ITB 18-03-03 Right-of-Ways and Facilities Landscape Maintenance Services

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City of Sunny Isles Beach | ITB 18-03-03 Right-of-Ways and Facilities Landscape Maintenance Services 44 3.4.2 EQUIPMENT SPECIAL CONDITIONS MOWERS All mowers must be rotary mowers with a maximum of a 72” cut. They shall be adjusted to 2 1/2” or 3” cutting height as directed by City, shall be in good repair, shall have no oil or gas leaks, and shall be equipped with grass catchers and sharp blades. Mower blades shall be sharpened or new prior to each cut. All rotary mowers must be mulching -type mowers with no discharge allowed, or all clippings must be manually removed. All equipment must be maintained in sound working condition in order not to exceed comfortable decibel levels or as determined by the City at its sole discretion. Contractor shall clean and sterilize mower between cuttings at each location to prevent the spreading of disease causing pathogens. EDGER’S Shall be in good repair, shall have no oil or gas leaks, and shall provide a clean straight edge not more than 1/2” away from walks and edge of pavement. VACUUMS In lieu of blowers, vacuums shall be used as part of this contract on streets and sidewalks so as not to blow debris on or near cars, adjacent properties, gutters, etc. 3.5 MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC This section is applicable to any task requested in this ITB that involves traffic of any kind. Any Work performed in the public right-of-way will require the prior approval of the appropriate public agencies. These public agencies include, but are not limited to, the City, Miami-Dade County Public Works Department, and FDOT. The bidder shall include all appropriate traffic control devices that conform to an approved Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) plan. The cost of the MOT shall be taken into consideration and all traffic control costs shall be a part of the unit price bid and shall not be paid for separately. This shall apply throughout this entire ITB. 3.5.1 MOT OF RIGHT-OF-WAYS Maintenance of Traffic shall be in accordance with the current edition of the Florida DOT Design Standards (600 series), the Standard Specification for Road and Bridge Construction, and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, as a minimum criteria. This note should be included under all proposal items that may include work on both FDOT and all City roadways. All traffic control costs shall be a part of the unit price bid and shall not be paid for separately. 3.5.2 The Contractor is responsible to have required FDOT certification for initiating, installing, and maintaining all temporary traffic control devices within FDOT rights -of-way in accordance with the latest FDOT standard specifications.