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HomeMy WebLinkAboutL203 Landscape SpecificationsSECTION 32 9300 - LANDSCAPE 1. Trees, shrubs and groundcover shall be guaranteed for a do not measure from branch or root tip -to -tip. twelve H2) month period after final acceptance. The PART 1 -GENERAL Contractor shall replace all tleatl materials as soon as 5. Owner's Authorized Representative shall inspect all plant weather permits and upon notification of the Owner. Plants, P P material with requirements for genus, species, cultivar / 9 9 p 1.1 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS including trees, which have partially tlietl so that shape, size, variety size and quality. or symmetry have been damaged, shall be considered A. Refer to Landscape Plans, notes, detailsbidding requirements, subject replacement. In such cases, the opinion of the 6. Owner's Authorized Representative retains the right to special provisions, and schedules for additional requirements. Owner shall be final. further inspect all plant material upon arrival to the site and during installation for size and condition of root balls and 1.2 DESCRIPTION OF WORK a. Plants used for replacement shall be of the same size root systems, limbs, branching habit, insects, injuries and and kind as [hose originally planted and shall be planted latent defects. A. Work included: Furnish all supervision, labor, materials, services, originally specified. All work, including materials, and equipment and appliances required to complete the work covered la labor and equipment used in replacements, shall carry a ]. Owner's Authorized Representative may conjunction with the covered in these twelve 1121 month guarantee. Any damage, including unsatisfactory or material any time during the g the s specifications and landscaping plans, including: plans, including: ruts in lawn or bed areas, incurred result of making movedefective process work. Remove rejected materials it from er e i replacements shall be immediately repaired. s the site and replace with acceptable material additional at noa ddi a 1. Planting (trees, shrubs and grasses) it r m cost to the Owner. Plants damaged in transit or at lob site F. At the direction of the Owner, plants may be replaced shall be rejected. 2. Bed preparation and fertilization at rt othe next year's planting season. In such at the start cases, tleatl plants shall be removed from the premises plants 1.8 PRODUCT DELIVERY, STORAGE AND HANDLING 3. Notification of sources immediately. A. Preparation: 4. Water and maintenance until final acceptance c. When plan[ replacements are made, plants, soil mix, fertilizer and mulch are to be utilized as originally Plants: Dig and prepare 1. Ballad and Bmann 5. Guarantee specified and re -inspected for full compliance with the r at will shipment in a manner that will not damage roots, branches, contract requirements. All replacements are to be shape and future development. 1.3 REFERENCE STANDARDS included under "Work" of this section. 2. Container Grown Plants: Deliver plants in rigid container to A. American Standardfor Nursery Stock published by American 2. The Owner agrees that for the guarantee to be effective, he hold ball shape and protect root mass. f 198 Association Nurserymen: 27 October Edition; by will water plants at least twice a week during dry periods American National onal Standards Institute, Inc. (Z6 IZ60.1) - plant and cultivate beds once a month after final acceptance. B. Delivery: material 3. The above guarantee shall not apply where plants the after 1. Deliver packaged materials in sealed containers showing B. American Joint Committee on Horticultural Nomenclature: 1942 acceptance because of injury from storms, hail, freeze, weigh[, analysis and name of manufacturer. Protect Edition of Standardized Plant Names. insects, diseases, injury by humans, machines or [heft. materials from deterioration during delivery and while stored on site. C. Texas Association of Nurserymen, Grades and Standards 4. Acceptance for all landscape work shall be given after