Lyons RD N of L30 Canal to Boynton Bch Blvd

Scope of Work: Provide all labor, materials, equipment and incidentals required to prepare site to final grade, install landscape trees, plants, sod, and irrigation systems in accordance with the plans and as specified. These specifications are inclusive of a required guarantee, replacements, clean-up, maintenance services, and maintenance of traffic, all of which shall be included in the unit bid price for each tree. 580- 1.02 Related Work Specified Elsewhere: Section 585- Site Maintenance: these provisions shall apply to all Work in SECTION 580- LANDSCAPE INSTALLATION as appropriate. 580- 1.03 General Requirements: A. Refer to the Florida Dept. of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, July 2021, as the general operating specification document, however Section 580 Landscaping is deleted and replaced with these specifications for LANDSCAPE INSTALLATION (SECTION LI) and the SITE MAINTENANCE (SECTION SM). Maintenance of traffic requirements are described in the Contract Documents. B. Comply with all applicable federal, state, county and local codes, ordinances and regulations governing this Work. C. The Work shall be coordinated with other trades to prevent conflicts. D. All planting shall be performed by personnel familiar with planting and maintenance of traffic procedures and under the supervision of a qualified landscape foreman, who shall be on-site at all times during the Work. E. Finish Grade: The Contractor shall verify with the Department that final grade has been achieved and shall perform fine grading if so directed by the Department. The Contractor is responsible for any trees or palms that are planted prior to achieving final grade. F. Prior to commencing Work, the Contractor shall visit the site and ascertain all site conditions, including utilities, structures, slopes, access and available work space to preclude any misunderstandings and to ensure a trouble-free installation. It shall be the Contractors responsibility to avoid conflicts with existing underground and overhead utilities and structures. The Contractor shall examine available utility plans and notify the Department of any conflicts and needed adjustments. The Contractor shall notify all utilities servicing the work area at least 48-hours prior to any excavation so that underground utilities may be located. The Contractor has the responsibility to contact Sunshine State One-Call of Florida, Inc. at 1-800- 432-770 to schedule marking locations of the utilities which subscribe to their service. The Contractor shall also call (561) 641-3429 for Palm Beach County Water Utility Locations and call (561) 233-3900 for Palm Beach County Traffic Control Utility Locations. In general, the location of trees will be adjusted rather than adjusting the location of utilities or structures. Refer to ITEM 580- 3.02 for related requirements. G. Prior to the preparation of planting holes, the Contractor shall ascertain the on-site location of, and take necessary precautions to avoid damage to, all above-ground and underground utilities, underdrain trenches, electrical cables, conduits, utility lines, oil tanks, supply lines, pavement, curbing, traffic control devices, pedestrian signals, building structures, or waterproofing. The Contractor shall properly maintain and protect all such improvements. The Contractor shall be responsible for the cost to repair all damages to such improvements caused by his operations. The use of mechanical equipment within five (5) feet of any building or structure to move plants or materials shall be approved by the Department prior to its use.