ITB 17-05-01 Landscape Maintenance Services

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City of Sunny Isles Beach | Invitation to Bid No. 17‐05‐01 49 by such overspray shall be the responsibility of the Contractor and all damaged material shall be replaced, within one (1) week of the damage being noticed, at the Contractor’s expense. Contractor must maintain records of all herbicide usage on a Contractor provided form. This form must be filled out as weed control operations are performed, and all entries must be available for inspection upon request from the Project Manager(s). NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LANGUAGE IN THIS CONTRACT, ALL CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS SHALL REQUIRE WRITTEN APPROVAL BY THE CITY PRIOR TO APPLICATION. CONTRACTOR SHALL SUBMIT YEARLY, QUARTERLY, AND MONTHLY CALENDARS FOR APPROVAL PURPOSES RELATING TO CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS AND LOCATIONS. 3.9 WEED CONTROL The Contractor must perform weed control to prevent the encroachment of weeds into established turf and landscaping, including grass areas, around trees, shrubs, hedges, flower beds, sidewalks, fencing, paved areas, drains, walls, concrete areas, etc. Landscaping, including all annual flower beds, must receive weed control to eliminate unsightly and/or noxious weeds and are to be maintained free of weeds and grass. No weeds shall be visible in any landscape beds at the end of each month. All ditch lines must be line trimmed and weeded to prevent tall weeds or grass from showing above ditch. The Contractor must trim and/or mow as far over the edge of the ditch line as possible to prevent this occurrence. Weed control must be performed to eliminate grass and weeds in cracks and joints within or along sidewalks, jogging paths, curbs, parking lots, fences, in expansion joints, catch basins, gutter areas, etc. At no time must there be any visible weeds left to die in sidewalk cracks, curbs, flower beds, mulched areas, parking blocks and parking lots/areas, or fences. If herbicides are used, weeds are not to be left, to die or dead, in mulched areas or flower beds, creating an unsightly appearance. For trees and palms within lawn areas, herbicide must be kept 2” away from trunk. Do not spray tree leaves, suckers or open wounds. Do not use string weed-eaters or string trimmers for trees and palms within lawn area to avoid trunk damage. All vines growing along or on fences, walls or poles must be removed unless the Project Manager(s) directs in writing that they are to remain in a specific area. Turf must be free of the following, or similar, undesirable vegetation alone or in combination and as further identified in the IFAS Extension Book, “Weeds or Southern Turfgrasses” from the University of Florida as follows: Annual, Purpler, and Yellow Sedge; Broomsedge; Castor Bean; Crowsfoot;