Bent Creek Grounds Maintenance

The USDA-Forest Service is obtaining landscaping services at the Bent Creek Experimental Forest Campus located at 1577 Brevard Road, Asheville, NC 28806. The landscaping services includes maintaining a minimum height range of 3.5 inches and a maximum of 4.5 inches. Clipping of the lawn areas shall be removed when there is such a concentration of clippings the life of the plants is in danger (no clumping). Grass cutting shall be accomplished in a manner such that it is free of scalping, rutting, bruising, uneven, and rough cutting. Contractor mower blades are to be sharp to provide a high-quality cut. Mowing equipment for all areas shall utilize mulching blades. Edging and trimming shall be accomplished concurrently with grass cutting operations. Edging of sidewalks and other paved surfaces, and around other cultivated areas is to be accomplished to match the height and appearance of surrounding vegetation. Edging is to be accomplished in a manner such that it is free of scalping, rutting, bruising, uneven and rough cutting. Edging shall include removal of vegetation from cracks in sidewalks, driveways, parking areas, and curbs. Trees, plants, and shrubs shall not be damaged by any trimming operations.

(SEE ATTACHED DRAFT SOW)

Primary POC Laniece Nixon at laniece.nixon@usda.gov