HomeMy WebLinkAbout04100007-10, 13, & 15 KFC & Lohn John Silvers - Landscape Details - L1.1PLANTING SPECIFICATIONS
1. SCOPE OF WORK
A. THIS WORK SHALL CONSIST OF PERFORMING CLEARING AND
GRUBBING, SOIL PREPARATION, FINISH GRADING, PLANTING AND
DRAINAGE, INCLUDING ALL LABOR, MATERIALS, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT,
AND ANY. OTHER APPURTENANCES NECESSARY FOR THE COMPLETION
OF THIS PROJECT.
8. QUANTITY TAKEOFF IS SUPPLIED FOR CONTRACTOR'S ASSISTANCE
ONLY. CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPPLYING ALL PLANT
MATERIALS AS PER PLAN.
C. NO ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION SHALL BE PAID TO THE
CONTRACTOR FOR DAMAGE AND REPAIR WITHIN EASEMENT LIMITS.
.2. PRESERVATION /PROTECTION (IF APPLICABLE)
A. CONTRACTOR SHALL MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE TREES AND
SHRUBS NOT BEING REMOVED, INCLUDING THEIR ROOTS. TREE
PROTECTION FENCING SHALL BE USED AT THE DRIP LINE OF ALL
TREES AND SHRUBS WITHIN 50 FEET OF CONSTRUCTION EXCEPT AS
SHOWN ON PLAN. FENCING SHALL REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL FINAL
PLANT INSPECTION FOLLOWING CONSTRUCTION. MATERIALS SHALL
NOT BE STOCKPILED WITHIN THIS DEFINED AREA AND VEHICLES AND
OTHER EQUIPMENT SHALL BE OPERATED TO AVOID SOIL COMPACTION.
B. FEEDER ROOTS SHOULD NOT BE CUT IN AN AREA EQUAL TO
TWICE THE TREE CIRCUMFERENCE (MEASURED 6" ABOVE THE
GROUND LINE IN INCHES) EXPRESSED IN FEET. (EXAMPLE: A
CIRCUMFERENCE OF 10" WOULD. HAVE A 'NO CUT' ZONE OF 20
FEET IN ALL DIRECTIONS FROM THE TREE). THIS SHOULD APPLY TO
UTILITY SERVICES, IF FEASIBLE. THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THIS
REQUIREMENT WILL BE THOSE SPECIFICALLY ALLOWED BY THE
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, SPECIFICATIONS OR AS INDICATION ON THE
PLANS.
C. TREE TRUNKS AND EXPOSED ROOTS DAMAGED DURING
EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS SHALL BE TREATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE ARBORCULTURAL STANDARDS OF THE CITY.
3. PLANT MATERIALS
A. GENERAL ALL MATERIALS SHALL BE OF ITS KIND AVAILABLE
AND SHALL HAVE BEEN GROWN IN A CLIMATE SIMILAR TO THAT ON
SITE.
B. PLANTS ALL PLANTS SHALL BE HEALTHY, OF NORMAL
GROWTH, WELL ROOTED, FREE FROM DISEASE AND INSECTS. QUALITY
AND SIZE OF PLANT MATERIAL SHALL CONFORM TO ANSI Z60.1
"AMERICAN STANDARDS FOR NURSERY STOCK
C. VARIETIES AND SIZES OF PLANTS SHALL BE AS SHOWN ON
DRAWINGS.
D. PLANTS SHALL BE IN A HEALTHY, VIGOROUS CONDITION, FREE
OF DEAD OR BROKEN BRANCHES, SCARS THAT ARE NOT COMPLETELY
HEALED, FROST CRACKS, DISFIGURING KNOTS, BROKEN OR ABRADED
BARK, REDUNDANT LEADERS OR BRANCHES, OR ABERRATIONS OF
ANY KIND. PLANTS SHALL NOT HAVE MULTIPLE LEADERS, UNLESS
THIS IS THE NATURAL FORM.
