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 53 shall be done in accordance with herbicide manufacturer’s recommended rates and applicable Federal, State, County and Municipal regulations. Contractor must only utilize herbicides registered by the EPA and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service’s Bureau of Pesticides. The use and application of any pesticides must comply with Chapter 487 of the Florida Statutes and Chapter 5E-2 of the Florida Administrative Code. The Contractor is required to obtain written approval as to the type, location and method of applications from the City’s Project Manager(s) prior to the use of any herbicides. Any proposed changes in approved herbicide usage must be submitted for the City’s Project Manager’s approval at least five (5) working days in advance of the anticipated usage. The Contractor shall exercise extreme care so as not to overspray and affect areas not intended for treatment. Areas adversely affected 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 City’s 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,