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Por t Monmout h Phase I I Cont r act 4B NJ PORTMONPI I CT4B Amendment 11

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EXTERI OR PLANTI NG

PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 REFERENCES

The publ i cat i ons l i s t ed bel ow f or m a par t of t hi s speci f i cat i on t o t he ext ent r ef er enced. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o wi t hi n t he t ext by t he basi c desi gnat i on onl y.

TREE CARE I NDUSTRY ASSOCI ATI ON ( TCI A)

TCI A Z133 ( 2017) Amer i can Nat i onal St andar d f or Ar bor i cul t ur al Oper at i ons - Pr uni ng, Repai r i ng, Mai nt ai ni ng, and Removi ng Tr ees, and Cut t i ng Br ush - Saf et y Requi r ement s

AMERI CANHORT ( AH)

ANSI / ANLA Z60. 1 ( 2004) Amer i can St andar d f or Nur ser y St ock

ASTM I NTERNATI ONAL ( ASTM)

ASTM D4972 ( 2018) St andar d Test Met hods f or pH of Soi l s

ASTM D5268 ( 2019) Topsoi l Used f or Landscapi ng Pur poses

L. H. BAI LEY HORTORI UM ( LHBH)

LHBH ( 1976) Hor t us Thi r d

1. 2 SCOPE OF WORK

WETLAND VEGETATI ON PLANTI NG: Wor k under t hi s sect i on shal l consi st of t he pi ck up, del i ver y, and i nst al l at i on of pl ant s and soi l amendment s ( i f necessar y) i n accor dance wi t h t he pl ans and speci f i cat i ons, and as di r ect ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Pl ant s shal l be obt ai ned f r om a l ocal ( wi t hi n 125 mi l es of t he pr oj ect s i t e) nur ser y appr oved by t he Nat ur al Resour ces Conser vat i on Ser vi ce ( NRCS) .

Al l pl ant i ng act i v i t i es wi l l be done on f oot . No heavy equi pment shal l be used on t he si t e af t er gr adi ng has occur r ed.

The Cont r act or shal l car ef ul l y pr ot ect al l pr eser ved ar eas as shown on t he pl ans, and shal l al so be l i abl e f or any and al l damages t o pr oper t y caused by t he wor k under t hi s sect i on. Any damages t o pr oper t y or t o veget at i on wi t hi n pr eser ved ar eas shal l be r est or ed t o t he or i gi nal condi t i ons t o t he sat i sf act i on of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

1. 3 SUBMI TTALS

Gover nment appr oval i s r equi r ed f or submi t t al s wi t h a " G" desi gnat i on;

SECTI ON 32 93 00 Page 1 submi t t al s not havi ng a " G" desi gnat i on ar e f or i nf or mat i on onl y. When used, a desi gnat i on f ol l owi ng t he " G" desi gnat i on i dent i f i es t he of f i ce t hat wi l l r evi ew t he submi t t al f or t he Gover nment . The f ol l owi ng shal l be submi t t ed i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES:

SD- 01 Pr econst r uct i on Submi t t al s

Pl ant i ng Pl an; G, PB

The Pl ant i ng Pl an shal l be agr eed upon and si gned by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

Qual i t y Cont r ol Recor d; G, PB

When pl ant i ng oper at i ons ar e compl et e, t he Cont r act or shal l submi t a Qual i t y Cont r ol Recor d.

Est i mat ed Pl ant i ng Pl an; G, PB

Submi t 45 days pr i or t o commencement of pl ant i ng oper at i ons.

SD- 03 Pr oduct Dat a

Hi gh Mar sh Pl ant s; G, PB

Submi t dat a sheet s and cat al og cut s 30 cal endar days pr i or t o st ar t i ng wor k. The dat a sheet s shal l show t hat mat er i al s meet t he r equi r ement s speci f i ed her ei n. Dat a sheet s shal l i ncl ude t he f ol l owi ng:

a. Pl ant s. Cl assi f i cat i on, bot ani cal name, common name, s i ze, r oot t ype, quant i t y by speci es, and gr owi ng l ocat i on.

b. Pl ant f er t i l i zer : Chemi cal anal ysi s and composi t i on per cent .

c. Copy of Or der

Del i ver y Schedul e; G, PB

Submi t a del i ver y schedul e at l east 10 cal endar days pr i or t o t he f i r st day of del i ver y.

Equi pment ; G, PB

Submi t a l i s t of equi pment t o be used f or t he pl ant i ng oper at i on 3 days pr i or t o st ar t i ng wor k.

Fi ni shed Gr ade; G, PB

At l east 24 hour s pr i or t o t he commencement of t he pl ant i ng oper at i on, t he Cont r act or shal l submi t ver i f i cat i on t hat f i ni shed gr ades ar e as i ndi cat ed on t he pl ans. The Cont r act i ng Of f i cer shal l appr ove t hi s submi t t al pr i or t o commencement of pl ant i ng oper at i ons.

SD- 06 Test Repor t s

Equi pment Cal i br at i on; G, PB

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Wi t hi n 1 week of t est i ng, submi t a cer t i f i cat i on of cal i br at i on t est s conduct ed on t he equi pment used dur i ng t he pl ant i ng oper at i ons.

