Place, stake and staple the sod where necessary, then tamp or roll carefully and firmly by acceptable means. If rolled, roller shall weigh 150 lbs. per foot of roller width. Take extreme care to prevent the installed sod from being torn or displaced. Do not place sod when the atmospheric temperature is below 32 °F. Do not use frozen sod or place on frozen soil.
Water carefully and thoroughly after sod has been placed and tamped. Perform watering as directed by the Engineer until final acceptance. Application of water may be made by the use of hydraulic seeding equipment, farm type irrigation equipment or by other methods approved by the Engineer . 1664 -4 MAINTENANCE Maintain sod in a satisfactory and live condition until final acceptance of the project. Maintenance includes watering and mowing at the l ocations and times as directed by the Engineer . 1664 -5 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT Sodding will be measured and paid in square yards, measured along the surface of the ground completed and accepted. No direct payment will be ma de for mowing the sodding areas before soil preparation as such work will be incidental to sodding. No direct payment will be made for furnishing and applying limestone and fertilizer, as such will be incidental to the work covered by sodding. Water will be measured and paid in 1,000 gallon units. Measurement of water will be made by means of an approved metering device at the source of supply, or by determining the volumetric capacity of tank trucks used to deliver water to the project and recordin g the number of loads delivered by each truck. Mowing will be measured and paid in accordance with Article 1660 -8. The above prices and payment will be full compensation for all work covered by this section. Payment will be made under: Pay Item Pay Unit Sodding Square Yard Water 1,000 Gallons
FERTILIZER TOPDRESSING -1 DESCRIPTION Furnish and uniformly distribute fertilizer as a topdressing to areas on which seeding and mulching, sprigging or sodding are completed and a vegetative cover is established. Top dress previously seeded, sprigged or sodded areas under other contracts when so stated in the contract or where so directed by the Engineer . The actual con ditions that occur during the construction of the project will determine the quantity of fertilizer topdressing used. In the event that a vegetative cover has not had sufficient time to develop to a size suitable for topdressing before completion of the project, the work of fertilizer topdressing will be decreased or eliminated entirely. Where the use of additional fertilizer topdressing would be beneficial to the establishment of grasses or legumes, the work of fertilizer topdressing will be increased. The quantity of fertilizer topdressing may be increased, decreased or eliminated entirely as directed by the Engineer . Such variations in quantity will not be considered as alterations in the details of construction or a change in the character of work.