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Spr i ng Cr eek Nor t h Ecosyst em Rest or at i on Pr oj ect P1880012

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EXTERI OR PLANTS

08/ 17, CHG 1: 08/ 21

PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 SCOPE OF WORK

VEGETATI ON PLANTI NG: Wor k under t hi s sect i on must 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 l andscape pl ans ( L- Ser i es) 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 must be obt ai ned f r om a l ocal nur ser y appr oved by t he Nat ur al Resour ces Conser vat i on Ser vi ce ( NRCS) . See subpar t 1. 6. 1 Nur ser y Cer t i f i cat i ons.

Al l pl ant i ng act i v i t i es wi l l be done on f oot . Heavy equi pment cannot be used on t he si t e af t er gr adi ng has occur r ed.

The Cont r act or must car ef ul l y pr ot ect al l pr eser ved ar eas as shown on t he l andscape pl ans, and must al so be l i abl e f or damages t o pr oper t y caused by t he wor k under t hi s sect i on. Damages t o pr oper t y or t o veget at i on wi t hi n pr eser ved/ no di st ur bance ar eas must 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 .

PLANT PROCURED MATERI AL: Under t hi s i t em, t he cont r act or shal l excavat e and pl ant pi t s and f ur ni sh, pl ant , mai nt ai n, and r epl ace al l pl ant pr ocur ed mat er i al speci f i ed i n t he f ol l owi ng pl ant schedul e, i n accor dance wi t h t he pl ans and speci f i cat i ons, or as di r ect ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer ' s Repr esent at i ve ( COR) and t he Pr oj ect Bi ol ogi st .

The Cont r act or shal l be l i abl e f or any damages t o pr oper t y caused by pl ant i ng oper at i ons, and al l ar eas and const r uct i on di st ur bed shal l be r est or ed t o t hei r or i gi nal condi t i ons, t o t he sat i sf act i on of t he COR and Pr oj ect Bi ol ogi st .

1. 2 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.

AMERI CANHORT ( AH)

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

L. H. BAI LEY HORTORI UM ( LHBH)

LHBH ( 1976) Hor t us Thi r d

TREE CARE I NDUSTRY ASSOCI ATI ON ( TCI A)

TCI A A300P1 ( 2017) ANSI A300 Par t 1: Tr ee Car e Oper at i ons - Tr ees, Shr ubs and Ot her Woody Pl ant Mai nt enance St andar d Pr act i ces - Pr uni ng

TCI A Z133 ( 2017) Amer i can Nat i onal St andar d f or

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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

1. 3 RELATED REQUI REMENTS

Sect i on 31 00 00 EARTHWORK and Sect i on 32 92 19 SEEDI NG appl i es t o t hi s sect i on f or pest i c i de use and pl ant est abl i shment r equi r ement s, wi t h addi t i ons and modi f i cat i ons her ei n.

1. 4 SUBMI TTALS

Gover nment appr oval i s r equi r ed f or submi t t al s wi t h a " G" or " S" c l assi f i cat i on. Submi t t al s not havi ng a " G" or " S" c l assi f i cat i on ar e f or i nf or mat i on onl y. When used, a code f ol l owi ng t he " G" c l assi f i cat 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 .

Submi t t he f ol l owi ng 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, DO

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

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

St at e Landscape Cont r act or ' s Li cense

Ti me Rest r i ct i ons and Pl ant i ng Condi t i ons As i ndi cat ed on sheet LP- 501, LANDSCAPE NOTES

Mai nt enance And Wat er i ng Schedul e

SD- 03 Pr oduct Dat a

Compost

Pl ant s; G, DO

Del i ver y Schedul e; G, DO

Equi pment ; G, DO

Or gani c Mul ch Mat er i al s

Mul ch; G, DO

Fer t i l i zer

Er osi on Cont r ol Mat er i al s; G, DO

Phot ogr aphs; G, DO

SD- 04 Sampl es

Mul ch; G, DO

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Submi t one pi nt of mul ch.

SD- 06 Test Repor t s

Per col at i on Test

SD- 07 Cer t i f i cat es

Nur ser y Cer t i f i cat i ons

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

SD- 11 Cl oseout Submi t t al s

As- Pl ant ed Pl an; G, DO

1. 5 NAMES

Pl ant names, s i ze, and gr adi ng st andar ds shal l conf or m t o t hose pr epar ed by t he Amer i can St andar d f or Nur ser y St ock ( ANSI Z60. 1- 2014) unl ess ot her wi se speci f i ed. Genus, speci es and cul t i var ar e l i s t ed i n accor dance wi t h t he I nt er nat i onal Code of Nomencl at ur e ( I CN) . No subst i t ut i ons wi l l be per mi t t ed except upon wr i t t en per mi ssi on of t he COR and Pr oj ect Bi ol ogi st or t hei r desi gnat ed r epr esent at i ve.