final inspection by the Owner provided the job is in a complete, 2. Deliver only plan[ materials that can be planted in one day D. Hmrtis Third, 1976 -Cornell University condition and there is a of grass in all unless adequate storage and watering facilities are available lawnundamaged Ostand lawn areas. At that time, the Owner will assume on lob site. 1.4 NOTIFICATION OF SOURCES AND SUBMITTALS maintenance on the accepted work. 3. Protect root balls by heeling in with sawdust or other A. Samples: Provide representative quantities of steel loam soil, C. Repairs: Any necessary repairs the Guarantee must approvetl moisture retaining material if not planted within 24 approved mulch, bed mix material, gravel, crushed stone, steel edging and after re er made within ten (10) days after receiving notice, weather hours of delivery. tree stakes. Samples shall be approved by Owner's Authorized permitting. In the event the Landscape Contractor does not Representative before use on the protect. make repairs ay, the Owner, without further notice to 4. plants during delivery to prevent damage to root Contractor, may provitle materials and men to make such repairs provide ballsProtect balls or desiccation of leaves. Keep plants moist at all 1.5 JOB CONDITIONS at the expense to the Landscape Contractor. times. Cover all materials during transport. 5. Notify Owner's Authorized Representative of delivery A. General Contractor to complete the following punch list Prior 1.7 QUALITY ASSURANCE schedule 72 hours in advance lob site. Contra Landscape Contractor initiating any portion of landscape installation, General Contractor shall leave planting bed areas A. General: Comply with applicable federal, state, county and local 6. Remove rejected plan[ material immediately from lob site. three inches below finish grade of sidewalks, and regulations governing landscape materials and work. ceives curbs as shown on the drawings. All lawn areas to receive solid as drawl ]. avoid damage or stress, do not lift, move, to sod shall be left one 11 "1 inch below the final finish grade B. Personnel: Employ only experienced personnel who are familiar temst plumb, or otherwise manipulate plants by trunk or stems. plumb, o be sidewalks, drives and curbs. All construction debris shall be with the required work. Provide full time supervision by a removed prior to Landscape Contractor beginning any work. qualified foreman acceptable to Landscape Architect. PART 2 -PRODUCTS B. Storage of materials and equipment at the job site will be at the C. Selection of Plant Material: 2.1 PLANTS risk of the Landscape Contractor. The Owner cannot be held 1. Make contact with suppliers immediately upon obtaining responsible for theft or damage. notice of contract acceptance to select and book materials. A. General: WellformedNo. 1 grade or better nursery grown stock. Develop a program of maintenance (pruning and fertilization) Listed plant heights are from tops of root balls to nominal tops of 1.6 MAINTENANCE AND GUARANTEE which will ensure the purchased materials will meet and / or plants. Plant spread refers to nominal outer width of the plant, exceed project specifications. not to the outer leaf tips. Plants will be individually approved by A. Maintenance: the Owner's Authorized Representative and his decision as to 2. Substitutions: Do not make plant material substitutions. If their acceptability shall be final. 1. The Landscape Contractor shall be held responsible for the the specified landscape material is not obtainable, submit maintenance of all work from the time of planting until final proof of non availability to Landscape Architect, together B. Quantities: The drawings and specifications are complimentary. acceptance by the Owner. No trees, shrubs, groundcover or with proposal for use of equivalent material. At the time Anything called for on one and not the other is as binding as if grass will be accepted unless they show healthy growth and bids are submitted, the Contractor is assumed to have shown and called for on both. The plant schedule is an aid to satisfactory foliage conditions. located the materials necessary to complete the job as bidders only. Confirm all quantities on plan. specified. 