SD- 07 Cer t i f i cat es

Two Ful l Gr owi ng Seasons Pl ant i ng Guar ant ee; G, PB

Submi t a s i gned t wo f ul l gr owi ng season pl ant i ng guar ant ee at l east 30 cal endar days pr i or t o commencement of pl ant i ng oper at i ons.

Nur ser y Cer t i f i cat i ons; G, PB

I ndi cat e names of pl ant s i n accor dance wi t h t he LHBH, i ncl udi ng t ype, qual i t y, and si ze.

SD- 11 Cl oseout Submi t t al s

As- Pl ant ed Pl an; G, PB

Submi t as- bui l t pl an of pl ant mat er i al used, as wel l as a l i s t of pl ant mat er i al quant i t i es used, wi t hi n t wo weeks f ol l owi ng compl et i on of pl ant i ng oper at i ons.

1. 4 QUALI TY ASSURANCE

1. 4. 1 Nur ser y Cer t i f i cat i ons

Submi t an i nspect i on cer t i f i cat e on nur ser y l et t er head wi t h t he name of pl ant s i n accor dance wi t h t he LHBH, i ncl udi ng bot ani cal common names, qual i t y, and si ze. An i nspect i on cer t i f i cat e i s needed t o assur e t he expect ed pl ant s wer e pr ovi ded.

1. 4. 2 Nur ser i es

Nur ser y sour ces t hat may be consi der ed f or accept abl e pl ant mat er i al i ncl ude l ocal nur ser i es wi t hi n 125 mi l es of t he pr oj ect s i t e and appr oved by t he NRCS. A nur ser y speci al i z i ng i n r est or at i on as oppose t o pur el y l andscapi ng i s pr ef er r ed.

1. 5 ACCLI MATI ON

To avoi d sal t shock t o t he st ock, al l st ock wi l l be accl i mat ed t o t he sal i ni t y concent r at i on of 20 par t s per t housand. Accl i mat i on i s descr i bed as gr owi ng at t he pr escr i bed sal i ni t y concent r at i ons f or a mi ni mum per i od of 2 weeks pr i or t o t he shi pment of t he st ock t o t he const r uct i on s i t e.

Gr ower s wi l l be made awar e t hat t he accl i mat i zat i on of t he st ock may t ake sever al weeks.

1. 6 DELI VERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLI NG

1. 6. 1 Pl ant Del i ver y Schedul e

A del i ver y schedul e, s i gned by t he Cont r act or shal l be submi t t ed t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer 90 days af t er NTP. Al l subst i t ut i ons must r ecei ve t he appr oval of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , upon consul t at i on wi t h t he Pr oj ect Bi ol ogi st / Bot ani st .

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1. 6. 2 Pl ant Label s

Del i ver pl ant s wi t h dur abl e wat er pr oof l abel s i n weat her - r esi st ant i nk.

Pr ovi de l abel s st at i ng t he cor r ect bot ani cal pl ant name and var i et y as appl i cabl e and si ze as speci f i ed i n t he l i s t of r equi r ed pl ant s. At t ach t o pl ant s, bundl es, and cont ai ner s of pl ant s. Gr oups of pl ant s may be l abel ed by t aggi ng one pl ant . Label s shal l be l egi bl e f or a mi ni mum of 60 days af t er del i ver y t o t he pl ant i ng s i t e.

1. 6. 3 Pl ant I nspect i on

I nspect i ons may occur at nur ser y by t he Pr oj ect Bi ol ogi st / Bot ani st . The Cont r act or ' s Wet l and Sci ent i st may be pr esent f or j oi nt i nspect i ons.

The Cont r act i ng Of f i cer ( or agent ) wi l l i nspect al l pl ant s upon del i ver y and det er mi ne i f t hey meet t he r equi r ement s of t he par agr aphs QUALI TY ASSURANCE and PLANTS. Any pl ant s not meet i ng t hese r equi r ement s shal l be r ej ect ed. Unaut hor i zed subst i t ut i ons wi l l al so be r ej ect ed. The Cont r act or wi l l be r esponsi bl e f or r epl aci ng any r ej ect ed mat er i al s at no addi t i onal cost t o t he Gover nment .

Ot her pl ant i ng mat er i al s shal l be i nspect ed f or compl i ance wi t h t he r equi r ement s her ei n. Open soi l amendment cont ai ner s or wet soi l amendment s shal l be r ej ect ed. Unaccept abl e mat er i al s shal l be r emoved f r om t he Pr oj ect Si t e by t he Cont r act or .

The Cont r act or shal l be r esponsi bl e f or al l cer t i f i cat es of i nspect i on of pl ant mat er i al s t hat may be r equi r ed by f eder al , st at e or ot her aut hor i t i es t o accompany each shi pment of pl ant s and on ar r i val ; t he cer t i f i cat e( s) shal l be f i l ed wi t h t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

1. 6. 4 Layout

Pl ant mat er i al l ocat i ons and bed out l i nes shal l be st aked on t he pr oj ect s i t e by t he Cont r act or and appr oved by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer bef or e any pl ant s or beds ar e excavat ed. Pl ant mat er i al l ocat i ons may be adj ust ed by t he Cont r act or s Wet l and Sci ent i st wi t h appr oval f r om t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , t o meet f i el d condi t i ons.

