SOW_CUIS_Mainland_Landscaping.pdf

Performance Work Statement

Landscaping Services for Cumberland Island National Seashore

The contractor shall furnish all equipment, tools, materials, and sufficient personnel to perform traditional turf mowing, trimming, edging, pruning/trimming shrubs, trees, ground cover, trash, and debris removal. The work shall be performed on a weekly schedule from April 1st to November 1st and a monthly schedule between November 1st and March 30th. Work will be performed between the hours of 7:00 am and 5:00 pm with consideration made based on the passenger ferry departures and arrivals. The contractor will also provide monthly spraying of weed control in planting beds and around buildings, spraying for insects on plants and treatment for ants. All trees on maintained landscape ranging in size and height between 15 and 40 feet tall are to have dead or falling limbs trimmed and hauled off site throughout the year. The sites consist of the following areas: Visitor Center, Maintenance Building, Bachlott House, Visitor Parking Lot, Mainland Museum and Mainland Museum Parking Lot. Listed below are identified trees on property. Identified trees should not be considered all inclusive:

• Palms

• Oaks

• Cedar

• Cypress

• Pine

• Date Palm

Contractor shall provide a list of all chemicals and corresponding SDS being used prior to the start of the growing season in April. On the day of any chemical application, the contractor will provide to the Facility Manager or Park Supervisor, documentation of the amounts of chemicals used and the locations that each chemical is used. If a new chemical is to be used in the park, information of the chemical must be submitted to the Facility Manager or Maintenance Supervisor for approval before it can be used.

I Turf Maintenance

A. Mowing

The mowing season for the lawns is April through November which is required to be cut once a week and one time per month between November and March. The total area to be maintained at all three locations is approximately three acres. During fall months, leaves must be bagged or raked and hauled off site.

B. Edging

Contractor shall be responsible for edging all curbs, walkways and bed lines with a power blade edger. All complete edges will have a perpendicular appearance between turf and hard-lines and between turf and bed-lines. (Weed eaters are not to be used for edging).

Blowers can be used to clean sidewalks, curbs and streets of organic material caused by mowing, edging and general vehicle traffic. This debris is to be picked up and disposed of by the contractor. All curbs and walks, adjacent to Bermuda lawn areas, will be edged after each cutting throughout the year.

C. Insect Control

Contractor shall be responsible for bi-weekly inspections during the growing season and monthly inspections during the non-growing season, of the entire property and treatment of insect problems. Fire ants shall be treated and mounds removed as needed.

D. Weed Control

Weeds are to be controlled in planting areas and on all sidewalks, curbs, parking lots and along buildings by mechanical, physical or chemical methods. Weeds must be removed no later than a height of 4 inches or covered area of 5 square feet.

E. Trimming

After each mowing operation, the contractor shall use a weed eater or similar tool to trim grass and or weeds that cannot be mowed with larger machinery. All areas trimmed must have same appearance and height as corresponding area.

II Shrub and Groundcover Care

A. Pruning/Hedging/Trimming

All shrubs, bushes and ground covering vegetation shall be pruned/trimmed monthly to remove dead and damaged wood to allow for natural development of plant material and to create the effect intended by the landscape Architect. Pruning/trimming should also be performed through the growing months, April through November, to keep the plant material aesthetically pleasing and within its boundaries. The following list are names of the majority of shrubs, bushes and ground covering on the Cumberland Mainland Landscape. Identified plants should not be considered all inclusive:

• Cast Iron Plants

• Segos

• Japanese Cheesewood

• Palmettos

• Sweet Grass

• Asian Jasmine

Shrubs, bushes, and ground covering vegetation next to the Visitor Center, Maintenance Building, Bachlot House and Mainland Museum should be maintained to prevent branches from contacting the buildings.

B. Bed Weed Control

Weeds shall be controlled in bed areas by mechanical, physical or chemical methods. Bed areas are to be maintained weed free.

III. Top Dressing

A. Contractor shall remove any low hanging branches that present a hazard to pedestrians or vehicles. Any limbs hanging lower than 8 feet in the parking lot spaces or driving areas, or 6 feet or lower in the landscaped areas are to be trimmed and disposed of off site.

B. Trees next to the Visitor Center, Maintenance Building, Bachlot House and Mainland Museum should be maintained to prevent branches from contacting the buildings.

IV. Parking Lots

Parking spaces and lots are located at the Mainland Museum, approximately 5000 square feet of brick pavers and behind the Bachlot House (dirt), approx. 1 acre total. These areas need to be cleaned during each service period for limbs, weeds, trash and debris. The parking lot at the museum will be maintained for weed control, by mechanical, physical or chemical methods with no weeds or grass growing in between the pavers and parking areas.

The parking lot behind the Bachlot House will be picked up of fallen limbs and debris and the landscape will be mowed and trimmed on the same schedule as the lawns. All debris will be taken away and disposed of by contractor at the end of each workday, NO EXCEPTIONS.

V. Reports/Updates

Contractor is to report any unforeseen conditions or changes prior to commencing work.

Contractor is responsible for providing a monthly report of grounds conditions and work performed for the month via email to both the Chief of Facilities and Operations and the Maintenance Supervisor.

VI. Special Considerations

A. Contractor will comply with all OSHA, Federal, State, and local regulations.

B. Job site will be cleaned up at the end of each day.

C. Disposal of all debris is the responsibility of the contractor. No debris, trash or trimmings of any kind are to be left on the job site at the end of the workday.

D. Work hours are Monday through Friday, 7am-5pm.

E. No work on government holidays.

F. Work on the weekend must be approved by the COR and must be requested at least 72 hours in advance.

G. The area will remain open to visitors while the work of this contract is executed. Visitors are the park’s primary customers. Daily contact with visitors by the contractor is likely. As all resources and operations of the NPS are ultimately paid for by the U.S taxpayer, any visitors that the contractor comes into contact with while accomplishing this work should be considered a customer and be accorded all reasonable courtesy. Shirts, pants/shorts, closed toe shoes and all appropriate attire is to be worn at all times while contractor is present on Federal Property.

VII. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

• Base Year: SEP 2024 – SEP 2025

• Option One: SEP 2025 – SEP 2026

• Option Two: SEP 2026 – SEP 2027

• Option Three: SEP 2027 – SEP 2028

• Option Four: SEP 2028 – SEP 2029

Note: The base year will be funded from the solicitation. The option years will be subject to availability of funds.

VIII. Contractor shall comply with the Service Contracting Act (SCA) under the US Department of Labor Standards attached to solicitation.