ITB 18-03-02 Parks and Recreational Facilities Landscape Maintenance Services

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City of Sunny Isles Beach | ITB 18-03-02 Parks and Recreational Facilities Landscape Maintenance Services 53 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 should 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 City’s 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; Dogfennel; Goosegrass; Johnsongrass; Maiden Cane; Ragweed; Rhodegrass; Sandspur; Spanish Needle; Torpedo Grass; Tropical Soda Apple; Vaseygrass; White Clover; Dollarweed; Florida Pusley, Large Pusley. 3.9 TREE & PALM MAINTENANCE All pruning shall be in accordance with the American National Standards Institute ANSI A -300 standards and practices. Tree maintenance must be under the direct supervision of an ISA certified arborist. A tree maintenance schedule developed by an ISA certified arborist shall be provided to the City in writing within (14) days after award of contract as part of the Maintenance and Service Plan. An ISA certified arborist shall be available for tree health inspections and tree maintenance recommendations when requested by the City. All work shall be performed by workers trained in accordance with ANSI Z133.1 safety regulations as required by OS HA. Maintain integrity of original design when trimming. Cuts shall be made with sharp and proper tools. On trees or palms known to be diseased, disinfect tools after each cut and between trees. Prune only at the time of season proper for the variety. Pruning of trees and palms shall only take place after notifying the City. All tree, palm and shrub pruning is included in this Contract. The Contractor shall maintain integrity of original design when trimming and shall not box plants whose habits of grow th do not lend themselves to this type of trimming. The Contractor shall not use a machete for trimming and no