1. 6. 5 St or age

1. 6. 5. 1 Pl ant St or age and Pr ot ect i on

Al l ar eas used f or t empor ar y st or age of pl ant s must be encl osed wi t h per i met er Her bi vor y Fence t o pr event gr azi ng by wat er f owl and deer .

Cont ai ner i zed pl ant s must not be st or ed on- si t e f or mor e t han 5 days bef or e pl ant i ng. Pl ant s st or ed on- si t e f or mor e t han 5 days wi l l be r ej ect ed and shal l be r epl aced at no cost t o t he Gover nment . St or e and pr ot ect pl ant s not pl ant ed on t he day of ar r i val at t he s i t e as f ol l ows:

a. Shade and pr ot ect pl ant s i n out si de st or age ar eas f r om t he wi nd and di r ect sunl i ght unt i l pl ant ed.

b. Keep pl ant s i n a moi st condi t i on unt i l pl ant ed by wat er i ng wi t h a f i ne mi st spr ay.

c. Do not st or e pl ant mat er i al di r ect l y on concr et e or bi t umi nous sur f aces.

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d. Pl ant s not i nst al l ed on t he day of ar r i val at t he Pr oj ect Si t e shal l be st or ed and pr ot ect ed i n desi gnat ed ar eas f r om di r ect exposur e t o wi nd and sun.

e. Use si l t f enci ng t o mi ni mi ze wi nd dessi cat i on.

1. 6. 6 Handl i ng

Do not dr op or dump pl ant s or shi ppi ng cont ai ner s f r om vehi c l es. Avoi d damagi ng pl ant s bei ng moved f r om nur ser y or st or age ar ea t o pl ant i ng s i t e.

Handl e cont ai ner pl ant s car ef ul l y t o avoi d damagi ng or br eaki ng t he ear t h bal l or r oot st r uct ur e. Do not handl e pl ant s by t he t r unk or st em. Remove damaged pl ant s f r om t he si t e.

1. 6. 6. 1 Br anched Pl ant Del i ver y

Del i ver wi t h exposed br anches cover ed by a t ar p dur i ng del i ver y whi ch al l ows ai r c i r cul at i on. Pr event damage t o br anches, t r unks, r oot syst ems, and r oot bal l s and desi ccat i on of l eaves.

1. 6. 7 Wat er i ng

I f pl ant i ng i s del ayed f or mor e t han 6 hour s af t er del i ver y, t he Cont r act or shal l t ake measur es, appr oved by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , t o kept r oot s moi st .

1. 7 TI ME RESTRI CTI ONS AND PLANTI NG CONDI TI ONS

1. 7. 1 I ni t i al Accept ance

The pl ant mat er i al wi l l be eval uat ed f or accept ance 30 days af t er al l t he f ol l owi ng have been compl et ed or sat i sf i ed:

a. The pl ant mat er i al has been sat i sf act or i l y i nst al l ed.

b. The wet l and syst ems have been i dent i f i ed at an el evat i on di r ect ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer

c. Al l speci f i ed f enci ng has been i nst al l ed adj acent t o t he pl ant i ng ar ea and accept ed.

d. I nvasi ve mat er i al wi t hi n t he pl ant i ng ar ea has been mechani cal l y r emoved.

e. Her bi vor y excl usi on syst ems have been put i nt o pl ace.

1. 7. 2 Pl ant i ng Dat es

Hi gh Mar sh Pl ant s

Spr i ng Season May 15 t o June 30 Fal l Season Sept ember 15 t o Oct ober 15

Unl ess ot her wi se di r ect ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , wet l and pl ant mat er i al shal l be i nst al l ed as soon as gr eenhouse or nur ser y pl ant s ar e of accept ance si ze, har dened of f and accept abl e qual i t y bet ween May 15t h and June 30t h.

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1. 7. 3 Rest r i ct i ons

Pl ant i ng oper at i ons shal l be per f or med onl y dur i ng per i ods when benef i c i al r esul t s can be obt ai ned. When dr ought , excessi ve moi st ur e, f r ozen gr ound, t emper at ur es above 80 degr ees Fahr enhei t or bel ow 34 degr ees Fahr enhei t or ot her unsat i sf act or y condi t i ons pr evai l , t he wor k shal l be st opped as di r ect ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . When speci al condi t i ons war r ant a var i ance t o t he pl ant i ng oper at i ons, and pr oposed pl ant i ng t i mes shal l be submi t t ed f or appr oval .

1. 7. 4 Ti mi ng

Pl ant i ng oper at i ons i n t he appl i cabl e zones shal l be compl et ed af t er t he commencement of any seedi ng oper at i ons i n t hose zones.

Pl ant on a dai l y basi s onl y t hat por t i on of t he pl ant i ng ar ea t hat can be compl et l y encl osed by her bi vor y f ence dur i ng t i de condi t i ons t hat do not i nundat e t he pl ant i ng s i t e.

Pl ant i ng shal l not occur when t he mar sh sur f ace i s i nudat ed. As a gui de t o det er mi ni ng hi gh and l ow wat er pr edi ct i ons, use " Ti dal Tabl es, cur r ent addi t i on, East Coast of Nor t h and Sout h Amer i ca, I ncl udi ng Gr eenl and, " as publ i shed by U. S. Depar t ment of Commer ce, Nat i onal Oceani c and At mospher i c Admi ni st r at i on.