1. 6 QUALI TY ASSURANCE

1. 6. 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 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. 6. 1. 1 Nur ser i es

The Cont r act or shal l have t he opt i on t o accompany t he COR and Pr oj ect Bi ol ogi st or t hei r desi gnat ed r epr esent at i ve t o t he pr ocur ement nur ser y f or i t ems i dent i f i ed i n subpar t 1. 7. 3 Pl ant Pr ocur ed Mat er i al . The Cont r act or may exer ci se t hi s opt i on by cont act i ng t he COR and Pr oj ect Bi ol ogi st or t hei r desi gnat ed r epr esent at i ve af t er t he cont r act i s awar ded. Al l of t he Cont r act or ' s cost s associ at ed wi t h accompanyi ng t he COR and Pr oj ect Bi ol ogi st or t hei r desi gnat ed r epr esent at i ve t o and f r om t he pr ocur ement nur ser y shal l be t he r esponsi bi l i t y of Cont r act or . I f t he Cont r act or chooses t o accompany t he Agency t o t he pr ocur ement nur ser y, t he Cont r act or must not i f y t he Agency i n wr i t i ng no l at er t han Febr uar y 1 f or spr i ng pl ant i ng and Sept ember 1 f or f al l pl ant i ng. The Cont r act or must pr ovi de a mi ni mum of t hr ee dat es t hat t hat t he Cont r act or i s avai l abl e t o t he Agency wi t h t hei r not i f i cat i on.

Nur ser y sour ces shoul d be abl e t o t r ack cer t ai n el ement s of st ock t o ensur e mat er i al i s l ocal l y adapt ed. Nur ser i es 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 appr oved by t he NRCS and f ound at t he bel ow websi t es. 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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Appr oved New Jer sey Sour ces:

ht t p: / / www. npsnj . or g/ pages/ nat i vepl ant s_Sour ces. ht ml

New Moon Nur ser y, 910 Ki ngs Hwy, Woodst own, NJ

Pi nel ands Nur ser y - 323 I s l and Rd, Col umbus, NJ

Appr oved New Yor k Sour ces:

ht t ps: / / l i npi . or g/

KMS Nat i ves - 104 Mai n Avenue, Lake Gr oe, NY, ht t ps: / / www. kmsnat i vepl ant s. com/

Long I s l and Nat i ves - 220 Ol d Count r y Rd, East por t , NY Long I s l and

Gl over Per enni al s - 725 St er l i ng Ln, Cut chogue, NY Long I s l and

Appr oved Pennsyl vani a Sour ces:

Nor t h Cr eek Nur ser y - Landenber g, Pennsyl vani a

1. 6. 2 St at e Landscape Cont r act or ' s Li cense

Const r uct i on company must hol d a l andscape cont r act or s l i cense i n t he st at e wher e t he wor k i s per f or med and have a mi ni mum of f i ve year s l andscape const r uct i on exper i ence. Submi t copy of l i cense and t hr ee r ef er ences f or s i mi l ar wor k compl et ed i n t he l ast f i ve year s.

1. 6. 3 Pl ant Mat er i al Phot ogr aphs

Cont r act or must submi t nur ser y phot ogr aphs, f or gover nment appr oval pr i or t o or der i ng, f or each t r ee l ar ger t han 24- i nch box/ 2- i nch cal i per s i ze.

1. 6. 4 Per col at i on Test

I mmedi at el y f ol l owi ng r ough gr adi ng oper at i on, i dent i f y a t ypi cal l ocat i on f or one of t he l ar gest t r ees and or shr ubs and excavat e a pi t per t he pr oj ect det ai l s. Fi l l t he pi t wi t h wat er t o a dept h of 12 i nches. The l engt h of t i me r equi r ed f or t he wat er t o per col at e i nt o t he soi l , l eavi ng t he pi t empt y, must be measur ed by t he pr oj ect Landscape Ar chi t ect and ver i f i ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Wi t hi n s i x hour s of t he t i me t he wat er has dr ai ned f r om t he pi t , t he Cont r act or , wi t h t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer and pr oj ect Landscape Ar chi t ect pr esent , must agai n f i l l t he pi t wi t h wat er t o a dept h of 12 i nches. I f t he wat er does not compl et el y per col at e i nt o t he soi l wi t hi n 9 hour s, a det er mi nat i on must be made whet her a dr ai nage syst em or a soi l penet r ant wi l l be r equi r ed f or each t r ee and or shr ub bei ng t r anspl ant ed.

1. 6. 5 Accl i mat i on

To avoi d sal t shock t o t he st ock, al l st ock ( when appl i cabl e such as f or l ow mar sh spar t i na al t er ni f l or a pl ant i ngs i n Cont r act 2 ar ea) 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.

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1. 6. 6 Pl ant Wat er i ng and Est abl i shment Syst em

I n or der t o compl y wi t h t he wat er i ng r equi r ement s bel ow, t he Cont r act or wi l l r ecei ve user l i cense( s) f or each cr ew member per f or mi ng wat er i ng under t hi s Cont r act f r om t he Ci t y. The l i cense wi l l al l ow i ndi v i dual cr ew member s t o r ecor d wat er i ng act i v i t i es i n t he Agency' s pl ant wat er i ng and est abl i shment syst em. Ther e i s no cost t o t he Cont r act or t o r ecei ve t hi s user l i cense.

Pr i or t o commenci ng wat er i ng oper at i ons, t he Cont r act or shal l pr ovi de cont act i nf or mat i on, a val i d cel l phone number and compat i bl e cel l ul ar devi ce as speci f i ed her ei n f or al l wat er i ng cr ews dur i ng t he wat er i ng season( s) so t hat t he Agency may cont act i ndi v i dual cr ews t o conf i r m t hei r exact l ocat i on. I n or der t o quant i f y pl ant s wat er ed t he wat er i ng cr ews wi l l be r equi r ed t o r ecor d t hei r wat er i ng act i v i t i es i n t he Agency' s pl ant wat er i ng and est abl i shment syst em.

