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1 CITY OF EVERETT SPECIAL PROVISIONS 8-02.3(16)A Lawn Installation — Sod (******) Install sod in irrigated areas only after the irrigation system is fully operational. Unless the Engineer approves otherwise, install sod between March 1 and October 1. Place sod strips within 48-hours of being cut. Place strips without voids and stagger the end joints. Roll sod with a smooth roller following placement to ensure good contact with the soil. During the establishment period, erect barriers, with warning signs where necessary, to preclude pedestrian traffic over the newly placed sod. Prepare areas for sod in accordance with standard horticultural practices as follows: 1. Rototill, or otherwise cultivate, to a minimum depth of 4-inches into the111 ground surface. Thoroughly incorporate a 10-2-10 fertilizer in the rototilling process at a rate of 4 pounds of available Nitrogen per 1000 square feet. 2. Rake the surface to even grade without low spots to trap water and round surface to match surroundings. 3. Add topsoil as required by the design. NOTE: Topsoil will be paid for separately if required. 4. Lightly dampen and compact the finished grade. 5. Install sod taking care to butt each piece tightly against the adjacent one. Stagger butt joints. Lay sod on sloped areas with the long dimension parallel to the toe or top of slope. After placing, roll the sod and sprinkle heavily with water. 6. Provide tools specially designed for the work and satisfactory to the Engineer. 7. Water and fertilize the sod during the 90 days establishment period. Schedule watering to prevent joints from drying between sod strips. Apply 6-2-4 fertilizer at 6 week intervals at the rate of 1 to 1-1/2 pounds of available Nitrogen per 1,000 square feet per application. Sod shall be used for restoration of established lawn, which must be removed to install the new storm drain pipe, and complete other Work described in the contract documents. The work shall consist of the removal and replacement of existing lawn turf by cutting the sod to be removed into convenient sized squares or strips to uniform thickness. piling and storing in a dampened condition, and finally replacing the sod in its original position. The Contractor may at his option use sod brought in from an outside source in lieu of replacing existing sod. If the Contractor elects to use sod from an outside source. the Engineer shall approve the supply source. The sod shall be removed to a uniform depth of approximately 2-inches with an approved type of sod cutter. This operation shall be performed in such a manner as to ensure uniform thickness of sod throughout the operation. Where sod is to be replaced with new sod, provide new sod in accordance with 9- 14.6(8) of these Special Provisions and the Standard Specifications. Guarantee sod to survive in a healthy condition through the 90 day establishment period. The establishment period shall begin on the date the Engineer accepts the sod placement. Remove and replace, at Contractor's expense, sod that in the opinion of the Engineer is not in a healthy growing condition at the end of the establishment period. Provide replacement sod that is of the same mixture and grade as the surviving sod. Alverson Stormwater Separation Division 8—MISC CONSTRUCTION February, 2019 WO No. -UP3660 SP—166 I