1. 8 TWO- YEAR PLANT GUARANTEE

The Cont r act or shal l submi t t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , a wr i t t en and si gned t wo f ul l gr owi ng seasons pl ant i ng guar ant ee, whi ch i s condi t i onal of 85 per cent sur vi val of t he pl ant ed Cont r act quant i t y as det ai l ed on t he pl ans. Pl ant i ng ar eas or por t i ons t her eof f or whi ch 85 per cent sur vi val i s not r eached shal l be r epl ant ed once dur i ng t he appr opr i at e pl ant i ng season f or t he pl ant i ng ar ea, t o achi eve a mi ni mum of 85 per cent of t he pl ant ed Cont r act quant i t y.

The t wo- f ul l gr owi ng seasons pl ant guar ant ee per i od shal l commence on t he dat e of t he compl et i on of const r uct i on, and shal l end on Oct ober 15 on t he second gr owi ng seasons. The Cont r act or shal l pr ovi de t he commencement and endi ng dat es as par t of t he Per i odi c Schedul e Updat es and Pr ogr ess Cur ves submi t t ed under Sect i on 01 32 01. 00 10 PROJECT SCHEDULE. The f ol l owi ng ar e t he t er ms and condi t i ons of t he t wo- f ul l gr owi ng seasons pl ant guar ant ee:

Under t he t er ms and condi t i ons of t he t wo- f ul l gr owi ng seasons pl ant guar ant ee, t he Cont r act or shal l be sol el y r esponsi bl e f or pl ant sur vi val .

Losses at t r i but ed t o her bi vor es, di sease, eut r ophi cat i on, i nappr opr i at e hydr ol ogi cal r egi mes, dr ought , wi nd, wave ener gi es or i ce scour i ng shal l not l ower t he mi ni mum sur vi val or cover age r equi r ement s.

At t he end of t he t wo- f ul l gr owi ng seasons pl ant guar ant ee, t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer shal l make a det er mi nat i on as t o whet her t he pl ant s pl ant ed i n t he pl ant i ng ar eas meet t he condi t i ons of t he guar ant ee. Any pl ant i ng ar eas or por t i ons t her eof not meet i ng t he r equi r ement s of t he guar ant ee shal l be r epl ant ed i n accor dance wi t h t he par agr aph REPLANTI NG.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2. 1 PLANTS

The Cont r act or shal l pur chase pl ant s f r om a nur ser y sour ce appr oved by t he

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NRCS Pl ant Mat er i al s Cent er , Cape May, New Jer sey. Shoul d any of t he speci f i ed pl ant s be unavai l abl e i n t er ms of s i ze and qual i t y of condi t i on, t he Cont r act or shal l not i f y t he COR and t he Pr oj ect Bi ol ogi st of a pr oposed subst i t ut e sour ce. No subst i t ut i ons shal l be al l owed wi t hout t he appr oval of t he COR and t he Pr oj ect Bi ol ogi st . The Cont r act or shal l be r esponsi bl e f or t he pi ckup and del i ver y of al l pl ant mat er i al .

Pl ant s shal l be nur ser y gr own f r om seeds col l ect ed wi t hi n New Yor k or New Jer sey. Pl ant mat er i al s may be obt ai ned f r om out si de t he 100 mi l e r adi us onl y on an appr oved case- by- case basi s. Al l speci f i ed pl ant s shal l have been gr own i n t he same cl i mat i c zone as t hat of t he pl ant i ng s i t e. Al l pl ant s gr own f r om seed col l ect ed out si de of New Yor k/ New Jer sey or gr own at a nur ser y out si de New Yor k/ New Jer sey shal l be subj ect t o pr i or wr i t t en appr oval by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

Shoul d a pl ant mat er i al shor t age occur t he Cont r act or shal l not i f y t he COR i mmedi at el y f or addi t i onal coor di nat i on f or a new pl ant or der t o r epl ace t he i dent i f i ed shor t age.

The or der shal l f ol l ow t he Pl ant i ng Tabl es as shown on t he pl ans. Shoul d t he nur ser y st at e t hat any of t he speci f i ed pl ant s wi l l be unavai l abl e or unsui t abl e i n t er ms of s i ze and qual i t y of condi t i on, t he Cont r act or wi l l i mmedi at el y not i f y t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer and pr ovi de a wr i t t en l i s t of pot ent i al subst i t ut i ons. Upon appr oval , t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer wi l l suppl y t he subst i t ut i on l i s t t o t he Cont r act or , at whi ch t i me t he r evi sed pl ant or der wi l l be pl aced t o t he nur ser y.

2. 1. 1 Pl ant Speci es

a. Pl ant s shal l be f i r st qual i t y, nur ser y gr own st ock conf or mi ng t o

ANSI / ANLA Z60. 1.

b. Pl ant s shal l be f i r st qual i t y, nur ser y gr own st ock conf or mi ng t o

ANSI / ANLA Z60. 1.

c. Pl ant s l i s t ed on t he Pl ant i ng Tabl es on t he pl ans shal l be pl ant ed i n t he pl ant i ng zones as shown on t he pl ans: Hi gh Mar sh. The Cont r act or shal l f ol l ow t he r oot , hei ght , cal i per , spaci ng, and quant i t y r equi r ement s l i s t ed on t he t abl es, and t he pl ant i ng pat t er n as descr i bed i n t he pl ant i ng not es.

d. Pl ant speci es may be adj ust ed by t he cont r act or s Wet l and Sci ent i st , t o meet post const r uct i on f i el d condi t i ons, wi t h appr oval f r om t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

e. Pl ant s l i s t ed on t he Pl ant i ng Tabl es on t he pl ans shal l be pl ant ed i n t he pl ant i ng zones as shown on t he pl ans: Hi gh Mar sh. The Cont r act or shal l f ol l ow t he r oot , hei ght , cal i per , spaci ng, and quant i t y r equi r ement s l i s t ed on t he t abl es, and t he pl ant i ng pat t er n as descr i bed i n t he pl ant i ng not es.