2. Maintenance shall include watering of trees and plants, C. Quality and size: Plant materials shall conform to the size given cultivation, weeding spraying, edging, pruning of trees, 3. Landscape Architect will provide a key identifying each tree on the plan, and shall be healthy, symmetrical, well shaped, full mowing of grass, cleaning up and all other work necessary location on site. Written verification will be required to branched and well rooted. The plants shall be free from injurious of maintenance. document material selection, source and delivery schedules insects, diseases, injuries to the bark or roots, broken branches, to site. objectionable disfigurements, insect eggs and larvae, and are to 3. A written notice requesting final inspection and acceptance be of specimen quality. should be submitted to the Owner at least seven (7) days 4. Measurements: Measure trees with branches and trunks or prior to completion. An on site inspection by the Owner's canes in their normal position. Do not prune to obtain D. Approval: All plants which are found unsuitable in growth, or are Authorized Representative will be completed prior to written required sizes. Take caliper measurements six inches above in any unhealthy, badly shaped or undersized condition will be acceptance. ground for trees up to and including 4" caliper size, and rejected by the Owner's Authorized Representative either before tweee�(( �*{�ches above ground for larger sizes. Measure main or after planting and shall be removed at the expense of the B. Guarantee: bmJ 11 plant material of height and spread dimensions, Landscape Contractor and replaced with acceptable plant as O TREE PLANTING DETAIL NOT TO SCALE RELEASED FOR CONSTRUCTION Subject to compliance with all regulations of State and Local Codes City offCamlel �} 1N" specified at no additional cost to the Owner. E. Trees shall be health full -branched well -shaped, and shall meet v, v the minimum trunk and diameter requirements re the lent 9 p schedule. Balls shall be firm neat th slightly tapered and well 9 Y p wrapped in burlap. Any tree loose it the ball Balls with a broken root ball at time of planting will be rejected. Balls shall be ten mess inches in diameter for each one 11 "1 inch la trunk diameter, measured six y inches above ball r clan (Nomenclature confirms to the customary nursery usage. For clarification, the term "multi -trunk" defines a plan[ having three 131 or more trunks of nearly equal diameter.) F. Pruning: All pruning of trees and shrubs, as directed by the Landscape Architect prior to final acceptance, shall be executed by the Landscape Contractor at no additional cost to the Owner. 2.2 SOIL PREPARATION MATERIALS A. Sandy Loam: 1. Friable, fertile, dark, loamy soil, free of clay lumps, subsoil, stones and other extraneous material and reasonably free of weeds and foreign grasses. Loam containing Dallasgrass or Nutgrass shall be rejected. 2. Physical properties as follows: a. Clay - between 7-27 percent It. Silt - between 15-25 percent c. Sand - less than 52 percent 3. Organic matter shall be 3%-10% of total dry weight. 4. If requested, Landscape Contractor shall provide a certified soil analysis conducted by an approved soil testing laboratory verifying that sandy loam meets the above requirements. B. Organic Material: Compost with a mixture of 80% vegetative matter and 20% animal waste. Ingredients should be a mix of course and fine textured material. C. Premixed Bedding Soil as supplied by Vital Earth Resources, Gladewater, Texas; Professional Bedding Soil as supplied by Living Earth Technology, Dallas, Texas or Acid Gro Municipal Mix as supplied by Soil Building Systems, Dallas, Texas or approved equal. D. Sharp Sand: Sharp sand must be free of seeds, soil particles and weeds. E. Mulch: Double Shredded Hardwood Mulch, partially decomposed, dark brown. Living Earth Technologies or approved equal. F. Organic Fertilizer: Fertilaid, Sustane, or Green Sense or equal as recommended for required applications. Fertilizer shall be delivered to the site in original unopened containers, each bearing the manufacturer's guaranteed statement of analysis. G. Commercial Fertilizer: 10-20-10 or similar analysis. Nitrogen source to be a minimum 50% slow release organic Nitrogen ISCU or UP) with a minimum 8% sulfur and 4% iron, plus micronutrients. H. Peat: Commercial sphagnum peat moss or partially decomposed shredded pine bark or other approved organic material. 