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"1 CITY OF SANTA ANA SECTION III TU RFGRASS The City desires to establish and maintain safe, healthy, well-suited warm-season turf grass cultivars for the intended site use. Turf grass shall be maintained to appear level, with a smooth appearance and clean edges. Consideration should be given to environmental conditions (e.g. climate change, increasing temperatures, drought, invasive pests, etc.) when determining satisfactory results of landscape maintenance. A. Maintenance—Overview Turf care shall be differentiated by the two (2) types of turf - "Casual" and "Sports/Priority" Turf. When the word "Turf' is not preceded by the word "General" or the word "Sports/Priority," it applies to both types of turf. 1. Casual Turf Mowing All "casual" turf(non-sport/priority turf) shall be mowed every other week, from October 31 st to February 28th of each year. "Casual" turf shall be mowed each week from March 1st to November 1st of each year. Each year the DR will select the dates in mid-November and mid-March when the Contractor shall transition from every other week mowing to once-a-week mowing. The Contractor shall use Kubota L5060 tractors, or approved equal, equipped with turf-type tires and tractor- powered Trimax ProCutS3-237 91" rotary mowers for the large turf areas greater than 69" wide and Trimax ProCutS3-178 69" rotary, or approved equal, detail mowers for areas between trees and other park amenities. The DR shall determine the height of the cut. 2. Sport/Priority Turf Mowing All "priority" turf shall be mowed once a week all year. The Contractor shall mow the priority turf areas at 1/2"- 3/4" unless approved by CR. To achieve a quality cut at this height and not leave clippings, the Contractor will perform a first cut using a rotary mower with clipping catching capability, followed by using a Kubota L5060 tractor equipped with turf-type tires and tractor- powered Trimax ProCutS3-237 91" rotary mower, an approved fairway or greens mower for medium size areas and a walk behind Jacobsen Eclipse2 reel mower for small areas. Note that the Contractor shall perform quality sports turf mowing and detailing to the DR satisfaction regardless of the equipment and methods the Contractor uses. The DR shall direct the Contractor to mow the priority turf lower than 1/2", if necessary. Note that the Ball Diamond Infield Maintenance Contractor shall be responsible for mowing turf infields, including foul territory turf areas, 36" beyond the skinned infield arc, and other designated ball diamond turf areas. Infield maintenance shall not be a part of this agreement. 1. The contractor shall maintain mowers that provide a smooth, even cut without ridges or depression and without tearing off the leaf blades; including sharp blades on all mowers. 2. All factory safety equipment must be fully operational. 3. The mowing schedule may be altered due to weather and/or other conditions upon approval from the CR. 4. Mowing shall be completed during one (1) single-day operation per given area. 5. The contractor shall not mow areas where the soil is over-saturated. 6. All litter shall be removed from the turf before each mowing. RFP 23-151 Landscape Maintenance Services Page 35 of 135