City Lake Pond Management Services - Park Maintenance

The Contractor shall provide the City with complete grounds keeping and maintenance services. These services shall include, but not be limited to the following: Monitoring a) A Biologist will visit the site and inspect the pond on two (2) times per month basis during the months of March through November, and on a one (1) time per month basis during the months of December through February.b) Observations and data collected during the inspections will be used to inform and guide all activities required to fulfill the requirements of this contract as specified in the description of services below. Visual Inspections a) A visual inspection of the pond will be performed during each visit to the site. The inspections shall include the following: • Water levels • Water clarity or quality • Turbidity • Beneficial Aquatic Vegetation • Nuisance, Invasive, or Exotic Aquatic Vegetation • Algae • Physical components such as above ground pipes, inlet and outlet structures, • trash racks, emergency spillways, and dams • Erosion • Issues with shoreline and bank stabilization measures such as rip rap stone, • bulkheads, retaining walls, etc. • Forebays and inflowing or outflowing swales, ditches, and stream channels • Vegetated buffers • Sedimentation • Nuisance animal activity • Fish habitat • Mosquito breeding conditions and habitat • Trash and debris b) Any issues or deficiencies that are observed during this visual monitoring will be documented by our staff in the field notes of the service order completed at the time the issue was first observed and reported to the Customer in writing as part of that month’s service report. c) Customer will be notified immediately if there are any deficiencies observed that appear in the judgment of our staff to be posing an immediate risk or otherwise jeopardizing the integrity of the pond(s) structures. d) The scope of these services is limited to what can be reasonably observed at the surface of the water and above the ground around the water that makes up the physical structure of the pond. These routine inspection services are not intended to replace any requirement or need for a more comprehensive engineered inspection, or any other type of inspection that would require expertise or equipment to survey the condition of the physical components of the pond underground, underwater, or inside any of the associated structures. Aquatic Weed Control a) Pond will be inspected on a two (2) times per month basis during the months of March through November, and on a one (1) time per month basis during the months of December through February. b) Any growth of undesirable aquatic weeds and vegetation found in the pond with each inspection shall be treated and controlled through the application of aquatic herbicides and aquatic surfactants as required to control the specific varieties of aquatic weeds and vegetation found in the pond at the time of application. c) Invasive and unwanted submersed and floating vegetation will be treated and controlled preventatively and curatively each spring and early summer through the use of systemic herbicides at the rate appropriate for control of the target species. Application rates will be designed to allow for selective control of unwanted species while allowing for desirable species of submersed and emergent wetland plants to prosper. Shoreline Weed Control a) Shoreline areas will be inspected on a two (2) times per month basis during the months of March through November, and on a one (1) time per month basis during the months of December through February. b) Any growth of cattails, phragmites, or other unwanted shoreline vegetation found within the pond areas shall be treated and controlled through the application of aquatic herbicides and aquatic surfactants as required for control of the plants present at time of application. c) Any growth of unwanted plants or weeds growing in areas where stone has been installed for bank stabilization and erosion control shall be treated and controlled through the application of aquatic herbicides and aquatic surfactants as required to control the unwanted growth present at the time of application. Pond Algae Control a) Pond will be inspected on a two (2) times per month basis during the months of March through November, and on a one (1) time per month basis during the months of December through February. b) Any algae found in the pond(s) with each inspection shall be treated and controlled through the application of algaecides, aquatic herbicides, and aquatic surfactants as needed for control of the algae present at the time of service. Pond Dye a) Pond Dye will be applied to the pond on a one (1) time per month basis. A combination of blue and/or black dye will be used as required to maintain a dark natural watercolor. Fountain Maintenance Service Company will service the fountains twelve (12) times per year on a once per month basis as follows: • Perform Amp test on the motor to verify appropriate amp load. • Check incoming and outgoing Voltage. • Test Motor GFCI Protection Breaker. • Test Contactor (starter). • Test motor overload protection to make sure it is set and functioning properly. • Check fuses. • Make sure all wires, breakers, and other electronic parts are securely attached • Check timer and set as needed. • Test Lighting GFCI breaker in the control panel to make sure it is operating properly. • Check lighting timer and set as needed. If the fountain or lights are not visibly operating properly, or malfunctioning in any way as determined by the diagnostic checks specified above, the Company will further perform the following: • Perform ohm test to cable to test for any shorts or resistance in the power cable between the control panel and the motor. • Inspect motor shaft to make sure it is not bent and that it is turning smoothly and quietly. • Inspect propeller or impeller (depending on what type unit) and diffuser plate (if present) to make sure they are tightly attached and not bent or damaged in any way. • Clean fountain’s debris screen nozzle, shaft, and pump chamber ensure proper water flow. • Clean all lighting lens covers. • Check each light and replace lamps that have burnt out. • Replace any seals on light housing which are leaking. a) All replacement parts required for proper maintenance of the fountains and the additional labor required to replace these parts as needed will be billed as an additional charge. b) All lights, seals, other replacement parts, and labor required for light replacements will be billed as an additional charge. c) All necessary repairs (parts & labor) covered by warranty will be performed at no additional charge to the Customer. d) Any significant problems or malfunctions that are discovered during the maintenance service that are not able to be repaired during that service, which are no longer under warranty, and that will require significant additional labor and/or parts, will be written up and submitted to the Customer for his / her approval prior to proceeding with the work. e) All fountain work will be performed by factory certified service and repair technicians. Trash Removal f) Trash and light debris will be removed from the pond with each service and disposed off site. Any large item or debris that is not easily and reasonably removable by one person during the routine visit will be removed with the Customer’s approval for an additional fee. Routine trash and debris removal services are for the pond areas only, and do not include any trash or debris removal from the surrounding terrestrial (dry land) areas. Service Reporting a) Customer will be provided with a monthly service report detailing all of the work performed as part of this contract.

Division 11 -	Equipment, Play Field Equipment and Structures, Playground Equipment, Play Structures.
Division 31 -	Earthwork, Selective Clearing, Grading, Erosion and Sedimentation Controls.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Athletic and Recreational Surfacing, Site Improvements, Fences and Gates, Planting.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Storm Drainage Utilities, Ponds and Reservoirs.