Al l cr ew member s who wi l l be usi ng t he pl ant wat er i ng and est abl i shment syst em must at t end a t r ai ni ng host ed by t he Agency, and each cr ew member must have a f unct i oni ng compat i bl e cel l ul ar devi ce at t he t r ai ni ng.

Compat i bl e cel l ul ar devi ces shal l be def i ned as r unni ng Andr oi d 7. 0 or i OS

11. 0 oper at i ng syst em( s) or gr eat er . Locat i on ser vi ces shal l be t ur ned on when ut i l i z i ng t hi s syst em and dur i ng t he per f or mance of t hi s Wor k.

Ot her t han t he har dwar e t o r un t he appl i cat i on i n t he f i el d and a deskt op comput er f or of f i ce use, t her e i s no physi cal ver si on of t hi s t echnol ogy.

Al l wat er i ng and est abl i shment wor k descr i bed above and bel ow shal l be r ecor ded i n t hi s dat abase and ut i l i zed bef or e and dur i ng t he guar ant ee per i od t o cer t i f y t he Cont r act or ' s wor k act i v i t i es. Al l cel l ul ar devi ces r equi r ed t o empl oy t hi s t echnol ogy shal l be i ncl uded i n t he pr i ce bi d.

When i nst r uct ed by t he COR and Pr oj ect Bi ol ogi st or t hei r desi gnat ed r epr esent at i ve, al l est abl i shment and punch l i s t wor k, once compl et ed, shal l be upl oaded i nt o t he Agency' s pl ant wat er i ng and est abl i shment syst em i ncl udi ng bef or e and af t er phot os as suf f i c i ent pr oof of compl et i on. The Cont r act or ' s st af f wi l l be r equi r ed t o at t end a t r ai ni ng hel d by t he Agency r egar di ng t he pr oper use of t hi s syst em on a mobi l e devi ce.

1. 7 DELI VERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLI NG

1. 7. 1 Pr epar at i on of Pl ant s

Al l pr ecaut i ons cust omar y i n good t r ade pr act i ce shal l be t aken i n pr epar i ng pl ant s f or movi ng. Wor kmanshi p t hat f ai l s t o meet t he hi ghest st andar ds wi l l be r ej ect ed. Al l pl ant s shal l be dug i mmedi at el y bef or e movi ng unl ess ot her wi se speci f i ed. Al l pl ant s shal l be dug t o r et ai n as many f i br ous r oot s as possi bl e. Bal l ed and bur l apped and bal l ed and pl at f or med pl ant s shal l have a sol i d bal l of ear t h of mi ni mum speci f i ed s i ze, secur el y hel d i n pl ace by bur l ap and st out r ope or t wi ne. Over si zed or except i onal l y heavy pl ant s ar e accept abl e i f t he s i ze of t he bal l or spr ead of r oot s i s pr opor t i onat el y i ncr eased, t o t he sat i sf act i on of t he COR and Pr oj ect Bi ol ogi st . Loose, br oken, or manuf act ur ed bal l s wi l l be r ej ect ed. Bar e r oot pl ant s shal l be puddl ed i mmedi at el y af t er di ggi ng by i mmer si ng t he r oot s i n a hydr ogel s l ur r y, so as t o compl et el y coat t he r oot s.

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1. 7. 2 Del i ver y

1. 7. 2. 1 Soi l Amendment Del i ver y

Del i ver t o t he s i t e i n or i gi nal , unopened cont ai ner s bear i ng manuf act ur er ' s chemi cal anal ysi s, name, t r ade name, or t r ademar k, and i ndi cat i on of conf or mance t o st at e and f eder al l aws. I nst ead of cont ai ner s, compost may be f ur ni shed i n bul k wi t h a cer t i f i cat e i ndi cat i ng t he above i nf or mat i on. St or e i n dr y l ocat i ons away f r om cont ami nat es.

1. 7. 2. 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 and common 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 must 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. 7. 2. 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. Pl ant s not meet i ng t hese r equi r ement s must 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 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 must 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 must be r ej ect ed. Unaccept abl e mat er i al s must 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 i s 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) must be f i l ed wi t h t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

1. 7. 2. 4 Layout

Pl ant mat er i al l ocat i ons and bed out l i nes must 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 pl ant s or beds ar e excavat ed. Pendi ng f i nal gr ade and sal i ni t y, l ocat i on and quant i t i es may be adj ust ed by t he A/ E' 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 and t he Pr oj ect Bi ol ogi st .

1. 7. 3 Pl ant Pr ocur ed Mat er i al

The Cont r act or shal l pi ck up and del i ver al l pl ant s t o t he pr oj ect s i t e.

Pl ant s shal l be packed, t r anspor t ed, and handl ed wi t h ut most car e t o i nsur e adequat e pr ot ect i on agai nst i nj ur y. When t r anspor t ed i n c l osed vehi c l es, pl ant s shal l r ecei ve adequat e vent i l at i on t o pr event sweat i ng.

When t r anspor t ed i n open vehi c l es, pl ant s shal l be pr ot ect ed by t ar paul i ns or ot her sui t abl e cover mat er i al . Al l bar e r oot pl ant s shal l be adequat el y pr ot ect ed f r om dr yi ng out by cover i ng t he r oot s wi t h a pl ast i c bag and pl ant i ng wi t hi n 2 weeks of bei ng dug. Bal l ed and bur l apped pl ant s shal l be set on t he gr ound and t he bal l cover ed wi t h soi l . Unt i l pl ant ed, al l

SECTI ON 32 93 00 Page 6 mat er i al shal l be pr oper l y mai nt ai ned and kept adequat el y moi st , t o t he sat i sf act i on of t he COR and Pr oj ect Bi ol ogi st .

