Grounds Maintenance Services

The work is to provide ground maintenance services at various locations within Base Miami Beach, FL. The following is an extract from the PWS and intended to provide a general description of this requirement. 1. Services to include, but not limited to: lawn care/maintenance, edging, trimming, sweeping, tree/shrub pruning, weed control, and plant bed maintenance. 2. Provide grass cutting in manner that promotes proper health, growth, rich natural green color and neat appearance. Shall be accomplished in a manner that is free of scalping, rutting, bruising, and unevenness. 3. Perform edging in a manner where no vegetation is closer than 1 inch from pavement, curbs, and sidewalks or growing over the pavement. All cuttings/debris will be immediately removed following edging. 4. Prune all shrubs and hedges according to their natural growth habit, to promote the proper health and attractive appearance; and to prevent interference with pedestrian and vehicle traffic. Pruning shall be performed to prevent over growth in front of windows, over entrances and walkways; prevent the obstruction of vision at street intersections; removal of dead, damaged, or diseased wood. 5. Tree pruning shall be done to remove dead, damaged or diseased wood, or structurally weak limbs that may cause a safety hazard; remove branches that extend over buildings and endanger roofs, eaves, windows, parking lots, and driveways; provide clearance for vehicles along streets; cut back branches that overhang or grow into power lines. Trees should be “trimmed” according to their natural growth habit, to evenly form and balance the tree. 6. Perform weed control to prevent the encroachment of weeds into established landscapes, including lawn areas and around trees, shrubs, flower beds, etc. Plant beds and special landscaped areas shall receive weed control to eliminate unsightly and/or noxious weeds.

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