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lights, park benches, walls, and the pavement beneath them and other Civic Center amenities shall be cleaned daily. 15. The contractor shall rake, hand remove, or vacuum leaves that are not absorbed by planting. This shall be done as often as required to maintain a neat appearance. 16.After heavy windstorms or other inclement weather that impacts sites under this agreement, the Contractor shall bring in extra staff to clean all Civic Center areas within twenty-four hours (24 hrs.) at no additional cost to the City. Debris (80 lbs. or less), such as but not limited to, litter, fallen branches, trash, limbs, branches, soil erosion, etc., shall be removed from the worksites. 17. Drain inlets shall be checked and if necessary cleaned once per day to avoid flooding of areas during inclement weather. 18.The Plaza of the Flags shall have flags displayed at all times. The Contractor shall visually inspect the flags every day to assure they are in good condition. Should, in the opinion of the DR, any flag is not in good condition (faded, discolored, torn and/or having holes) the Contractor shall immediately request a new flag from the DR. Contractor shall raise the new flag immediately upon receipt from the DR. The Contractor shall replace all flags twice a year (January, July) with flags provided by the City. 19. Japanese Garden Pagoda shall be cleaned daily. B. Annual Color Planting and Maintenance Specification at Civic Center 1. Before each annual planting the area should be tilled 8 to 16 inches deep. Organic matter in the form of nitrified redwood must be incorporated to a depth of 8" of the top soil. The contract administrator may adjust this if adequate organic matter is already present in the soil but the successful bidder must be prepared to incorporate this organic matter at every color rotation. Organic matter must comprise 25% of the soil volume where the roots will be. This requires 2" of nitrified redwood tilled to an 8" depth. Apply 1.5 pounds of nitrogen per 1000 sq. ft. as a complete low nitrogen material with a ratio of 1:2:1, 1:1:1, 1:2:2 or similar. Do not use a higher rate of nitrogen as this may result in excessive vegetative growth and a suppression of flowering. After establishment, fertilize as necessary to maintain a robust appearance and maximum flowering. After incorporating organic material and other supplements, the beds must be raked smooth and slightly mounded. Sticks clods and other material must be removed from the bed. 2. During planting gently crush the root mass with the fingers to stimulate root growth in the surrounding soil. Begin planting in the center of the bed and keep traffic in the worked soil to a minimum. Make the hole slightly larger than the root ball and set the plant at the same depth or slightly higher than it was growing in the container. Smooth out the soil around the plants after planting, including footprints. Water plants to a depth of 5 inches immediately after planting for 4" plant material (deeper for larger pots). 3. Plants are to be rotated four times a year and are to be kept disease free and healthy on a consistent basis. There must be no dead or missing plants at any time and the beds must be kept in a weed free condition. Plants will be in 4" pots and will be planted in an 8" triangular spacing pattern. Rows must be in a straight alignment at the time of planting. Plant species that may be planted at different times of the year may include but not be limited to the following annual bedding plants: a. Spring/Summer—April through October 1 RFP 23-151 Landscape Maintenance Services Page 66 of 135