A del i ver y schedul e, s i gned by t he Cont r act or must be submi t t ed t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer no l at er t han 90 days af t er NTP and at l east t en cal endar days pr i or t o t he f i r st day of del i ver y. 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 .

1. 7. 3. 1 Pl ant Schedul e

Shr ubs - NO. 1 Cont ai ner ( 1 Gal l on - 2- 3' Hei ght ) Shr ub: QTY:

Ar oni a mel anocar pa 96

Bacchar i s hal i mi f ol i a 146

Compt oni a per egr i na 56

I va f r ut escens 56

Mor el l a pensyl vani ca 176

Quer cus i l i c i f ol i a 144

Quer cus mar i l andca 48

Rhus copal l i num 48

Vacci ni um angust i f ol i um 32

1. 7. 3. 2 Seed Schedul e

St or mwat er BMP Seed Mi x ( 0. 5 Acr es) 19. 4l bs per Acr e

Seed: Seedi ng Rat e ( Lbs PLS/ Acr e: QTY ( %)

Car ex vul pi noi dea 1. 0 5

El ymus vi r gi ni cus 3. 2 16

Eupat or i um f i st ul osum 0. 4 2

Eupat or i um per f ol i at um 0. 4 2

Hel eni um aut umnal e 0. 9 5

Hi bi scus moscheut os 2. 0 10

Pani cum vi r gat um 4. 0 20

Penst emon di gi t al i s 0. 5 3

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Senna hebecar pa 0. 5 3

Sol i dago semper vi r ens 0. 4 2

Sol i dago r ugosa 0. 4 2

Symphyot r i chum l aeve 0. 5 3

Symphyot r i chum novae- angl i ae 0. 4 2

Tr i dens f l avus 3. 2 16

Ver bena hast at a 0. 9 5

Ver noni a novebor acensi s 0. 7 4

1. 7. 4 St or age

1. 7. 4. 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 Tempor ar y Avi an Excl usi on 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 must 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. Heel - i n bar e r oot pl ant s.

c. Pr ot ect bal l ed and bur l apped pl ant s f r om f r eezi ng or dr yi ng out by cover i ng t he bal l s or r oot s wi t h moi st bur l ap, sawdust , wood chi ps, shr edded bar k, or ot her appr oved mat er i al . Pr ovi de cover i ng whi ch al l ows ai r c i r cul at i on.

d. 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.

e. 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.

1. 7. 4. 2 Fer t i l i zer and Mul ch St or age

St or e i n dr y l ocat i ons away f r om cont ami nant s.

1. 7. 5 Handl i ng

Do not dr op or dump pl ant 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 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.

I nspect i on may be made bef or e di ggi ng i f t he COR and Pr oj ect Bi ol ogi st or

SECTI ON 32 93 00 Page 8 t hei r desi gnat ed r epr esent at i ve di r ect s, but no pl ant mat er i al shal l be pl ant ed by t he Cont r act or unt i l i nspect ed by t he COR and Pr oj ect Bi ol ogi st or t hei r desi gnat ed r epr esent at i ve at t he s i t e of t he wor k. Pl ant mat er i al wi l l be r ej ect ed i f del i ver ed wi t h br oken or damaged r oot bal l s, or i f damaged on si t e by r ough handl i ng. Al l r ej ect ed mat er i al shal l be i mmedi at el y r emoved f r om t he si t e and r epl aced wi t h accept abl e mat er i al at no addi t i onal cost . Subst ant i al compl et i on use i nspect i on shal l be made upon compl et i on of pl ant i ng oper at i ons or at such t i me as di r ect ed by t he COR and Pr oj ect Bi ol ogi st .

1. 7. 6 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 must t ake measur es, appr oved by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , t o keep r oot s moi st .

1. 7. 7 Ti me Li mi t at i on

Except f or cont ai ner - gr own pl ant mat er i al , t he t i me l i mi t at i on f r om di ggi ng t o i nst al l i ng pl ant mat er i al must be a maxi mum of 90 days. The t i me l i mi t at i on bet ween i nst al l i ng t he pl ant mat er i al and pl aci ng t he mul ch must be a maxi mum of 24 hour s.

1. 8 TI ME RESTRI CTI ONS AND PLANTI NG CONDI TI ONS

Coor di nat e i nst al l at i on of pl ant i ng mat er i al s dur i ng opt i mal pl ant i ng seasons f or each t ype of pl ant mat er i al r equi r ed.

1. 8. 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 opt i ons have been compl et ed or sat i sf i ed:

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

The Wet l and, Scr ub Shr ub, Dune and Mar i t i me For est 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 .

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

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.

Tempor ar y Avi an Excl usi on syst ems have been put i nt o pl ace.

1. 8. 2 Pl ant i ng Dat es

Low Mar sh Pl ant s:

Spr i ng Season Apr i l 15 t o June 15

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

Scr ub Shr ub and Mar i t i me For est :

Spr i ng Season Mar ch 1 t hr ough May 1 Fal l Season Sept ember 15 - December 1

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1. 8. 3 Rest r i ct i ons

Pl ant i ng oper at i ons must 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 must 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 must be submi t t ed f or appr oval .

