04-25-1988 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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2575. TURF ESTABLISHMENT Specific and General Requirements 2575.0. SPECIFICATION REFERENCE: Unless otherwise noted or modified herein. all sections of Mn/DOT Specification 2575 shall apply. 2575.1. DESCRIPTION: All disturbed areas within the project shall be seeded. 2575.2. MATERIALS: A. Seed: Mixture 5 shall be used. E. Fertilizer: A commercial grade specified as 12-•12-12 shall be used. F. Mulch Material: Type 1 mulch shall be used. 2575.3. CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS: A. General: The contractor is cautioned to salvage all available and suit- able topsoil from the prnject site for respreading on areas to be restored. The contractor shall place n minimum of 3 inches of topsoil over all areas to be seeded or sodded. C. Applying Fertilizer: Fertilizer shall be applied at the rate of 400 poundp per acre over all seeded areas of turf establishment. D. Sowing Seed: Seed shall be applied at the rate of 50 pounds per acre over all disturbed areas designated for seeding. Seeding shall be done as soon as possible after finish grading has been completed. E. Applying Mulch: Much shall be disc anchored into the soil. The anchor- ing equipment shall be operated in a general direction at right angles to the direction of surface drainage wherever practical. Mulch shall be applied on all seeded areas of turf establishment. H. Maintenance: The contractor shall be solely responsible for replacement and/or repair of any seeded area that may wash -out, erode, or fail to grow prior to acceptance with no dditioral compensation therefor. 2575.5. BASIS OF PAYMENT: The sod as bid in the proposal shall include 3 inches of topsoil. The seeding as bid in the proposal shall include seed, mulch, fertilizer and grading. The topsoil on the seeded areas shall be paid for by the cubic yard (CV) compacted in place. OR13934 Copyright 1988 } Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik t i Associates, Inc.