E. BALLED AND BURLAPPED (B &B) PLANTS SHALL BE DUG WITH A
FIRM ROOT BALL OF NATURAL EARTH, OF A SIZE IN PROPORTION TO
THE PLANT'S SIZE, AS MEASURED BY CALIPER, HEIGHT, OR SPREAD.
BALLED AND BURLAPPED PLANTS SHALL BE HANDLED ONLY BY THE
ROOT BALL, NOT BY THE TRUNK OR BRANCHES, AS THIS MAY BREAK
OR LOOSEN THE ROOT BALL AND DAMAGE THE ROOT SYSTEM.
CONTAINER PLANTS SHALL HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR A MINIMUM
OF ONE FULL GROWING SEASON IN THEIR CONTAINERS BEFORE
INSTALLATION. CONTAINER PLANTS SHALL BE HANDLED ONLY BY THE
CONTAINER, NOT BY THE STEMS OR BRANCHES, AS THIS MAY PULL
THE PLANT OUT OF THE CONTAINER AND BREAK OR LOOSEN THE
ROOT BALL AND DAMAGE THE ROOT SYSTEM. BARE —ROOT SHRUBS
AND GROUNDCOVER PLANTS ARE ACCEPTABLE, IF THEY ARE DUG
AND INSTALLED AT THE APPROPRIATE SEASON AND HANDLED IN THE
APPROPRIATE MANNER.
F. PLANTS SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM DRYING OUT DURING
SHIPPING WITH TARPAULINS OR OTHER COVERINGS. PLANTS SHALL BE
PROTECTED FROM DRYING OUT AFTER DELIVERY BY PLANTING
IMMEDIATELY; IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE, THE ROOT BALL SHALL BE
COVERED WITH PEAT MOSS OR EARTH, AND WATERED FREQUENTLY
TO KEEP IT MOIST UNTIL PLANTING.
G. DO NOT HANDLE, MOVE, BIND, TIE OR OTHERWISE TREAT PLANTS
SO AS TO DAMAGE THE ROOT BALL, ROOTS, TRUNK, OR BRANCHES
IN ANY WAY.
.4. TOPSOIL
A. TOPSOIL HAS BEEN (OR WILL BE) STOCKPILED FOR REUSE IN
LANDSCAPE WORK. IF QUANTITY OF STOCKPILED TOPSOIL IS
INSUFFICIENT, PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TOPSOIL AS REQUIRED TO
COMPLETE LANDSCAPE WORK. IMPORTED TOPSOIL SHALL CONSIST OF
LOOSE, FRIABLE, LOAMY TOPSOIL WITHOUT ADMIXTURE OF SUBSOIL
OR REFUSE. ACCEPTABLE TOPSOIL SHALL CONTAIN NOT LESS THAN
3 PERCENT NOR MORE THAN 20 PERCENT ORGANIC MATTER.
B. PLANTING BACKFILL FOR PARKING LOT ISLANDS SHALL CONSIST
OF A HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURE OF 3 PARTS TOPSOIL TO ONE PART
SPHAGNUM PEAT INSTALLED OVER A 6" THICKNESS OF NO. 57
AGGREGATE.
5. SOIL CONDITIONING
A. OBTAIN LABORATORY ANALYSIS OF STOCKPILED AND IMPORTED
TOPSOIL COMPLETE WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SOIL AMENDMENT.
a BEFORE MIXING, CLEAN TOPSOIL OF ROOTS, PLANTS, SOD,
STONES, CLAY LUMPS, AND OTHER EXTRANEOUS MATERIALS HARMFUL
OR TOXIC TO PLANT GROWTH.
C. MIX SPECIFIED SOIL AMENDMENTS AND FERTILIZERS WITH
TOPSOIL AT RATES SPECIFIED BY THE LAB REPORT. DELAY MIXING
OF FERTILIZER IF PLANTING WILL NOT FOLLOW PLACING OF PLANTING
SOIL WITHIN A FEW DAYS.