1. 9 TI MI NG

a. 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 el y encl osed by t empor ar y avi an excl usi on 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.

b. Pl ant i ng must not occur when t he mar sh sur f ace i s i nundat 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. 10 TWO YEAR PLANT GUARANTEE

At l east 30 cal endar days pr i or t o commencement of pl ant i ng oper at i ons, t he Cont r act or must 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 must 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 must commence on t he dat e of t he compl et i on of const r uct i on, and must end on Oct ober 15 on t he second gr owi ng seasons. The Cont r act or must 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 must 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 must 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 must 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.

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 must be r epl ant ed i n accor dance wi t h t he par agr aph

REPLANTI NG.

1. 10. 1 Est abl i shment of Pl ant s Dur i ng t he Guar ant ee Per i od

The Cont r act or shal l mai nt ai n and wat er al l pl ant ed mat er i al and new pl ant i ng ar eas wi t hi n t he l i mi t s of t hi s cont r act , and i n accor dance wi t h t he pl ans, speci f i cat i ons, and di r ect i ons of t he COR and Pr oj ect Bi ol ogi st

SECTI ON 32 93 00 Page 10 or t hei r desi gnat ed r epr esent at i ve t hr oughout t he Cont r act per i od and t hr oughout t he t wo- gr owi ng season guar ant ee per i od f or al l pl ant s under t hi s cont r act .

Al l pl ant i ng ar eas shal l be mai nt ai ned as di r ect ed by t he COR and Pr oj ect Bi ol ogi st or t hei r desi gnat ed r epr esent at i ve wi t hi n t he gr owi ng season.

Under no condi t i on shal l weeds be al l owed t o at t ai n mor e t han si x i nches ( 6" ) of gr owt h. The cost of such mai nt enance shal l be i ncl uded i n t he bi d pr i ce.

Wi t hi n t wo ( 2) weeks pr i or t o t he commencement of pl ant i ng, t he Cont r act or shal l submi t a mai nt enance and wat er i ng schedul e f or appr oval by t he COR and Pr oj ect Bi ol ogi st or t hei r desi gnat ed r epr esent at i ve. No pl ant i ng shal l pr oceed wi t hout wr i t t en appr oval of t he mai nt enance and wat er i ng schedul e.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2. 1 PLANTS

a. The Cont r act or must pur chase pl ant s f r om a nur ser y sour ce appr oved by t he NRCS Pl ant Mat er i al s Cent er , Cape May, New Jer sey ( see l i nk i n Par a

1. 6. 2) . Shoul d 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 must 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 must 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 must 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 . Thi s does not appl y t o agency pr ocur ed mat er i al as i dent i f i ed i n t he subpar t 1. 7. 3 Pl ant Pr ocur ed Mat er i al .

b. Pl ant s must 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 ot her sour ce onl y on an appr oved case- by- case basi s. Al l speci f i ed pl ant s must 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 must 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 .

c. Shoul d a pl ant mat er i al shor t age occur t he Cont r act or must 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.

d. Or der must 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 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

Pl ant s must 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. Pl ant s l i s t ed on t he Pl ant i ng Tabl es on t he pl ans must be pl ant ed i n t he pl ant i ng zones as shown on t he pl ans. The Cont r act or must 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 i n t he Pl an Sheet s, 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.

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The cont r act or shal l conf i r m pl ant i ng zone el evat i ons and r ecal cul at e quant i t i es accor di ngl y. Ti dal r anges var y by l ocat i on so t he pl ant i ng zone boundar y shoul d be f l agged i n t he f i el d t o det er mi ne t he boundar y of t he zones t hat sat i sf i es t he hydr ol ogi c cr i t er i on f or t hese pl ant i ngs.

Fl aggi ng shoul d occur over a mi ni mum of 5 t i dal cycl es t hr ough a Spr i ng t i de, t o gai n an obser ved aver age t i dal r ange. AE shal l pl ace f l ags al ong a mi ni mum of 6 t r ansect s. For each t i dal cycl e 2 f l ags wi l l be pl aced near t he i nt er sect i on of each t r ansect wi t h t he pr oposed pl ant i ng zone boundar y pendi ng t he wat er l i ne. GPS poi nt s shal l be gat her ed f or each f l ag l ocat i on f or f ut ur e moni t or i ng pur poses. Pl ant i ng adj ust ment s shoul d be made at t he di scr et i on of t he Cont r act or s wet l and ecol ogi st / speci al i st and NYD pr oj ect bi ol ogi st , based on f i el d t est i ng and pr of essi onal j udgment .

2. 1. 2 Subst i t ut i ons

Submi t t he Est i mat ed Pl ant i ng Pl an 45 days pr i or t o commencement of pl ant i ng oper at i ons. The Pl ant i ng Pl an must be accept ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer bef or e wor k begi ns. 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 . Changes t o t he pl ant i ng pl an must be submi t t ed at l east t hr ee 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. Each pl ant or gr oup of pl ant i ng must have a " key" number i ndi cat ed on t he nur ser y cer t i f i cat i ons of t he pl ant schedul e. Fur ni sh pl ant s, i ncl udi ng t ur f gr ass, 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 must be of uni f or m si ze and char act er of gr owt h. Pl ant s speci f i ed must be i ndi genous, l ow mai nt enance var i et i es, t ol er ant of s i t e' s exi st i ng soi l s and cl i mat e. Al l pl ant s must compl y wi t h al l Feder al and St at e Laws 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 must 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 must 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 must 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 must be r epl aced by t he Cont r act or at no cost t o t he Gover nment .

2. 1. 4. 1 Deci duous Tr ees and Shr ubs

Symmet r i cal l y devel oped and of uni f or m habi t of gr owt h, wi t h st r ai ght bol es or st ems, and f r ee f r om obj ect i onabl e di sf i gur ement s.

