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Section 20 - Landscaping

Trees, shrubs, and vines shall be watered immediately after planting. Water shall be

applied until the backfill soil around and below the roots or ball of earth around the roots of each

plant is thoroughly saturated.

Where watering is done with a hose, a water disbursement device or pressure-reducing

device shall be used. Under no circumstances shall the full force of the water from the open

end of a hose be allowed to fall within the basin around any plant.

Sprinklers shall water ground cover plants in areas provided with an irrigation system.

Several consecutive waterings may be necessary to thoroughly saturate the soil around each

Water shall be applied to plants as often and in sufficient amount to keep the plants in a

healthy, growing condition during the life of the Contract.

Precautions shall be taken to prevent water from wetting vehicles, pedestrians, and

pavement. The Contractor, at the Contractor’s expense, shall repair any erosion or slippage of

the soil caused by watering.

Compliance with the provisions in this Section does not relieve the Contractor of

responsibility for the replacement of plants. The Contractor, at the Contractor’s expense, shall

furnish any additional watering required to maintain the plants in a growing condition.

20-4.06 Plant Replacement

Plants that show signs of failure to grow at any time during the warranty period, or which

have been injured, damaged, vandalized, or stolen as to render them unsuitable for the purpose

intended, as determined by the Agency, shall be removed and replaced. Replacement plants

shall be furnished and planted by the Contractor at the Contractor’s expense. The Contractor

and Landscape Architect may agree to the substitution of alternative species of plants to be

used as replacements. Any damage to the finish grading caused by replanting operations

and/or vandalism shall be repaired and replanted by the Contractor at the Contractor’s expense.

Turf damage caused by vandalism or premature use shall be repaired and reseeded before

final inspection but will not cause extension of the maintenance period. Turf failure caused by

improper maintenance practices and/or weather shall be replanted and the maintenance period

extended to thirty (30) Calendar Days after the replanting or as required by the Agency.

Unless otherwise permitted by the Agency, the Contractor shall complete replacement of

unsuitable plants within one (1) week after the Agency marks or otherwise indicates that such

plants shall be replaced.

20-4.07 Plant Establishment Work

The plant establishment period shall begin after all landscape work has been completed and

shall continue until final acceptance of the Work. The number of Calendar Days for the plant

establishment period shall be designated in the Special Provisions.

Plant establishment work shall include, but is not limited to, all watering, weeding, fertilizing,

cultivation, spraying, cutting, and pruning necessary to keep the plant material in a healthy,

growing condition, and to keep the planted areas neat and attractive throughout the plant

establishment period. Vines next to walls and fences shall be kept staked and tied.

During the plant establishment period, electric automatic irrigation systems shall be

operated in the automatic mode, unless otherwise permitted by the Agency. Plants shall be

watered to provide optimum growth conditions. The Contractor shall provide equipment and

means for the proper applications of water to planted areas not provided with an irrigation

The project site shall be kept free of trash and debris during the plant establishment period.

Commercial fertilizer shall be applied to trees, shrubs, vines, and ground cover areas as

specified in the Special Provisions and shall be watered into the soil after each application. The

Contractor shall notify the Agency at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to applying each

application of commercial fertilizer.