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 79 minimum of one of the following requirements: i. The tree is leaning in excess of thirty (30) degrees in a di rection that poses an immediate threat to public health, welfare and safety. ii. Over fifty percent (50%) of the tree crown is damaged or broken and heartwood is exposed. iii. The tree has a split trunk that exposes heartwood. Eligible hazardous hanging limbs will be identified by the City or its authorized representative for removal. Removal and placement of eligible hazardous hanging limbs two (2) inches or greater in diameter existing on the City ROW, parks and facilities, or private property will be performed as identified by the City Debris Manager. All disaster specific eligibility guidelines regarding size and diameter of limbs will be communicated to the Contractor, in writing, by the City Debris Manager. In order for hanging limbs to be removed and eligible for payment, the limb must satisfy all of the following requirements: iv. The limb is greater than two (2) inches in diameter. v. The limb is still hanging in a tree and threatening a public-use area. vi. The limb is located on improved public property. L19 REMOVAL OF STUMPS The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, tools, traffic control, signage and any other incidental items; to collect and remove eligible hazardous stumps from the City’s authorized ROW. Stump Conversion Table and Hazardous Stump Worksheet in FEMA Disaster Assistance Policy (DAP) 9523.11 The Contractor shall extract or remove only stumps which meet the following eligibility criteria and are authorized by the City or its designated representative: 1. The stump root ball is exposed by fifty (50) percent or more; 2. The stump shall be larger than twenty-four (24) inches in diameter, measured twenty-four (24) inches above the ground; and extraction is required as part of the removal. 3. The stump is located in the authorized ROW or on improved property and poses a danger to the public’s health and safety. B. The City or authorized representative shall measure and document the stump prior to removal, through photographs, GPS coordinates, US National Grid coordinates, phy sical address/location and other relevant information which verifies the hazard posed by the stump. C. Hazardous stumps which meet the eligibility criteria and have been documented following the described procedures shall be eligible for unit pricing which includes the extraction, transport, disposal, and filling the root ball cavity. D. Costs for the removal of hazardous stumps shall be invoiced separately. E. The Contractor shall be required to fill the cavity left by the excavation process with clean fil l dirt in the quantity documented by the City or the City’s authorized representative.