2.3 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS A. Steel Edging: All steel edging shall be 3/16" thick x 4" deep x 16' long with 6 stakes per section, painted black at the factory as manufactured by The J.D. Russell Company and under its trade name DURAEDGE Heavy Duty Steel. B. Staking Material for Shade Trees: refer to details. C. Gravel: Washed native pea gravel, graded 1 inch to 1-112 inch. D. Filter Fabric: 'Mirafi Mirasoll by Mirafi Construction Products available at Lone Star Products, Inc., (469) 523-0444 or approved equal. E. River Rock: 'Colorado' or native river rock, 2" - 4" dia. F. Decomposed Granite: Base material shall consist of a natural material mix of granite aggregate not to exceed 1/8" diameter in 9 size and shall be composed of various stages of decomposed v 9 P earth base. PART 3 - EXECUTION 3.1 BED PREPARATION & FERTILIZATION A. Landscape Contractor to inspect all existing conditions and report any deficiencies to the Owner. B. All planting areas shall be conditioned as follows: 1. Prepare new planting beds by scraping away existing grass and weeds as necessary. Till existing soil to a depth of six (6") inches prior to placing compost and fertilizer. Apply fertilizer as per Manufacturer's recommendations. Add six (6") inches of compost and till into a depth of six (6") inches of the topsoil. Apply organic fertilizer such as Sustane or Green Sense at the rate of twenty (20) pounds per one thousand T 000) square feet. 2. All planting areas shall receive a two (2") inch layer of specified mulch. 3. Backfill for tree pits shall be as follows: Use existing top soil on site (use imported topsoil as needed) free from large clumps, rocks, debris, caliche, subsoils, etc., placed in nine (9") inch layers and watered in thoroughly. C. Grass Areas: 1. Blocks of sod should be laid joint to joint (staggered joints) after fertilizing the ground first. Roll grass areas to achieve a smooth, even surface. The joints between the blocks of sod should be filled with topsoil where they are evidently gaped open, then watered thoroughly. 3.2 INSTALLATION A. Maintenance of plant materials shall begin immediately after each plant is delivered to the site and shall continue until all construction has been satisfactorily accomplished. B. Plant materials shall be delivered to the site only after the beds are prepared and areas are ready for planting. All shipments of nursery materials shall be thoroughly protected from the drying winds during transit. All plants which cannot be planted at once, after delivery to the site, shall be well protected against the possibility of drying by wind and Balls of earth of B & B plants shall be kept covered with soil or other acceptable material. All plants remain the property of the Contractor until final acceptance. C. Position the trees and shrubs in their intended location as per plan. D. Notify the Owner's Authorized Representative for inspection and approval of all positioning of plant materials. E. Excavate pits with vertical sides and horizontal bottom. Tree pits shall be large enough to permit handling and planting without injury to balls of earth or roots and shall be of such depth that,when planted and settled, the crown of the plant shall bear the same relationship to the finish grade as it did to soil surface in original place of growth. F. Shrub and tree pits shall be no less than twenty-four (24") inches wider than the lateral dimension of the earth ball and six (6") inches deeper than it's vertical dimension. Remove