2. 1. 1. 1 Hi gh Mar sh Pl ant i ngs

I n t he hi gh mar sh zone Spar t i na pat ens and Di st i chl i s spi cat a pl ugs of 6" mi ni mum hei ght wi t h r oot s of 2" x2" peat pl ugs wi l l be pl ant ed 1' O. C. As shown on Sheet s L- 101 t hr ough L- 106, pl acement wi l l be on t he unpr ot ect ed si de f r om t he out er l i mi t of per manent easement l i ne t o t he t empor ar y easement l i ne, over 0. 42 acr es.

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2. 1. 1. 2 St agi ng Ar ea Pl ant i ngs

The Cr eek Road st agi ng ar ea shal l be pl ant ed wi t h Bacchar i s hal i mf ol i a and I va f r ut escens 36 i nches mi ni mum hei ght , 8 f eet on cent er . Shr ubs shal l be pl ant ed i n mul t i pl e gr oupi ngs of 5 t o 10 t o cr eat e pat ches t o appr oxi mat el y el evat i on 4. 0 t o 5. 0 f eet over appr oxi mat el y 0. 80 acr es.

Ref er t o Sect i on 01 57 19 TEMPORARY ENVI RONMENTAL CONTROLS, Envi r onment al Pr ot ect i on par agr aph f or di r ect i on on t he wooded ar ea.

2. 1. 2 Subst i t ut i ons

Pl ant subst i t ut i ons wi l l not be per mi t t ed wi t hout wr i t t en r equest and appr oval f r om t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Any changes t o t he Est i mat ed Pl ant i ng Pl an and t he pl ant i ng pl an must be submi t t ed at l east 3 mont hs pr i or t o t he commencement of pl ant i ng oper at i ons.

2. 1. 3 Regul at i ons and Var i et i es

Fur ni sh nur ser y st ock i n accor dance wi t h ANSI / ANLA Z60. 1, except as ot her wi se speci f i ed or i ndi cat ed. Fur ni sh pl ant s gr own under c l i mat i c condi t i ons s i mi l ar t o t hose i n t he l ocal i t y of t he pr oj ect . Spr ay pl ant s buddi ng i nt o l eaf or havi ng sof t gr owt h wi t h an ant i desi ccant bef or e di ggi ng. Pl ant s of t he same speci f i ed s i ze shal l be of uni f or m si ze and char act er of gr owt h. Al l pl ant s shal l compl y wi t h al l f eder al and st at e l aws r equi r i ng i nspect i on f or pl ant di seases and i nf est at i on.

2. 1. 4 Shape and Condi t i on

Pl ant s shal l be wel l - shaped, wel l - gr own, wel l - br anched ( wher e appl i cabl e) , v i gor ous pl ant s havi ng heal t hy and wel l - br anched r oot syst ems i n accor dance wi t h ANSI / ANLA Z60. 1. Pl ant s shal l be f r ee f r om di sease, har mf ul i nsect s and i nsect eggs, sun- scal d i nj ur y, di sf i gur ement , and abr asi on. Pl ant s shal l be f r ee of shock or damage t o br anches, t r unks or r oot syst ems t hat may dur i ng di ggi ng and pr epar at i on f or shi pment , met hod of shi pment or act ual shi pment . Pl ant qual i t y i s det er mi ned by t he gr owi ng condi t i ons, met hod of shi pment t o mai nt ai n heal t h of t he r oot syst em, and gr owt h of t he pl ant as f ol l ows. Pl ant s not conf or mi ng t o t hese r equi r ement s wi l l be r ej ect ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer and shal l be r epl aced by t he Cont r act or at no cost t o t he Gover nment .

2. 1. 5 Pl ant Si ze

Mi ni mum si zes measur ed af t er pr uni ng and wi t h br anches i n nor mal posi t i on, shal l conf or m t o measur ement s i ndi cat ed, based on t he aver age wi dt h or hei ght of t he pl ant f or t he speci es as speci f i ed i n ANSI / ANLA Z60. 1.

Under si zed st ock or mat er i al not conf or mi ng t o t he speci f i cat i ons may be r ej ect ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , i n consul t at i on wi t h t he Pr oj ect Bi ol ogi st , at t he t i me of del i ver y and must be r epl aced by t he Cont r act or at no expense t o t he Gover nment . Pl ant s l ar ger i n s i ze t han speci f i ed may be pr ovi ded wi t h appr oval of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , i n consul t at i on wi t h t he Pr oj ect Bi ol ogi st . When l ar ger pl ant s ar e pr ovi ded, i ncr ease t he bal l of ear t h or spr ead of r oot s i n accor dance wi t h ANSI / ANLA Z60. 1.

