healthy condition will be accepted.
c.Pine Straw Mulch. Pine Straw Mulch will be measured in bales and will be that quantity used on site during planting operations and post planting care. The quantity subject to payment shall be that quantity verified by the Engineer.
660.05 Basis of Payment.
a.Plant Topsoil. This material will be paid for at the contract unit price bid per cubic yard {cubic meter} which price and payment will be full compensation for furnishing, excavating, loading, hauling (including overhaul), unloading, furnishing, and mixing all component materials and for all labor, equipment, tools, and incidentals necessary to complete the work.
b.Vines, Seedlings, Shrubs, and Trees. Vines, Seedlings, Shrubs, and Trees ordered, planted and accepted will be paid for at the contract unit price for each. Such price and payment shall be full compensation for furnishing plants, plant test or certification service, planting, pruning, guying and staking, wrapping, mulching, furnishing and applying fertilizer (including all fertilizers covered by Article 860.12 and/or provided by the plans), and for all materials, labor, equipment, tools, and incidentals necessary to complete the work.
c.Watering. No direct payment will be made for water used in the placement and care of planting during the construction. All water necessary shall be considered as a part of the unit price bid for items provided by this Section.
d.Pine Straw Mulch. Pine straw mulch will be paid for at the contract unit price which shall be full compensation for furnishing, loading, transporting, and applying, and for all labor, tools, equipment, and incidentals necessary to complete this item of work.
e.Payment will be made under Item No.: 660-A Plant Topsoil - per cubic yard {cubic meter} 660-B Vines, Type - per each 660-C Shrubs, Type - per each 660-D Trees, Type - per each 660-E Seedlings, Type - per each 660-K Pine Straw Mulch – per bale TRANSPLANTING TREES, SHRUBS AND VINES
661.01 Description.
This Section shall cover the work of transplanting of specified trees, shrubs and vines and the reestablishing of them in positions shown on the plans or designated. Basic work consists of digging plants, preparing them for transplanting and transporting thereof; preparation of plant sites or beds, furnishing and preparation of soil fertilizer, mulch and other miscellaneous incidentals necessary to planting procedure; the planting of plants in a workmanlike manner in accordance with accepted horticultural practices along with the water necessary to establish and maintain the plants in a live, growing condition throughout the life of the project. The amount of water to be used and when it is to be applied shall be the Contractor's responsibility until acceptance of the project.
661.02 Materials.
All materials shall conform with the requirements set forth in Division 800, Materials, with specific reference made to Section 860.
661.03 Construction Requirements.
a.General. The requirements provided for Vines, Shrubs and Tree Planting, Section 660, and Roadside SECTION 663 TREE WELLS AND TREE ROOT PROTECTION Improvement Materials, Section 860, shall apply in all respects to transplanting trees and shrubs, except where otherwise indicated by specific requirements given below. Trees, shrubs and vines to be transplanted will be identified clearly on the plans as to existing and proposed location, species, and size. Planting holes of the size shown on the plans for the particular specie of plant material shall be dug and approved prior to moving existing plants. Material to be transplanted shall be dug with the size ball for collected plants recommended in the American Standard For Nursery Stock, current edition, unless otherwise shown by plan details or directed by the Engineer.
b.Plant Topsoil Plant topsoil shall meet the requirements of Section 660.
c.Watering. The vine, shrub and tree plantings shall be given one watering during the course of the planting operations and additional watering as needed. Sufficient water shall be applied to wet thoroughly the adjacent area down through the root system. Water shall be applied in such a manner that will prevent erosion of the finished surface.
d.Care During Construction. Care during construction shall be the same as specified in Subarticle 660.03(h).
e.Basis of Acceptance and Replacement. The basis of acceptance and replacement shall be the same as specified in Subarticle 660.03(i).
661.04 Method of Measurement.
a.Vines, Shrubs and Trees. The quantity of transplanted vines, seedlings, shrubs and/or trees to be paid for under this item will be the actual number ordered, planted and accepted. Only vines, seedlings, shrubs and trees in a living, healthy condition will be accepted.
661.05 Basis of Payment.
a.Vines, Seedlings, Shrubs, and Trees. Transplanted vines, seedlings, shrubs, and trees ordered, planted and accepted will be paid for at the contract unit price for each. Such price and payment shall be full compensation for furnishing plants, plant test or certification service, planting, pruning, guying and staking, wrapping, mulching, furnishing and applying fertilizer, and for all materials, labor, equipment, tools, and incidentals necessary to complete the work.
b.Watering. No direct payment will be made for water used in the placement and care of planting during the construction. All water necessary shall be considered as a part of the unit price bid for items provided by this Section.
c.Payment will be made under Item No.: 661-A Transplanting Vines, Kind - per each 661-B Transplanting Shrubs, Kind - per each 661-C Transplanting Trees, Kind - per each SECTION 663 TREE WELLS AND TREE ROOT PROTECTION
663.01 Description.
This Section shall cover the work of (1) protecting selected trees, shrubs or other woody plants by the use of tree wells constructed so as to protect the root system and/or (2) placing a porous tree root protection material, mulch or other approved material to such depth around the roots as may be provided by plan details or directed. Tree wells shall be constructed of concrete, rubble masonry, or brick masonry as may be provided on the plans. Such construction shall be performed in accordance with the design and details indicated
663.02 Materials.
All materials furnished for use shall comply with the appropriate requirements of Division 800, Materials, with specific reference to the following:
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Source: 2026 Standard Specifications for Highway Construction, 2026 Edition. Pages 565–566 of 826. View official source ↗