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Provide landscape maintenance for parks in the Bloomfield and Nutley area. Commodity type is grounds maintenance equipment, supplies, and services. Performance period is from the date of award through October 6, 2027. All questions are to be submitted in writing to the Office of Purchasing (via fax #973 621-5109 or email at procurequestions@admin.essexcountynj.org) PART A: LAWN MAINTENANCE Tasks include but are not limited to grass cutting, string trimming, seeding and spring clean-up. 1. GENERAL SCOPE OF LAWN MAINTENANCE WORK _ Lawn Maintenance, unless otherwise specified below, includes all lawn areas within park boundaries. _ Lawn Maintenance Timing: Weekly from date of award (unless otherwise noted in site specific scope of work). _ Work shall begin within 1 week of the award date. _ Spring Clean Up shall be completed within 10 days of the award date. _ Landscape Maintenance Contractor will be responsible for removal of all debris from the site. _ A lawn maintenance schedule shall be provided to a County Parks representative within one (1) week of the award. Variations to this schedule must be requested in writing to the County Parks representative at least 24 hours in advance. _ When using equipment, all care must be taken to protect the safety and enjoyment of park users. It shall be the vendor's responsibility to make sure no debris is launched toward vehicles, pedestrians or pets either in the park, parking lots or entering or leaving the park. Any complaints about this will be forwarded to the contractor for remedy. _ Synthetic Ballfield and playground areas should be considered as part of the scope as it pertains to string trimming brush removal and leaf pick-up. 31 _ Seeding and aeration shall be done as needed to maintain the health and appearance of all lawn areas within park boundaries (unless otherwise noted in site specific scope of work). _ No chemicals can be used around live materials or planted items such as trees, shrubs, flowers etc. Mowing Specifications _ All mowing activities shall be performed only between the hours of 6:00 AM and 3:30 PM. _ All debris interfering with cutting operations (such as wire, bottles, rocks, cans, sticks, paper and litter) must be picked up from the area prior to beginning mowing operations for the initial mow and all subsequent mowing. Accumulated trash and debris will be disposed of properly. _ All litter is to be picked up in the area prior to mowing. If litter is run over with a mower, the contractor is responsible for cleaning up the litter and removing it from the site. _ Mowers shall be of a type, which causes clippings to be mulched and distributed evenly over the cut area, unless otherwise noted in park specific scope. Any accumulation of grass clippings and other cut vegetation shall be removed from the property. _ Remove any excess clumps of grass or clippings. _ Around all trees, poles, benches, signage, fencing of all ball fields and playground areas or any areas that grow excessive grass that cannot be cut with a mower, the area will need to be line-trimmed, or grasses removed around these obstacles. _ After trimming and mowing, any grass clippings or other debris left on sidewalks or paved areas from mowing operations shall be blown off the sidewalks and other paved areas. _ During leaf drop season, leaves are to be picked up and removed before mowing and disposed of at vendors' own cost. _ The cutting edges of all mowing equipment used in performance of this work shall be kept in sharp condition. Rough cutting of grass will not be accepted. Mulching shall only be done after written consent from a County Representative. _ All vegetative debris must be disposed of at contractors' own expense. Care must be taken when mowing and trimming around trees and shrubs, so the bark is not damaged. _ Grass areas shall be mowed to a height of not less than 2" inches and not more than 3" inches above the soil surface. Grass adjacent to buildings, utilities, trees or fences, uncut able by larger mowers, shall be cut by smaller mowers. This does not constitute trimming. _ Mowing shall be done at a moderate speed so as not to endanger park visitors. _ Each time the grass of an area is mowed; all grass shall be trimmed even with the edges of all curbs, sidewalks and driveways, and synthetic ballfields. _ Grass, brush, weeds and other vegetation growing beside walls, guy wires, poles, shrubs, trees, foundations, garbage cans and bench pads, fire hydrants, consistent with the adjoining turf areas. 32 _ All walkways and pavement will be free of clippings and debris prior to the contractor leaving the site. 1.1. Spring Clean Up Specifications 1.1.1. Remove debris including leaves, dormant herbaceous materials, sticks, paper, bottles, stones, etc. from lawn areas. Vegetative debris can be disposed of at the Essex County Composting Facility located at South Mountain Reservation at the contractor's own expense. 1.1.2. Spring Clean Up shall be completed within 10 days of the date of the award.