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2. 2 FERTI LI ZER

2. 2. 1 Mar sh Fer t i l i zer

Mar sh f er t i l i zer shal l be s l ow r el ease, uni f or m i n composi t i on, wi t h a 18- 6- 12 ni t r ogen- phosphor us- pot assi um r at i o ( such as Osmocot e® sl ow r el ease) . The f er t i l i zer shal l be der i ved f r om sul phur coat ed ur ea, ur ea f or mal dehyde, pl ast i c or pol ymer coat ed pi l l s or i sobut yl enedi ur ea.

Fer t i l i zer shal l be bal anced wi t h t he i ncl usi on of t r ace mi ner al s and mi cr o- nut r i ent s.

2. 3 WATER

Wat er shal l be t he r esponsi bi l i t y of t he Cont r act or . Sour ce of wat er t o be appr oved by Cont r act i ng Of f i cer and sui t abl e qual i t y f or i r r i gat i on and shal l not cont ai n el ement s t oxi c t o pl ant l i f e.

PART 3 EXECUTI ON

Any veget at i on wi t hi n pr eser ved ar eas damaged by t he wor k under t hi s sect i on, as det er mi ned by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , shal l be r epl aced i mmedi at el y af t er t he compl et i on of t he wor k at no addi t i onal cost t o t he Gover nment .

3. 1 3. 1 PREPRATI ON

3. 1. 1 Pl ant i ng Subst r at es

Pl ant i ng subst r at es shal l be f r ee f r om debr i s, noxi ous weeds, t oxi c subst ances or ot her mat er i al s har mf ul t o pl ant gr owt h.

Pr i or t o commencement of pl ant i ng oper at i ons, t he Cont r act or shal l compl et e a Soi l s Test i n accor dance wi t h ASTM D5268 and ASTM D4972 t o det er mi ne t he pH, or gani c mat t er , sol ubl e sal t , and nut r i ent cont ent s, as wel l as soi l t ext ur e, of t he pl ant i ng subst r at es. Separ at e sampl e col l ect i ons shal l occur f or each pl ant i ng ar ea, and be r andom over t he separ at e ar eas. Based on t he r esul t s of t hese t est s, soi l amendment s wi l l be added i f necessar y as di r ect ed by t he Cont r act or s Wet l and Sci ent i st and t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , i n consul t at i on wi t h t he Pr oj ect Bi ol ogi st .

Mat er i al t o be r eused i n aar eas t o be seeded and pl ant ed shal l be scr eened pr i or t o pl acement of t he t opsoi l t o a dept h of 1 f oot bel ow gr ade f or al l const r uct i on s l ag, c i nder s, st ones, l umps of soi l , st i cks, r oot s, t r ash or ot her mat er i al gr eat er t han 1/ 2 i nch. Unaccept abl e mat er i al s shal l be pr oper l y r emoved f r om t he Pr oj ect Si t e by t he Cont r act or .

3. 1. 2 Fi ni shed Gr ade

Pr i or t o t he commencement of t he pl ant i ng oper at i ons, t he Cont r act or shal l ver i f y t hat f i ni shed gr ades ar e as i ndi cat ed on t he pl ans, and t he f i ni shi ng and compact i on r equi r ement s have been compl et ed i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 31 00 00 EARTHWORK. Af t er gr adi ng i s compl et e, heavy equi pment i s pr ohi bi t ed f r om ent er i ng pl ant i ng ar eas.

3. 1. 3 Equi pment Cal i br at i on

I mmedi at el y pr i or t o t he commencement of pl ant i ng oper at i ons, cal i br at i on t est s shal l be conduct ed on t he equi pment t o be used. These t est s shal l conf i r m t hat t he equi pment i s oper at i ng wi t hi n t he manuf act ur er ' s

SECTI ON 32 93 00 Page 9 speci f i cat i ons and wi l l meet t he speci f i ed cr i t er i a. The equi pment shal l be cal i br at ed a mi ni mum of once ever y day dur i ng t he oper at i on.

3. 2 Her bi vor y Fence

Her bi vor y f ence shal l be i nst al l ed as descr i bed i n sect i on 01 56 10 HERBI VORY FENCE and shown on t he pl ans af t er f i nal gr ades ar e compl et ed and appr oved by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Her bi vor y Fence shal l be i nst al l ed pr i or t o or concur r ent l y wi t h i nst al l at i on of pl ant i ngs i n t he hi gh mar sh zone and Cr eek Road st agi ng ar eaUnder no ci r cumst ances ar e pl ant s t o be pl ant ed out si de t he cont ai nment of a sat i sf act or i l y i nst al l ed Her bi vor y Fence.

3. 3 3. 3 PLANT I NSTALLATI ON

Pr i or t o commencement of pl ant i ng, t he Cont r act or shal l exami ne t he pl ant i ng ar eas and condi t i ons and not i f y t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , i n wr i t i ng, of condi t i ons det r i ment al t o t he pr oper and t i mel y compl et i on of t he wor k. The Cont r act or shal l not pr oceed wi t h pl ant i ng unt i l unsat i sf act or y condi t i ons have been cor r ect ed i n an accept abl e manner , as appr oved by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Pr i or t o pl ant i nst al l at i on, any pr evi ousl y pr epar ed sur f ace compact ed or damaged shal l be r ewor ked t o meet t he r equi r ement s of par agr aph PREPARATI ON.

