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c) Fertilization <br />The Contractor shall fertilize all groundcover areas once per year (first week in <br />April) per the City's agronomic plan (Attachment 4). <br />d) Replanting <br />The Contractor shall be responsible for the complete removal and replacement <br />of ground cover lost due to normal attrition or due to Contractor's failure to <br />perform under the terms of this Agreement. City is responsible for cost of <br />replacing plants lost to vandalism; however, Contractor must prove that it was <br />vandalism that killed the plant. The plants shall be planted at appropriate <br />spacing so as to achieve complete coverage once the plant is 2 /3rds mature. <br />Any plants planted by City /others must be maintained by contractor. Contractor <br />must notify City within 30 days if plants planted by City /others begin to decline. <br />3. Shrub Care <br />a) Pruning /trimming <br />All shrubs growing in the work areas shall be pruned such that the plants remain <br />in a healthy growing condition. Plant growth shall be maintained to prevent <br />overgrowth into passageways, walks, streets, view of signs or in any manner <br />deemed objectionable by the Director. Dead or damaged limbs shall be removed <br />so that no projections or stubs remain. Pruning /trimming shall be done by hand <br />shears or loppers in a manner to permit plants to grow naturally in accordance <br />with their normal growth characteristics. "Box hedging" may be required on <br />some shrubs, as set designated by the Director. Shear hedging or severe <br />pruning /trimming of plants, unless authorized by the Director, is not permitted. <br />Topping of plants whose natural growth stems from the base of the plant is not <br />permitted. Should the Contractor top, shear hedge or severely prune plants and <br />disfigure or damage the plants, the Contractor shall be responsible for replacing <br />those plants with like kind and size, subject to approval by the Director. <br />The Contractor may be requested from time to time to raise the bottom of the <br />shrubs for security reasons. <br />b) Replanting <br />The Contractor shall be responsible for the complete removal and replacement <br />of shrubs lost due to normal attrition or due to Contractor's failure to perform <br />under the terms of this Agreement. City is responsible for cost of replacing <br />plants lost to vandalism; however, Contractor must prove that it was vandalism <br />that killed the plant. The plans shall be planted at appropriate spacing so as to <br />achieve complete coverage once the plant is 2 /3rds mature. Any plants planted <br />by City /others must be maintained by contractor. Contractor must notify City <br />within 30 days if plants planted by City /others begin to decline. <br />20 <br />25H -30 <br />