PWS_-_Exhibit_A.pdf

EXHIBIT A

GRASS MOWING

1. MOWING SITES

a. In addition to the specifications listed in Section 1, the following applies to this contract:

i. Mowing is not considered complete for payment until all ordered mowing and trimming cycles are complete in accordance with the contract. Mowing in areas fronting on water shall be to the water’s edge. All access berms shall be mowed distance of six (6) feet behind guide rails or three

(3) feet beyond the outer edge of the ditch line unless otherwise specified in the task order.

When a task order is issued, mowing shall be completed within a five consecutive day period following notification. This excludes weekends, holidays, or other variances allowed or required by the COR. Mowing hours are from 6:00am to 4:0 0 pm. Mowing hours in the campground and adjacent areas are limited from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

ii. During the course of this contract, replacement trees will be planted in any or all of the following areas thereby changing the speed and efficiency of the Contractor’s mowing procedure. There is no definite number of trees known, size or where exactly they will be placed. It is estimated that 50 trees will be planted during the next three years and they will be saplings less than 4 inches in size surrounded by a two foot mulch ring.

iii. When a cycle is ordered, the mowing sequence shall be as follows:

1. Spillway Recreation Area

2. Maintenance Building Area

3. Park Office Area

4. Campground Beach

5. All other areas at Contractor discretion

b. It is part of a routine mowing to place tables on lawn areas back into its required position and any pavilion tables back onto its concrete slab. Tables are to be moved by hand and not bumped into with mowing equipment.

2. FLOOD CONTROL OPERATIONS. Type I & II = 35.1 Acres. 20 acres cut regularly, 3.1 acres cut twice in a season and 12 acres cut once a season.

a. TYPE I Cutting - Grass height required at the following areas is 3 inches. Areas shall be mowed when grass height is less than 6 inches.

i. Resource Manager's Office (Park Office). The lawn around the building, the Songbird Trail (6’ by 2150 feet), the perimeter of the wildflower bed and meadow in front of the office and around the Purple Martin Nesting Racks extending 25 feet around any racks. About 2.5 acres.

ii. Maintenance Building. Consists of the lawn around the building and along Crooked Creek Dam Road from the Outflow access road to the dam. About 2 acres.

iii. Outflow Area & Shoreline (includes 2 weirs & Fishing Pier). About 2 acres.

iv. Dam and Right Bank Upstream Restricted Area - includes the slopes under and around the Control Tower and its Access Road, around the Dwellings, the Corps Boat Launch Access and Launch, the Contractor Area and Brick Garage). Note: Under the tower, the slopes from the water to 100 feet upslope will be kept at five (5) inches to reduce erosion.

About 10 acres.

v. Beach Overlook. The parking lot edges, the front part of the Uncontrolled Spillway paralleling Crooked Creek Dam Road the width of the Spillway and 200 feet deep. About 2.4 acres

vi. Annex Building. Consists of the lawn around the building and along the roadside. About 1.56 acres.

b. TYPE II Cutting- Grass height required at the following areas is 5-6 inches. Areas shall be mowed when grass height is more than 12-15 inches.

i. Dam Site Clearing Zones. These zones (upstream left bank – 0.3 acres and upstream right bank Orange Trash Boom-maintain six (6) feet on either side for six hundred thirty six (636) feet - 0.1 acre , downstream left bank – 0.8 acres and right bank – 1.6 acres) are cut twice per year. Note. The upstream right bank is cut as part of the Control Tower mowing. Also, on the downstream right bank, the upper 300 feet of the clearing zone is mowed as part of the Spillway Recreation Area and kept as a Type I cut. It is not included as part of the 0.6 acres. The rockiness and steepness of these zones permit only string trimming. These zones are identified by a series of stakes that measure out a distance of 75 feet from the dam. About 3 acres.

ii. Uncontrolled Spillway. Cut on an annual basis. About 12 acres.

3. RECREATION OPERATIONS - Type I = 50 acres Type II = 6.5 acres cut twice a year

a. TYPE I Cutting - Grass height required at the following areas is 3 inches. Areas shall be mowed when grass height is less than 6 inches.

i. Spillway Recreation Area. Includes the pavilions and playground area, the ball field, Visitor

Center, maintenance access lanes along the emergency spillway fences and Fitness Trail to 10’ foot wide by 2731’ long About 8 acres overall.

ii. Justice Day Use Area. Includes the parking lot, pavilion, around adjacent pond and the 6-foot wide meandering path to the Meadow area pond. About 2 acres.

iii. A-Frame Road Picnic Area & the Meadow. Includes the picnic sites on both sides of the road and the playground area opposite the campground, the meadow along Park Main Road, and the road in front of the campground, the foot-trails and the skating pond area. About 8.1 Acres.

iv. Heritage Day Use Area. Includes the parking lots, Pavilion, picnic site, Heritage Restroom, and the Overlook Picnic Area. About 5.6 acres.

v. Independence Day Use Area. Includes the Pavilion, the playground, the parking lot and road edges, a 6-foot wide meandering footpath between the Independence Shelter and the Heritage Shelter, and the ball field. About 9 acres mowed.

vi. Beach Peninsula. Includes both sides of the access road beginning at the gate to the beach area (1 acre) and 3.4 acres of grass on the peninsula. 4.4 acres overall.

vii. Tall-Tree Picnic Area. Includes the Tall-Tree Restroom and parking lot road edges. About

0.80 acres.

viii. Shady Knoll Picnic Area. About - 0.33 acres.

ix. Campground. Includes the campground proper, the narrow footpaths down slope to the main road a 10- foot swath from the camping area to the Fisherman's Trail parking lot and road edges along Campground Road. About 4 acres.

x. Hancock Bend Picnic Area. Includes around the pavilion, playground, restroom, parking lots roadsides and the pull-off viewing area adjacent to Hancock Bend. About 3.0 acres.

xi. Boat- Ramp Area. Includes around the parking lots, road edges, foot paths, the ramp slopes, the road edges to the Corps storage area, the Laurel Point Trail head and the first 200 feet of the Laurel Trail, and the horse path along the wood edge. About 1 acre.

xii. Group Camping Area. Includes the road edges. About 2 acres.

xiii. Miscellaneous, road edges, walks, and other small areas not accounted for above. About 1.8

Acres

b. TYPE II Cutting- Grass height required at the following areas is 5-6 inches. Areas shall be mowed when grass height is more than 12-15 inches.

i. Main Day Use Area. Includes areas around the four-way intersection in park. Area between

Park Main Road and A-Frame Road with the meandering path. Area between campground and Campground Road. Area between Beach Road and baseball field adjacent to septic field.

Schedule of Services

Mowing Type I - Flood Control APR through OCT, every ten days after the first Friday in APR

Mowing Type I – Recreation APR through OCT, every ten days after the first Friday in APR

Mowing Type II - Clearing Zone JUN & SEP

Mowing Type II - Emergency Spillway AUG

Mowing Type II- Recreation MAY & SEP

REC Type II Mowing Area