I f Phr agmi t es aust r al i s ( common r eed) shoot s have emer ged wi t hi n t he pl ant i ng ar eas bet ween f i nal gr adi ng and pl ant i ng, t hey ar e t o be r emoved mechani cal l y pr i or t o t he commencement of pl ant i ng. Mechani cal met hods may i ncl ude hand pul l i ng or cut t i ng shoot s t o wi t hi n 2 i nches of f i nal gr ade.

Mechani cal r emoval may be done usi ng equi pment such as a br ush cut t er , st r i ng t r i mmer or weed whacker . Lawn mower s or t r act or s ar e unaccept abl e as heavy equi pment may di st ur b f i nal gr adi ng. Al l Phr agmi t es r emoved must be di sposed of as t r ash of f - s i t e.

Al l pl ant i ng act i v i t i es wi l l be done on f oot . No heavy equi pment shal l be used on t he si t e af t er gr adi ng has occur r ed.

Subsequent t o compl et i on of pl ant i ng, t he Cont r act or shal l onl y ent er pl ant ed ar eas when absol ut el y necessar y f or t he compl et i on of t he Pr oj ect .

Ther e shal l be no except i ons.

3. 3. 1 3. 3. 1 Obst r uct i ons Bel ow Gr ound

When obst r uct i ons bel ow f i ni shed gr ades pr event pl ant i ng oper at i ons, t he Cont r act or shal l submi t a pl an showi ng pr oposed adj ust ment s t o l ocat i on, t ype of pl ant , and/ or pl ant i ng met hod t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

3. 3. 2 As- Pl ant ed Pl an

The Cont r act or shal l submi t t wo copi es of an As- Pl ant ed Pl an t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Unl ess di r ect ed di f f er ent l y by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , t hese pl ans shal l be dr awn t o a scal e of 1 i nch = 30 f eet and shal l show as- bui l t l ocat i ons f or t he pl ant mat er i al used. A l i s t of t he quant i t i es of each speci es i nst al l ed i n each of t he pl ant i ng bl ocks or ar eas shal l al so be submi t t ed wi t h t he pl ans. Any devi at i ons f r om t he or i gi nal pl ant i ng pl ans, i ncl udi ng appr oved subst i t ut i ons, shal l be c l ear l y mar ked and document ed.

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3. 3. 3 Pr uni ng

Pr une i n accor dance wi t h saf et y r equi r ement of TCI A Z133.

3. 4 QUALI TY CONTROL RECORD

When al l pl ant i ng oper at i ons ar e compl et e, t he Cont r act or shal l submi t a Qual i t y Cont r ol Recor d, whi ch shoul d i ncl ude at a mi ni mum:

1. I nspect i on/ Rej ect i on of Pl ant Mat er i al ;

2. Resul t s of al l soi l t est i ng and r esul t i ng soi l amendment act i v i t i es;

3. Al l r epl acement s or subst i t ut i ons of pl ant mat er i al s;

4. Recor d of wat er i ng and mul chi ng act i v i t i es; and

5. Recor d of her bi vor y measur es.

3. 5 RESTORATI ON AND CLEAN UP

When pl ant i ng oper at i ons have been compl et ed, t he Cont r act or shal l r est or e any damaged ar eas t o t hei r or i gi nal condi t i ons.

Pl ant i ng wor k ar eas shal l al so be cl eaned up, i ncl udi ng t he r emoval of any excess mat er i al s. The Cont r act or shal l r emove damaged, excess, and wast e mat er i al s f r om t he Pr oj ect Si t e and di spose of t he mat er i al s of f Gover nment pr oper t y.

3. 6 PROTECTI ON OF I NSTALLED AREAS

I mmedi at el y upon compl et i on of t he pl ant i ng oper at i ons i n an ar ea, t he ar ea shal l be pr ot ect ed agai nst t r af f i c or ot her use by er ect i ng bar r i cades and/ or pr ovi di ng si gnage as di r ect ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

3. 7 MAI NTENANCE DURI NG CONSTRUCTI ON

Mai nt enance shal l occur weekl y. Dur i ng t he mai nt enance per i od and unt i l f i nal accept ance t he Cont r act or shal l do mechani cal weed r emoval and seasonal spr ayi ng as necessar y t o keep pl ant mat er i al s f r ee f r om i nvasi ve veget at i on, i nset s and di seases. The Cont r act or shal l f ur ni sh al l mat er i al s and equi pment and use al l spr ay mat er i al s wi t h ext r eme caut i on i n r egar d t o saf et y and heal t h. Caut i on and i nst r uct i ons f or spr ay mat er i al s shal l be car ef ul l y r ead and obser ved.

