6-52 Payment will be made under: Pay Item P a y U n i t
615.07 Loam Cubic Yard
615.0701 Loam - Plan Quantity Cubic Yard
615.10 Dirty Borrow Cubic Yard
SECTION 616 - SODDING
616.01 Description This work shall consist of furnishing and p lacing approved live sod
on a bed of friable soil for the replacement of lawns or other areas called for on the plans or authorized.
616.02 Materials Materials shall meet the requirements in the following Sections of
Division 700 — Materials:
Fertilizer 717.01(b) Agricultural Ground Limestone 717.02 Sod may be either field sod or cultivated sod as approved by the Resident . Field sod shall consist of a dense, well-rooted, vigorous growt h of turf forming perennials indigenous to the locality where it is to be used. Field sod shall be taken from approved sources where the sod will not break or crumble during cutting, transporting and laying. Field sod shall be reasonably free from noxious weeds, large stones, tree roots, or other materials harmful to growth or subsequent maintenance of the sod. Field sod shall be cut to a uniform thickness of not less than 2 inches. Cultivated sod shall consist of a Kentucky Bluegrass/Red Fescue turf obtained from an approved commercial sod farm and shall be substantially free fr om objectionable grassy and broadleaf weeds. Cultivated sod shall be cut to a uniform mini mum thickness of not less than ¾ inch. Pegs for holding sod shall be of approved sound wood and at lea st ¾ inch in thickness and at least 8 inches in length or approved equal .
616.03 Cutting and Transporting The area from which sod is to be cut shall be mowed
and cleared of excess clippings and other foreign matter shortl y before cutting starts. The sod shall be freshly cut with an approved sod cutter into strip s of uniform thickness having a minimum width of 12 inches and a minimum length of 12 inches an d transported in an unbroken condition to the area to be sodded. Sod shall be plac ed in its final position within 24 hours after cutting. No storage of sod will be allowed unle ss specifically authorized by