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2. 1. 4. 2 Ever gr een Tr ees and Shr ubs

Wel l devel oped symmet r i cal t ops wi t h t ypi cal spr ead of br anches f or each par t i cul ar speci es or var i et y.

2. 1. 4. 3 Gr ound Cover s and Vi nes

Number and l engt h of r unner s and cl ump si zes i ndi cat ed, and of t he pr oper age f or t he gr ade of pl ant s i ndi cat ed, f ur ni shed i n r emovabl e cont ai ner s, i nt egr al cont ai ner s, or f or med homogeneous soi l sect i on.

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, must 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.

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.

2. 1. 6 Requi r ement

For Low Mar sh Pl ant s, Hi gh Mar sh Pl ant s, Scr ub Shr ub, and Mar i t i me For est pl ant s, 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 must 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 must i ncl ude t he f ol l owi ng:

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.

Pl ant Fer t i l i zer : chemi cal anal ysi s and composi t i on per cent

Copy of Or der .

2. 1. 7 Root Bal l Si ze

Al l box- gr own, f i el d pot t ed, f i el d boxed, col l ect ed, pl ant at i on gr own, bar e r oot , bal l ed and bur l apped, cont ai ner gr own, pr ocessed- bal l ed, and i n- gr ound f abr i c bag- gr own r oot bal l s must conf or m t o ANSI / ANLA Z60. 1.

Al l wr appi ngs and t i es must be bi odegr adabl e. Root gr owt h i n cont ai ner gr own pl ant s must be suf f i c i ent t o hol d ear t h i nt act when r emoved f r om cont ai ner s. Root bound pl ant s wi l l not be accept ed.

2. 1. 7. 1 Mycor r hi zal f ungi i nocul um

Bef or e shi pment , r oot syst ems must cont ai n mycor r hi zal f ungi i nocul um.

2. 1. 8 Gr owt h of Tr unk and Cr own

2. 1. 8. 1 Deci duous Tr ees

A hei ght t o cal i per r el at i onshi p must be pr ovi ded i n accor dance wi t h ANSI / ANLA Z60. 1. Hei ght of br anchi ng must bear a r el at i onshi p t o t he s i ze and speci es of t r ee speci f i ed and wi t h t he cr own i n good bal ance wi t h t he t r unk. The t r ees must not be " pol ed" or t he l eader r emoved.

a. Si ngl e st em: The t r unk must be r easonabl y st r ai ght and symmet r i cal wi t h cr own and have a per si st ent mai n l eader .

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b. Mul t i - st em: Al l count abl e st ems, i n aggr egat e, must aver age t he si ze speci f i ed. To be consi der ed a st em, t her e must be no di v i s i on of t he t r unk whi ch br anches mor e t han 6 i nches f r om gr ound l evel .

2. 1. 8. 2 Deci duous Shr ubs

Deci duous shr ubs must have t he hei ght and number of pr i mar y st ems r ecommended by ANSI / ANLA Z60. 1. Accept abl e pl ant mat er i al must be wel l shaped, wi t h suf f i c i ent wel l - spaced si de br anches, and r ecogni zed by t he t r ade as t ypi cal f or t he speci es gr own i n t he r egi on of t he pr oj ect .

2. 1. 8. 3 Coni f er ous Ever gr een Pl ant Mat er i al

Coni f er ous Ever gr een pl ant mat er i al must have t he hei ght - t o- spr ead r at i o r ecommended by ANSI / ANLA Z60. 1. The coni f er ous ever gr een t r ees must not be " pol ed" or t he l eader r emoved. Accept abl e pl ant mat er i al must be except i onal l y heavy, wel l shaped and t r i mmed t o f or m a symmet r i cal and t i ght l y kni t pl ant . The f or m of gr owt h desi r ed must be as i ndi cat ed.

2. 1. 8. 4 Br oadl eaf Ever gr een Pl ant Mat er i al

Br oadl eaf ever gr een pl ant mat er i al must have t he hei ght - t o- spr ead r at i o r ecommended by ANSI / ANLA Z60. 1. Accept abl e pl ant mat er i al must be wel l shaped and r ecogni zed by t he t r ade as t ypi cal f or t he var i et y gr own i n t he r egi on of t he pr oj ect .

2. 1. 8. 5 Gr ound Cover and Vi ne Pl ant Mat er i al

Gr ound cover and vi ne pl ant mat er i al must have t he mi ni mum number of r unner s and l engt h of r unner r ecommended by ANSI / ANLA Z60. 1. Pl ant mat er i al must have heavy, wel l devel oped and bal anced cr own wi t h v i gor ous, wel l devel oped r oot syst em and must be f ur ni shed i n cont ai ner s.

2. 2 SOI L CONDI TI ONERS

Pr ovi de si ngl y or i n combi nat i on as r equi r ed t o meet speci f i ed r equi r ement s f or t opsoi l . Soi l condi t i oner s must be nont oxi c t o pl ant s.

2. 2. 1 Compost

Compost shal l be spr ead i n accor dance wi t h or gani c mat t er suppl ement r equi r ement s. Compost shal l cont ai n or gani c mat t er or mat er i al of gener al l y humus nat ur e capabl e of sust ai ni ng t he gr owt h of veget at i on, wi t h no admi xt ur e of r ef use or mat er i al t oxi c t o pl ant gr owt h. The Compost shal l be f r ee of pat hogens and st ones, r oot s, l umps, or s i mi l ar obj ect s l ar ger t han t wo i nches ( 2 i nches) i n gr eat est di amet er , as wel l as r oot s, br ush, and weeds.