Dur i ng t he mai nt enance per i od, t he Cont r act or shal l per f or m t wi ce- year l y ( May and ear l y t o mi d August ) j oi nt sur veys wi t h t he Pr oj ect Bi ol ogi st / Bot ani st f ol l owed by a meet i ng t o deci de on t he i nvasi ve speci es cont r ol , i . e. , r emoval or gr owt h f or her bi c i de. Thi s wi l l be f ol l owed by r emoval of i nvasi ve veget at i on, i . e. Phal ar i s ar udi nacea ( Reed canar y gr ass) , Phr agmi t es aust r al i s ( Common r eed gr ass) , Typha l at i f ol i a ( Br oad- l eaved cat t ai l ) , Typha angust i f ol i a ( Nar r owed- l eave cat t ai l ) , Lyt hr um sal i car i a ( Pur pl e l oosest r i f e) , Ai l ant hi s al t i ss i ma ( Tr ee of Heaven) , Ber ber i s t hunber gi i ( Japanese bar ber r y) , Ber ber i s vul gar i s ( Common bar ber r y) , El eagnus angust i f ol i a ( Russi an ol i ve) , El eagnus umbel l at e ( Aut umn ol i ve) , Li gust r um obt usi f ol i um ( Japanese pr i vet ) , Li gust um vul gar e ( Common pr i vet ) , Rosa mul t i f l or a ( Mul t i f l or a r ose) , Ar t emi si a vul gar i s ( mugwor t ) , Pol ygonum cuspi dat um ( Japanese Knot weed) , Ampel opsi s br evi peduncul at a ( Por cel i n Ber r y) , Loni cer a j aponi ca ( Japanese

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Honeysuckl e) , Per si car i a per f ol i at a ( Mi l e 2 mi nut e v i ne) , Cel ast r us or bi cul at a ( Asi at i c Bi t t er sweet ) , Robi ni a pseudoacaci a ( Bl ack l ocust ) , Mor us al ba ( Whi t e mul ber r y) and debr i s. Al l ot her veget at i on shal l r emai n undi st ur bed.

The Cont r act or shal l be r esponsi bl e f or t he mechani cal r emoval of any of t he above i nvasi ves on a r egul ar basi s. Mechani cal weed r emoval shal l consi st s of t he r emoval st ems and r hi zomes.

The Cont r act or shal l be r esponsi bl e f or up t o 3 her bi c i de appl i cat i ons dur i ng t he guar ant ee per i od shoul d phr agmi t es show si gns of r e- i nvadi ng t he si t e, as per t he det er mi nat i on of t he Pr oj ect Bot ani st / Bi ol ogi st .

Ti mi ng of t he appl i cat i ons shal l be det er mi ned by t he COR.

Her bi c i de shal l be appl i ed by a cer t i f i ed her bi c i de appl i cat or .

Appl i cat i ons t o her baceous i nvasi ves shal l consi st s of a gl yphosat e based her bi c i de wi t h a non- i oni c sur f act ant . Appl i cat i ons t o woody i nvasi ves shal l consi st of spr ayi ng t he cut st ump wi t h a pr oduct cont ai ni ng Tr i c l opyr . Al l her bi c i des shal l be appl i ed by hand pai nt i ng, back- pack spr ayer or ot her cont r ol l ed means t o pr event damage t o desi r abl e pl ant ed veget at i on. Any and al l per mi t s associ at ed wi t h her bi c i de appl i cat i on shal l be sol el y Cont r act or r esponsi bi l i t y .

Spr ays shal l be f ur ni shed and appl i ed t hor oughl y, wi t h assur ance t hat r ecommended r at es of t he cor r ect chemi cal s ar e used at pr oper t i mes i n t he pr escr i bed manner , f or t he compl et e er adi cat i on and cont r ol of di sease and i nsect s. Al l spr ayi ng shal l be done at t i mes when wi nd does not exceed a vel oci t y of 5 mi l es per hour . Any damage t o pl ant mat er i al s f r om her bi c i de shal l be r epl aced at no cost t o t he Gover nment .

3. 8 REPLANTI NG

Af t er i nst al l at i on i s compl et ed, r emai ni ng pl ant s wi l l become t he r esponsi bi l i t y of t he Cont r act or t o mai nt ai n and use as r epl acement s, as di r ect ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i ce.

At t he end of t he t wo f ul l gr owi ng season pl ant guar ant ee, t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer shal l make a det er mi nat i on as t o whet her t he pl ant s pl ant ed i n t he pl ant i ng ar eas meet t he condi t i ons of t he guar ant ee. For non- sur vi v i ng pl ant s, t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer shal l sel ect t he speci es t o be r epl ant ed.

The new pl ant i ngs shal l compl y wi t h t he or i gi nal Cont r act quant i t i es as shown on t he pl ans, as sol el y det er mi ned by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

Mat er i al s and i nst al l at i on shal l be i n accor dance wi t h t he mat er i al s speci f i cat i ons and t he par agr aph PLANT I NSTALLATI ON, r espect i vel y.

Repl acement pl ant s shal l be guar ant eed f or an addi t i onal 6 mont hs st ar t i ng f r om dat e of r epl ant i ng. The pl ant i ng subst r at es of ar eas r epl ant ed wi t h shr ubs shal l be r e- t est ed f or sol ubl e sal t s and pH l evel s t o det er mi ne t he appr opr i at e speci es t o be used.

At t he di r ect i on of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , t he Cont r act or shal l i nst al l and mai nt ai n addi t i onal Her bi vor y Fence ar ound t he r epl ant ed ar eas.

Al l l abor , mat er i al s, equi pment , and i nci dent al s necessar y t o compl et e any r epl ant i ng wor k associ at ed wi t h t he t wo f ul l gr owi ng season pl ant guar ant ee shal l be at no addi t i onal cost t o t he Gover nment .

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