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F1 [I 1 t t 32. Sodding (Section 575) The specifications for sodding shall conform to the applicable portions of Section 575 with the following exception: Incorporate the following to the applicable section, deleting all references that are contrary: The Contractor is required to mow all sodded areas immediately prior to final acceptance of the Work by the City. The payment for mowing, maintaining the sod in a moist condition for a period of at least two weeks, as well as payment for the water and fertilizer shall be included in the Contract Unit Price Bid for Sodding, as indicated in the Bid Form of the Proposal. 33. Tree relocation A. General 1. Scope: Provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, watering supervision and all related work for root pruning, trimming of limbs, loading and unloading, hauling and planting trees or palms in locations indicated on the drawings or as directed by the Engineer included herewith. 2. Maintenance: The contractor shall be responsible for the maintenance after the relocation of the trees or palms. B. Materials: 1. Backfill Material: The existing material excavated from the planting pit is to be used as backfill. 2. Water: The Contractor shall provide potable water by an approved method by the Engineer 3. Pruning Paint: Pruning Paint shall be asphalt base and contain ingredients that are antiseptic and aid healing of the wound. There shall not be any growth inhibitors in the pruning paint. C. Execution: (Preparation of Plant Material to be relocated) 1. Pruning: Trees shall be root pruned six (6) weeks prior to relocation. No backhoes or trenchers shall be used in the process. Pruning of the canopy shall be executed just prior to root pruning. The extend of pruning shall be the minimum needed to reduce shock resulting from severing of roots, however, no branches larger that one (1 ") inch diameter shall be trimmed other than at the branch collar. Special Provisions 09/24 Page 15 of 16