the designated areas damaged by CONTRACTOR's operations shall be repaired at once by proper sod bed preparation, fertilizing and resodding, in accordance with these specifications, except that for lawn areas in existence at the time of construction shall be resodded with the type of sod originally in existence. END OF SECTION