05. GROUNDS.SOW.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK - GROUND MAINTENANCE

NORTH DAKOTA STATE MAINTENANCE OFFICE

707 North Bismarck Expressway

A spring cleanup will be performed by the Contractor. This shall include the following: power raking, aeration, and over-seeding of the lawn; picking up paper, trash, thistles, etc., from the parking lots (front and back), lawn area, and meshed fence in back of the office building. In the over-seeding, Kentucky bluegrass (Glade or Adalphi varieties are preferred but Park is acceptable) is required.

Mowing of grass will be performed to maintain the area according to the specification as described in the drawing below. The areas in which grass is to be mowed are indicated on the attached map and includes all the grass around the office building, in back of the office building, the fence area, and the ditches up to the pavement. Catch or remove all grass clippings from the ground after each mowing. Provide complete grooming of rocks, trees, and shrubs which include cutting out of dead branches, keeping shrubs trimmed to maintain size, and spreading rocks to cover plastic to ensure no weed growth (be careful not to puncture or break plastic and/or sprinkler heads).

Meshed fence, sidewalks, lawn, and parking lots will be free of paper, trash, weeds, thistles, etc., after each mowing.

Applications of fertilizer and weed killer will be provided as required by the Contracting Officer.

This will include a minimum of three applications per year or more if needed. Fertilizer and weed killer will be provided by the Contractor.

← 1'0" →

↑ Mowing will be required when over half of the blades of grass within

1 square foot are over 3 inches high.

1'0"

The height of the grass will be 2 inches after each mowing.

Two strips (lawn mower wide) along the south side of the driveway by the

Bismarck Office Building will be done weekly along with the other areas to be done weekly (Shown in pink on the attached Drawing No. 3021).

BISMARCK SUBSTATION - 700 North Bismarck Expressway

A spring cleanup will be performed by the Contractor. This shall include the following: picking up paper, trash, thistles, etc., from the parking lot, lawn area, and meshed fence bordering the lawn areas east and west of the highway.

The mowing done at the Bismarck Substation (Shown in yellow on the attached Drawing No.

3021) will be done on a biweekly basis. The areas to be mowed include all the grass between the fence area and the ditches up to the pavement of the highway. The height of the grass will be 2 inches after each mowing.

Trimming will be done in all areas in which mowing is required.