and haul from site all rocks and stones over three-quarter (a/<") inch in diameter. Plants should be thoroughly moist before removing containers. G. Dig a wide, rough sided hole exactly the same depth as the height of the ball, especially at the surface of the ground. The sides of the hole should be rough and jagged, never slick or glazed. H. Percolation Test: Fill the hole with water. If the water level does not percolate within 24 hours, the tree needs to move to another location or have drainage added. Install a PVC stand pipe per tree planting detail as approved by the Landscape Architect if the percolation test fails. I. Backfill only with 5 parts existing soil or sandy loam and 1 part bed preparation. When the hole is dug in solid rock, topsoil from the same area should not be used. Carefully settle by watering to prevent air pockets. Remove the burlap from the topof the ball, as well as all nylon, plastic string and wire. Container r trees will usually root bound, if so follow standard nursery practice of 'root scoring'. J. Do not wrap trees. K. Do not over prune. L. Mulch the top of the ball. Do not plant grass all the way to the trunk of the tree. Leave the area above the top of the ball and mulch with at least two (21 inches of specified mulch. M. All plant beds and trees to be mulched with a minimum settled thickness of two (2") inches over the entire bed or pit. N. Obstruction below ground: In the event that rock, or underground construction work or obstructions are encountered in any plant pit excavation work to be done under this section, alternate locations may be selected by the Owner. Where locations cannot be changed, the obstructions shall be removed to a depth of not less than three (T) feet below grade and no less than six (6") inches below the bottom of ball when plant is properly set at the required grade. The work of this section shall include the removal from the site of such rock or underground obstructions encountered at the cost of the Landscape Contractor. O. Trees and large shrubs shall be staked as site conditions require. Position stakes to secure trees against seasonal prevailing winds. P. Pruning and Mulching: Pruning shall be directed by the Landscape Architect and shall be pruned in accordance with standard horticultural practice following Fine Pruning, Class I pruning standards provided by the National Arborist Association. 1. Dead wood, suckers, broken and badly bruised branches shall be removed. General tipping of the branches is not permitted. Do not out terminal branches. 2. Pruning shall be done with clean, sharp tools. 3. Immediately after planting operations are completed, all tree pits shall be covered with a layer of organic material two (21 inches in depth. This limit of the organic material for trees shall be the diameter of the plant pit. Q. Steel Curbing Installation: 1. Curbing shall be aligned as indicated on plans. Stake out limits of steel curbing and obtain Owners approval prior to installation. 2. All steel curbing shall be free of kinks and abrupt bends. 3. Top of curbing shall be Y" maximum height above final finished grade. 4. Stakes are to be installed on the planting bed side of the curbing, as opposed to the grass side. 5. Do not install steel edging along sidewalks or curbs. 6. Cut steel edging at 45 degree angle where edging meets sidewalks or curbs. 3.3 CLEANUP AND ACCEPTANCE A. Cleanup: During the work, the premises shall be kept neat and orderly at all times. Storage areas for all materials shall be so organized so that they, too, are neat and orderly. All trash and debris shall be removed from the site as work progresses. Keep paved areas clean by sweeping or hosing them at end of each work day. END OF SECTION r oa m E� - o h CID r r Y �cis (Ow J M = N - N U Nr CID L J � m E Q U p0 U U a Ux O CL o U Carmel (Zionsville), IN 10325 N. Michigan RD. Carmel, IN 46032 Owner: Chugs OPCO 1623 Tommy Road Austin, TX. 78704 Ph: (512) 473-2783 Contact: Michael Hatcher Architect Parkway C&A, LP 1000 Civic Circle Lewisville, TX. 75067 Ph: (469) 322-3714 Project Contact: Bill Pounds, AIA MEP Engineer Diaelectic Engineering 310 W. 201h Street Suite 200 Kansas City, MO 64108 Ph: (816) 997-9627 Contact: Joe Hillebrenner. P.E Structural Engineer: TREE PLANTING DETAIL LEGEND ADJACENT TO ROOTBALL (DO NOT Armstrong -Douglas AND NOTES DISTURB FOOTBALL). 