Compost shal l be manuf act ur ed by Jer sey Soi l Bl endi ng, NJ, or appr oved equal . Pr oposed subst i t ut i ons must be submi t t ed f or r evi ew.

2. 3 FERTI LI ZER

2. 3. 1 Shr ub/ Tr ee Fer t i l i zer

Shr ub/ t r ee f er t i l i zer must be a s l ow r el ease t abl et wi t h a 20- 10- 5 ni t r ogen, phosphor us, pot assi um r at i o. The f er t i l i zer must be der i ved f r om sul f ur coat ed ur ea, ur ea f or mal dehyde, pl ast i c or pol ymer coat ed

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2. 4 MULCH

Mul ch must appl i ed t o each newl y pl ant ed t r ee/ shr ub speci men as a t op l ayer t o a dept h of no l ess t han t wo i nches, and consi st of doubl e shr edded har dwood bar k f r ee f r om del et er i ous mat er i al s and sui t abl e as a t op dr essi ng of t r ees and shr ubs. Mul ch must have been aged f or a per i od of one year . Unaged shr edded wood mul ch or dyed mul ch must not be per mi t t ed.

2. 4. 1 Or gani c Mul ch Mat er i al s

Wood cel l ul ose f i ber must be pr ocessed t o cont ai n no gr owt h or ger mi nat i on- i nhi bi t i ng f act or s, dyed wi t h non- t oxi c, bi odegr adabl e dye t o an appr opr i at e col or t o f aci l i t at e v i sual met er i ng of mat er i al s appl i cat i on. Paper - based hydr aul i c mul ch must cont ai n 100 per cent post - consumer r ecycl ed cont ent . Wood- based hydr aul i c mul ch must cont ai n 100 per cent t ot al r ecover ed mat er i al s cont ent .

2. 4. 2 Recycl ed Or gani c Mul ch

Recycl ed mul ch may i ncl ude compost , t r ee t r i mmi ngs, or pi ne needl es wi t h a gr adat i on t hat passes t hr ough a 2- 1/ 2 by 2- 1/ 2 i nch scr een. I t must be cl eaned of al l s t i cks a mi ni mum one i nch i n di amet er and pl ast i c mat er i al s a mi ni mum 3 i nches l engt h. The mat er i al must be t r eat ed t o r et ar d t he gr owt h of mol d and f ungi .

2. 5 EROSI ON CONTROL MATERI ALS

Er osi on cont r ol mat er i al must conf or m t o t he f ol l owi ng:

2. 5. 1 Er osi on Cont r ol Bl anket

100 per cent agr i cul t ur al st r aw st i t ched wi t h a degr adabl e net t i ngs, desi gned t o degr ade wi t hi n 18 mont hs.

2. 5. 2 Er osi on Cont r ol Mat er i al Anchor s

Er osi on cont r ol anchor s must be as r ecommended by t he manuf act ur er .

2. 6 WATER

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 must not cont ai n el ement s t oxi c t o pl ant l i f e. Wat er shal l be f r ee f r om oi l , have a pH not l ess t han 6. 0 nor gr eat er t han 8. 0 and shal l be f r ee f r om i mpur i t i es i nj ur i ous t o veget at i on.

2. 7 MYCORRHI ZAL FUNGI I NOCULUM

Mycor r hi zal f ungi i nocul um must be composed of mul t i pl e- f ungus i nocul um as r ecommended by t he manuf act ur er f or t he pl ant mat er i al speci f i ed.

2. 8 SOURCE QUALI TY CONTROL

The Cont r act i ng Of f i cer and Landscape Ar chi t ect of Recor d wi l l i nspect pl ant mat er i al s at t he pr oj ect s i t e and appr ove t hem. Tag pl ant mat er i al s f or s i ze and qual i t y.

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PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 EXTENT OF WORK

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 , must 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 .

Pr ovi de soi l pr epar at i on, i ncl udi ng soi l condi t i oner s and soi l amendment s pr i or t o pl ant i ng. Pr ovi de pl ant i ng, er osi on cont r ol mat er i al , i nst al l at i on, and mul ch t opdr essi ng of al l newl y gr aded f i ni shed ear t h sur f aces, unl ess i ndi cat ed ot her wi se, and at al l ar eas i nsi de or out si de t he l i mi t s of const r uct i on t hat ar e di st ur bed by t he Cont r act or ' s oper at i ons.

3. 2 PREPARATI ON

3. 2. 1 Pr ot ect i on

Pr ot ect exi st i ng and pr oposed l andscape f eat ur es, el ement s, and si t es f r om damage of cont ami nat i on. Pr ot ect t r ees, veget at i on, and ot her desi gnat ed f eat ur es by er ect i ng hi gh vi s i bi l i t y , r eusabl e const r uct i on f enci ng.

Locat e f ence no cl oser t o t r ees t han t he dr i p l i ne. Pl an equi pment and vehi c l e access t o mi ni mi ze and conf i ne soi l di st ur bance and compact i on t o ar eas i ndi cat ed on Dr awi ngs.

