Lawn Mowing Services

For the Period of March 2021 to December 2021 Scope of Services – Lawn Mowing and Trimming 1. Cutting of all grass areas. 2. All instructions shall be issued by the Director of Public Works or his designee. 3. Trimming of all grass and weeds along all buildings, structures, foundations, flower, trees and shrub beds, sidewalks, nature trails, around isolated poles and trees, and along fences and curb lines. 4. Cutting of grass and weeds inside all detention basins, unless otherwise instructed. 5. Grass areas are to be cut and trimmed at a minimum of once per week as appropriate or as determined by the Director of Public Works or his designee. Certain sports fields may require additional mowing during the week to accommodate playing schedules/tournaments. At the discretion of the Director of Public Works, the Contractor or Township staff may perform this additional mowing. Any additional cuttings shall be compensated at the per unit rate. 6. The height of cut is to be 2.5” to 3.5” on all athletic fields and 2.5” to 4.5” in all other areas; however, no more than the top 3rd of the blade shall be removed in any one cutting. Other cutting heights may be required due to weather or other conditions and in this event the height will be determined by the Director of Public Works or his designee. This includes the cutting and trimming of grass and weeds around and inside of bleachers, backstops, fence lines, service buildings, sidewalks, curbs and basketball courts on a weekly basis. 7. Cutting blades shall be maintained in a sharp condition. 8. Mowing around buildings, structures, and vehicles shall be done in a manner as to NOT blow clippings onto them. All grass and weed clippings will be cleaned from all parking lots, sidewalks, walkways, and any other non-grass areas the same day as each cutting. 9. Any excessive clumps of cut grass shall be removed from the site at the discretion of the Public Works Director or his designee. 10. The Contractor must take care in their mowing along changes in slope so that no lawn area is “scalped” or “burned” by the lawn mower blades. 11. The contractor must take care when using “zero turn mowers” as to not damage the lawn by sliding the mower tires while making a zero-degree turn. 12. The contractor must take care of trimming around all trees and fences so as not to damage tree trunks, posts or fabric. Any damaged posts or fabric shall be replaced at the contractor expense. 13. Polk Valley Park Naturalized areas, if any, shall only be cut in accordance with Exhibit B. Contractor shall coordinate with the Director of Public Works prior to any mowing in these areas. 14. Polk Valley Park must be cut in a consecutive two (2) day period. 15. Town Hall Park must be cut in one (1) day or two (2) consecutive days, but not on a Saturday or Sunday unless approved by the Director of Public Works. 16. No cutting can be performed while authorized groups are utilizing the athletic fields, in the area of the field being used. 17. The Township shall have the right to increase or delete cuttings due to weather conditions or other just cause. 18. All areas shall be completely cut at every cutting. Partial cuttings of locations shall not be permitted unless directed by Township. 19. The Township will post/mark all areas designated as wetlands and/or setback areas that are NOT to be mowed. 20. Contractor shall mow active parks in the summer season before 9:00 a.m. or after 12:00 p.m. Specifications for Lawn Mowing Services 1. The Contractor, while engaged in carrying out and complying with any of the requirements of this project, is an independent Contractor and is not an officer, agent, or employee of the Township. 2. The Township shall have the right to act on all matters not specifically provided herein. 3. If the Contractor should file a petition for bankruptcy or if it should make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or if a receiver should be appointed on account of its insolvency or if it should violate any terms and conditions of the project specifications and Agreement or should otherwise fail to perform its duties in accordance with the project specifications and Agreement, the Township may, without prejudice to any other right or remedy, terminate the Agreement and make other appropriate arrangements for the mowing services to be provided hereunder. In that event the Contractor shall only be entitled to be paid for work satisfactorily completed and shall not be entitled to any compensation for lost profits or any demobilization costs. 4. The Contractor represents and warrants to the Township that it is solvent financially, is experienced in and competent to perform the mowing services and that its officers are familiar with all Federal, State or other regulatory Laws, Ordinances, and Regulations which in any manner whatsoever may affect its services. 5. Bids are to be accompanied by a Certified Check or Bid Bond in the amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the Base Bid made payable to the Township. 6. Interested Contractors shall visit the sites before submitting Bids so that they are entirely familiar with the conditions. Bidders are instructed NOT to rely on the approximate acreage listed in the Bid/Agreement pages. Those acreages are provided only to help the Bidder determine the general scope of the project. No allowances for extras will be made due to the neglect of the Contractor to properly study the conditions before submitting the quote. 7. Each Bid shall contain an itemized Bid Price per cut. 8. Once the Bid has been awarded, the Contractor shall provide a copy of a Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance form and a copy of a Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Records Check for each of the Contractor’s employees. No employee may be used on this project if the Contractor has not submitted satisfactory forms for that employee.

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