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<br />Contractor shall tamp mound area two times per week and fill in existing holes with available clay
<br />(supplied by Contractor) and firm the area with a hand tamp.
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<br />L36. The Contractor shall edge, as required, to maintain a neat, clean appearance to maintain the
<br />shape of planting beds as originally designed.
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<br />L37. The Contractor shall lift all trees over 20' height and adjacent to walks and vehicular areas to a
<br />minimum of 12' of clear trunk, and maintain minimum of 8' clear trunk for all other trees. The
<br />Contractor shall trim shrubs and ground cover, as needed. On SR AlA (Collins Avenue) the
<br />Contractor shall trim shrubs and groundcover, as needed, to meet the criteria set forth in FDOT
<br />Index 546, which mandates a maximum height of 24" from top of adjacent curb, remove dead
<br />and dying fronds from palms, as needed, for a clean appearance, but shall use no climbing
<br />spikes. The Contractor shall Trim Coconut Palms (frond and fruit removal) three times per year,
<br />selectively trim existing trees in accordance with Tree Care Industry Association and Dade County
<br />standards and practices, to maintain a minimum of 8 feet of clear trunk, and remove suckers,
<br />shoots, and dead or dying branches. All tree, palm, and shrub pruning is included in this
<br />contract. When trimming Phoenix Dactilifera (Date Palm), the Contractor shall completely dip
<br />trimming utensils in a solution of 50% chlorine and 50% water prior to moving to adjacent palm.
<br />The Contractor shall not do major tree or shrub pruning between November 1st and March 15th,
<br />unless requested by City. The Contractor shall maintain integrity of original design when
<br />trimming and shall not box plants whose habits of growth do not lend themselves to this type of
<br />trimming. The Contractor shall not use a machete for trimming, shall haul away all trimming
<br />debris from site, and properly dispose of at Contractor's expense.
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<br />L38. The Contractor shall hand pull weeds in shrub and ground cover area, as needed to maintain a
<br />clean appearance, apply approved herbicides, as needed, to control weeds in sidewalk, curb,
<br />catch basins, and gutter areas, haul away all trimming debris from site, and properly dispose of
<br />at Contractor's expense. Empty and dispose of contents of all trash containers on a daily basis,
<br />including weekends and holidays. The Contractor is responsible for disposal of all trash in
<br />accordance with Federal, State and local regulations.
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<br />L39. For clean-up, the Contractor shall use a mechanized low-decibel blower to remove all debris from
<br />all walks, drives, roads, and pedestrian areas, as often as requested by City, shall remove all
<br />excess soil, trimmings, debris, and equipment from site after each visit. All debris removed from
<br />the City of Sunny Isles Beach is to be disposed of at an EPA and State of Florida approved
<br />dumping site, at Contractor's expense.
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<br />L40. The City of Sunny Isles Beach may withhold payment or reject areas which are found, upon
<br />examination, not to meet the specification requirements. Upon written notifications of rejection,
<br />subject areas shall be rectified within five calendar days by the vendor at his expense. Rejected
<br />areas left longer than fifteen calendar days will be regarded as abandoned. Rejection for non-
<br />conformance, failure to provide services conforming to specifications, or failure to meet service
<br />schedules, may result in the Contractor being held in default and shall authorize the City to
<br />terminate the contract upon notice to the Contractor.
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