3. 2. 1. 1 Wet l and Wor k

When wor ki ng i n wet l ands or s i mi l ar l y sensi t i ve ar eas, t he Cont r act or may be di r ect ed t o pr ot ect soi l pr of i l es and/ or pl ant r oot s f r om damage by machi ner y. Pr ot ect i ons may i ncl ude but ar e not l i mi t ed t o 1) a r equi r ement t hat al l vehi c l es used i n sensi t i ve s i t es be t r acked and not wheel ed, 2) use of mar sh mat s or s i mi l ar devi ces at t he di r ect i on of t he COR and Pr oj ect Bi ol ogi st or t hei r desi gnat ed r epr esent at i ve, t o di st r i but e t he wei ght of machi ner y, 3) r equi r ement t hat wor k be conduct ed by hand i n ar eas wher e condi t i ons pr event saf e use of machi ner y, or wher e machi ner y use woul d cause si gni f i cant damage t o t he soi l or pl ant communi t y, as det er mi ned by t he COR and Pr oj ect Bi ol ogi st or t hei r desi gnat ed r epr esent at i ve at no addi t i onal cost t o t he Ci t y.

3. 2. 2 Pl ant i ng Subst r at es

a. Pl ant i ng subst r at es must 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.

b. Mat er i al t o be r eused i n any ar ea t o be seeded and/ or 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" . 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. 2. 3 Fi ni shed Gr ades

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 must 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. The Cont r act or

SECTI ON 32 93 00 Page 16 must 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 must appr ove t hi s submi t t al pr i or t o commencement of pl ant i ng oper at i ons.

3. 2. 4 Layout

St ake out appr oved pl ant mat er i al l ocat i ons and pl ant er bed out l i nes on t he pr oj ect s i t e bef or e di ggi ng pl ant pi t s or beds. The Cont r act i ng Of f i cer r eser ves t he r i ght t o adj ust pl ant mat er i al l ocat i ons t o meet f i el d condi t i ons. Si t e char act er i st i cs, such as over head power l i nes, exi st i ng veget at i on, and i nf r ast r uct ur e i t ems, such as cur bs and si dewal ks, shal l be consi der ed. Tr ees t hat gr ow t al l er t han t hi r t y f eet ( 30' ) shoul d not be pl ant ed di r ect l y under power l i nes. When t he desi gn al l ows, t he t r ee l eader shal l be of f set f r om power l i nes.

The cont r act or s wet l and sci ent i st shoul d be i n t he f i el d f or i nspect i on of t he l ayout . Pl ant mat er i al l ocat i ons may be adj ust ed by bot h t he Cont r act i ng of f i cer or 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.

3. 2. 5 Er osi on Cont r ol

Pr ovi de er osi on cont r ol and seedi ng wi t h nat i ve pl ant speci es t o pr ot ect s l opes.

3. 2. 6 Soi l Pr epar at i on

3. 2. 6. 1 Soi l Amendment I ncor por at i on

Pr ovi de soi l pr epar at i on pr i or t o seedi ng ( i ncl udi ng soi l condi t i oner s as r equi r ed) , f er t i l i z i ng, and di ski ng i n compost i n ar eas i ndi cat ed on t he pl ans and f i ni sh gr aded sur f aces, unl ess i ndi cat ed ot her wi se, and at al l ar eas i nsi de or out si de t he l i mi t s of const r uct i on t hat ar e di st ur bed by t he Cont r act or ' s oper at i ons.

3. 2. 6. 2 Soi l Condi t i oner Appl i cat i on Rat es

Appl y soi l condi t i oner s as speci f i ed her ei n.

3. 2. 6. 3 Fer t i l i zer Appl i cat i on Rat es

Fer t i l i zer Tabl et s f or Tr ees and Shr ubs

Cont ai ner / Cal i per Si ze Tabl et Si ze No. of Tabl et s

Shr ub: 1 Gal l on 21 Gr ams 1

Shr ub: 2 Gal l ons 21 Gr ams 1

Tr ee: 1 Gal l on 21 Gr ams 1

Tr ee: 2 Gal l ons 21 Gr ams 2

Tr ee: 10 Gal l ons 21 Gr ams 3

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Fer t i l i zer Tabl et s f or Tr ees and Shr ubs

Cont ai ner / Cal i per Si ze Tabl et Si ze No. of Tabl et s

Tr ee: 3" Cal i per 21 Gr ams 4

Tr ee: 4" Cal i per 21 Gr ams 4

3. 3 PLANT BED PREPARATI ON

Ver i f y l ocat i on of under gr ound ut i l i t i es pr i or t o excavat i on. Pr ot ect exi st i ng adj acent t ur f bef or e excavat i ons ar e made. Wher e pl ant i ng beds occur i n exi st i ng t ur f ar eas, r emove t ur f t o a dept h t hat wi l l ensur e r emoval of ent i r e r oot syst em. Measur e dept h of pl ant pi t s f r om f i ni shed gr ade. Dept h of pl ant pi t excavat i on must be as i ndi cat ed and pr ovi de pr oper r el at i on bet ween t op of r oot bal l and f i ni shed gr ade. I nst al l pl ant mat er i al as speci f i ed i n par agr aph PLANT I NSTALLATI ON. Do not i nst al l t r ees wi t hi n 10 f eet of any ut i l i t y l i nes or bui l di ng wal l s.

3. 4 PLANT I NSTALLATI ON

a. Pr i or t o commencement of pl ant i ng, t he Cont r act or must 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 must 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, pr evi ousl y pr epar ed sur f ace compact ed or damaged must be r ewor ked t o meet t he r equi r ement s of par agr aph PREPARATI ON.

b. 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.

c. Al l pl ant i ng act i v i t i es wi l l be done on f oot .