6060 N. Central Expressway Suite Boo A. TREE: TREES SHALL CONFORM WITH H. BACKFILL: USE EXISTING NATIVE SOIL Dallas, TX 76206 LATEST AMERICAN STANDARD FOR Inc amendments) WATER THOROUGHLY Ph' (214) 237-7022 NURSERY STOCK. www.wia.org TO ELIMINATE AIR POCKETS. Contact: Scott Armstrong, P.E. B. TREE PIT: WIDTH TO BE AT LEAST TWO I. MULCH: DOUBLE SHREDDED Landscape Architect: (2) TIMES THE DIAMETER OF THE ROOT HARDWOOD MULCH 2 INCH SETTLED BALL CENTER TREE IN HOLE & REST THICKNESS, WITH 2" HT. WATERING KEEP MULCH 3" FROM TRUNK. REMOVE NOTE: Belle Firma, Inc. ROOT BALL ON UNDISTURBED NATIVE RING; ENSURE THAT ROOT FLARE IS EXCESS SOIL TO LOCATE AND EXPOSE 1. NO STEEL EDGING SHALL BE 4245 North Central Expy. SOIL. EXPOSED. BELOW GROUND STAKE ROOT FLARE. ROOT FLARE SHOULD BE INSTALLED ALONG SIDEWALKS Suite 501 SHOULD NOT BE VISIBLE. KEEP MULCH 1-2" ABOVE FINISH GRADE. OR CURBS Dallas, Texas 75205 C. REMOVE TRUNK WRAP IF NECESSARY. 3" FROM TRUNK. 2. REMOVE TAGS AND LABELS. Ph; (act) on Haut SHRUBS I LANDSCAPE PLAT: 3. PRUNE ONLY DEAD DOUBLE BROKEN Contact' Kori Haug, AGLA, CLARB REMOVE ALL WIRE GASKETS, TWINE, REFER TO lANDSCAPE PLAN ' AND BURLAP. BEFORE TREE IS IN THE J. TREE STAKES: BRANCHES OR DOUBLE LEADERS. TREE STAKE SOLUTIONS 'SAFETY MENOMONIE HOLE, REMOVE BOTTOM OF BASKET TATIONSS MULCH -MINIM M CUTTING HORIZONTALLY. AFTER TREE STAKE' BELOW GROUND MODEL SPECIFICATIONS; 2" MINIMUM L U O Q L G O Q AVAILABLE FROM: �^ 0 rh 0 �h IS IN THE HOLE, REMOVE REST OF SETTLED THICKNESS L 00 �% 0 00 BASKET CUTTING VERTICAL Tree Stake TleSolutions M n . P _ M ATTN: Jett Tuley TOP OF MULCH 1 /2" c{1 G r - '� (n' G 'J y Q Pq D. ROOT FLARE: ENSURE THAT ROOT (903) 676-6143 MINIMUM BELOW TOP OF v fi _ •� vPfO O Pf� 3116" X 4" BLACK EDGING, STAKES ON INSIDE: EDGING SHALL FLARE IS EXPOSED, FREE FROM MULCH, left@treeRakesolu ons.com CONCRETE WALK I CURB L �� _ �aBE i l2" MAXIMUM HEIGHT AND AT LEAST TWO INCHES ABOVE www.treeRakesolutions.com -1 of O -L J y OJ SCARIFY SIDES G-L �S < O U' J �° �S < ABOVE FINISH GRADE OR APPROVED GRADE. TREES SHALL BE REJECTED e TREES SHALL BE. e . STAKED BELOW W GROUND WHERE ,. L � �' (AWN (FINISH GRADE WHEN GIRDLING ROOTS ARE PRESENT & CONCRETE WALK ROOT FLARE IS NOT APPARENT. NECESSARY; RY; ABOVE GROUND WHERE 2p a..l J RJ �<� DU C-L �t OJ �S i� Rt pNN Hq E. ROOTBALL ANCHOR RING: REFER TO IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED. '! • "(ii"L" `�i"U� lam`"~ S�i^1 ��Cf15 TF RgP0Q MANUFACTURER'S GUIDELINES FOR K. IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF •• III -III NOT ALLOWED POCKET LNG ? O SIZING. PLACE FOOTBALL ANCHOR No. 211000M RING ON BASE OF FOOTBALL, TRUNK THE CONTRACTOR T OBTAIMANUFA C COPY -I I I I I III I I I III -III -I I I SHOULD BE IN THE CENTER OF THE OF SPECIFICATIONS PRIOR TO - -III III -III- STATE OF RING. INSTALLATION OF TREE STAKES. III - PREPARED SOIL MIX PER 92 x p 0 CONTRACTOR SHALL ADHERE TO O 'Yp N F. 'U' BRACKET. -III III III III III -III -III III SPECIFICATIONS; TILL 6" MINIMUM y� A MANUFACTURER'S INSTALLATION C G� GUIDELINESSPECIFICATIONSAND fi" -III III III I -I II -III -II I -III -I III 6 PREPARED INTO ApE AR , , G. NAIL STAKE: REFER TO DEPTH OF EXISTING SOIL 10/23/16 MANUFACTURER'S GUIDELINES FOR OTHER INSTALLATION. EMEMSFOR TREE STAKE NSTALLATION. REFER TO LANDSCAPE PLAN SIZING. INSTALL NAIL STAKES WITH NATIVE SOIL Ill/Q1pl/ HAMMER OR MALLET FIRMLY INTO 8' FOR SPACING UNDISTURBED GROUND. DRIVE NAIL FOOTBALL, STAKES FLUSH WITH "U" BRACKET DO NOT DISTURB 02SHRUB / GROUNDCOVER DETAIL REMOVE ANY CONTAINER NOT TO SCALE OR TWINE AND BURLAP A Permit 10.23.18 No. Description Date MGM KAH 04-97221 LANDSCAPE SPECIFICATIONS AND DETAILS 4245 North Central Expy �PA BELLE 0 suite 501 p. FIRMA Dallas, Texas 75205 I ` O 214.865.7192 office DATE: 1-1`J