SECTION 664: LANDSCAPE PLANTING
664.1 Description
This Work consists of providi ng trees, shrubs, and other Mater ials necessary to complete the landscape. This Work includes labor, Equipment, and the pe rformance of operations including planting, fertilizing, watering, cleanup of planting areas, and replacement of unsatisfactory, damaged, and una cceptable planting Materials.
664.2 Materials
664.2.1 Plant Materials
The Contractor shall provide healthy, vigorous plants of the t ype (species and variety) and size specified. The Contractor shall provide plants with n ormal, well-developed branch and root systems. The Contractor shall ensure plants are free of the following: 1. Damage from machines; 2. Sun or frost damage; 3. Insects and insect eggs; and 4. Disfiguring knots or o ther objectionable defects. The Contractor shall provide plants that equal or exceed the m inimum specified measurements. The Contractor shall select plant Materials for shape and branching habit; that will produce the strong, full foliage of a typical, mature specimen.
664.2.2 Inspection of Plant Materials
The Contractor shall provide pl ant Materials in accordance wit h State and federal laws, including the New Mexico Plant Protection Act (NMSA 1978, § 76- 5-11 et seq.), for disease infestation inspection. Inspection certificates required by law must accompany each sh ipment, invoice, or order of stock. On delivery, the Contractor shall provide the certif icate to the Project Manager. The Contractor shall provide for D epartment inspection at the place of origin or in a local nursery, and upon delivery to the planti ng location at the Project.
664.2.2 1 Notification and Inspection
The Contractor shall submit an itemized list of the plants to the Project Manager, along with a time and location the inspection may be made, at least s even (7) Days in advance. The Landscape Architect and the Project Manager will make plan t inspections jointly. The Project Manager will tag the Accepted plants before plants are removed from the nursery for delivery to the Project. The Project Manager and the Landscape Architect will inspect f or size, vigor, representation of the species and variety, damage, condition of ball and roots, and latent defects.
664.2.3 Container Plants
The Contractor shall provide plants specified on the plant lis t as “container grown” at a reasonable stage of development fo r the specified container siz e. The Contractor shall Section 664: Landscape Planting Page 746 provide plants grown in their containers long enough to develop good, round, root systems capable of holding the soil intact after removal from the conta iner, but not enough to become root bound.
664.2.4 Substitutions
The Department will permit substitutions of equivalent varieti es of plant Materials or other Materials only after the Contractor makes every reasonable effo rt to secure Materials of the species, varieties, and kinds listed on the Bid Forms or in the Contract. The Contractor shall submit requests for substitutions i n writing to the Project Man ager for approval by the Landscape Architect. The Contractor shall obtain written appro val from the Project Manager before substituting the Materials.
664.2.5 Delivery of Shipment to Site
The Contractor shall protect plant Materials before shipment t o prevent damage (over- drying or wind). The Contractor shall be careful when digging, wrapping, and binding plants to ensure safe loading, shipment, and handling of heavy balled pla nts. The Contractor shall notify the Project Manager of the time an d manner of delivery at least seven (7) Days in advance. The Contractor shall provide two (2) copies of an itemized list of the quantities of plant Materials in each delivery with the notice. The Project Manager will inspect the plants upon delivery. Th e Department will reject cracked or mushroomed balls and damaged plants that are unaccep table for planting. The Contractor shall immediately re move rejected plants from the Pr oject.
664.2.6 Tagging and Labeling of Plant Materials
The Contractor shall securely tag plants with legible, durable labels using weather- resistant ink and identifying the following for each plant: 1. Origin; 2. Species; 3. Variety; 4. Name; and 5. Size. The Contractor shall keep tags on through final inspection.
664.2.7 Fertilizer
The Contractor shall provide fertilizer in accordance with the Contract.
664.2.8 Water
The Contractor shall use clean water that is free from polluta nts harmful to plant growth or that could contaminate the environment.
664.3 Construction Requirements
664.3.1 Planting
The Contractor shall use the planting backfill mixture and pro vide watering basins in Section 664: Landscape Planting Page 747 accordance with Contract. The Contractor shall not plant deepe r than the original ground line.
664.3.2 Care and Replacement
During any period of suspension of Work, the Contractor shall properly and continuously maintain in a growing condition all plant Material in newly ins talled plantings furnished under the Contract. The Contractor shall take adequate precautions t o protect new plant growth against any injury. If the Contractor installs an irrigation system, the Contracto r shall hand water the plants until the irrigation system is in place and operational.
664.3.3 Final Inspection and Acceptance After the completion of the landscape planting Work, the Proje ct Manager and Landscape
Architect will make final ins pection and Acceptance.
664.4 Method of Measurement
The Department will measure the actual number of trees, shrubs , or other plants provided, planted, and Accepted.
664.5 Basis of Payment
Pay Item Pay Unit Landscape Complete Lump Sum
664.5.1 Work Included in Payment
The following Work and items will be considered as included in the payment for the main items and will not be measured or paid for separately: 1. Furnishing, transporting, and planting of plants; and 2. Excavation, furnishing pr epared backfill mixture, wrapping, staking, watering, care, weeding and maintenance; of plants. Section 667: Rest Area and Miscellaneous Items Page 748