Mechanical Vegetation Services W/Operator

Work shall include cutting and mulching vegetation in specified areas, leaving only those trees that have been identified and tagged by the District's Project Manager. The vegetation shall be cut and mulched to approximately ground level and spread evenly in the work area. Projects may consist of mulching of the following: 1. Mulching of up to a 24" diameter tree (measured at breast-height) and shall mulch material to a size no greater than two inches in diameter and no longer than 12" long. 2. The equipment used must be capable of working from the road and/or the top of levee travel-way to prevent damage to levee slopes (sod and rip-rap) and must be capable of cutting and mulching vegetation at the toe of the levee approximately 24' horizontally. 3. Mulching palmetto, shrubs, and trees (8" DBH or less) as specified in each Work Order Request, to a size no greater than two inches in diameter and no longer than 12" long. All material shall be mulched to ground level or as specified in each Work Order Request. Budget: FY19-20: $175,000, FY20-21: $175,000, FY21-22: $100,000. FY2-23 $75,000

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Exterior Improvements, Operation and Maintenance of Exterior Improvements, Irrigation, Planting Irrigation, Planting, Planting Preparation, Soil Preparation, Landscape Grading.