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RFP No. 13-010 <br />Addendum No. <br />Page 2of6 <br />New Disease Centennial Park Eucalyptus Trees have been diagnosed with Lerp Psyllid <br />Info: and Tortoise Beetle. The cost to treat this forest represents a significant cost <br />therefore the City elects to waive the pest and disease treatment for these <br />Eucalyptus trees. The City will treat the Eucalyptus trees outside the scope <br />of this agreement. <br />Contractor does not have to treat these Eucalyptus trees as part of base <br />agreement. However, importantly, the tree specification remains in force <br />for all other trees within the scope of the agreement. <br />General Questions & Answers <br />Q1: Is the contract for a year or 19 months? <br />A: The City is trying to change the landscaping services cycle and move <br />contract negotiations to February. The contract is really for 18 months with <br />four one year extensions. <br />Q2: How many renovations, two? <br />A: Potentially two renovations within the first 18 month period (see 2013-2014 <br />Sport/Priority Turf Renovation Schedule). Then one renovation during each <br />one year extension. Note that the contractor should refer to the Renovation <br />Schedule for any "short" term closures at which time the contractor will <br />continue applying the appropriate seed at the rate of one pound per thousand <br />square feet. <br />Q3: What is the turf seed specified? <br />A: Primary sport turf is Bermuda. Stovers Bermuda Dunes Improved Common <br />Bermuda seed is specified for warm season months and Stovers Grand Slam <br />Perennial Rye seed is specified for cool season months. <br />Q4: What will the formal proposal require for original and copies? <br />A: Original (1), Copies (6), and CD-ROM/DVD (1) or Flash Drive, PDF format <br />Q5: Must Irrigation Technician have certification qualification prior to bid? <br />A: No, however City will only allow 6 months to reach certification. Irrigation <br />Technician must be available on-site for locations and perform all work <br />related to the irrigation system, including but not limited to: weekly/monthly <br />inspections and report writing; programming of irrigation systems; repairs to <br />lateral irrigation lines and heads; and, repairs to all other parts of the <br />irrigation system. If contractor fails to employ a qualified Irrigation <br />Technician within the 6 month grace period they must hire a qualified <br />irrigation technician sub-contractor through available list. <br />2 <br />25A-93