D. FOR PLANTING BEDS AND LAWNS, MIX PLANTING SOIL EITHER
PRIOR TO PLANTING OR APPLY ON SURFACE OF TOPSOIL AND MIX
THOROUGHLY BEFORE PLANTING. MIX LIME WITH DRY SOIL PRIOR TO
MIXING OF FERTILIZER.
E. PREVENT LIME FROM CONTACTING ROOTS OF ACID LOVING
PLANTS.
F. APPLY PHOSPHORIC ACID FERTILIZER (OTHER THAN THAT
CONSTITUTING A PORTION OF COMPLETE FERTILIZERS) DIRECTLY TO
SUBGRADE BEFORE APPLYING PLANTING SOIL AND TILLING.
6. OTHER MATERIALS
A. BED EDGING TRENCH AROUND LANDSCAPE BEDS TO CREATE
SHARP, 45 DEGREE EDGE. TYPICAL AT ALL PLANTING BED EDGES
WHERE THEY MEET LAWNS.
B. MULCH: ORGANIC MULCH FREE FROM DELETERIOUS MATERIALS
AND SUITABLE FOR TOP DRESSING OF TREES, SHRUBS, OR PLANTS
AND CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING:
SHREDDED HARDWOOD BARK MULCH (ALL AREAS NOT BEING
SEEDED)
NOT LESS THAN 6 MO. AGED, TO BE CERTIFIED BY SUPPLIERS.
C. WEED BARRIER POLYETHYLENE FILTER FABRIC DESIGNED TO
PERMIT WATER INFILTRATION WHILE PREVENTING WEED GROWTH TO
BE INSTALLED IN ALL PLANTING BEDS
7. GENERAL WORK PROCEDURES
A. LANDSCAPE WORK SHALL BE ACCORDING TO THE WORKMANLIKE
STANDARDS ESTABLISHED FOR LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION AND
PLANTING IN THE INDIANA STANDARDIZED LANDSCAPE SPECIFICATIONS
(ASLA) AND ANY LOCAL LANDSCAPE ORDINANCES.
B. CONTRACTOR SHALL OBTAIN A COPY OF LOCAL ORDINANCES
REGARDING ACCEPTABLE PLANT AND PLANTING DETAILS AND ABIDE BY
THOSE ORDINANCES AND DETAILS.
C. ENGINEER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT AND AND ALL PLANT
MATERIAL DEEMED NOT ACCEPTABLE.
D. ANY PROPOSED PLANT SUBSTITUTIONS SHALL BE EQUIVALENT IN
FORM, HABIT, STRUCTURE, BRANCHING AND LEAF TYPE AND MUST BE
ISSUED TO THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT FOR APPROVAL, IN WRITING,
PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.
8. WEEDING
A. BEFORE AND DURING PRELIMINARY GRADING AND FINISH
GRADING, ALL WEEDS AND GRASSES SHALL BE DUG OUT BY THE
ROOTS AND DISPOSED OF AT THE CONTRACTOR'S EXPENSE.
9. PLANTING
A. POSITION TREES AND SHRUBS AT THEIR INTENDED LOCATIONS
AS PER THE PLANS AND SECURE THE APPROVAL OF THE OWNER
BEFORE EXCAVATING PITS, MAKING NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS AS
DIRECTED.
B. PLANTING PITS SHALL BE AS PER DETAILS.
C. FERTILIZE TREES AND SHRUBS WITH A COMMERCIAL SLOW
RELEASE 12 -12 -12 FERTILIZER AT THE RATE SUGGESTED BY THE
MANUFACTURER.
D. PREPARED SOIL SHALL BE TAMPED FIRMLY AT BOTTOM OF PIT.
FILL PREPARED SOIL AROUND BALL OF PLANT. COMPLETE
BACKFILLING AND WATER THOROUGHLY.
E. PREPARE RAISED EARTH BASIN AS WIDE AS PLANTING HOLE OF
EACH PLANT.
F. WATER IMMEDIATELY AFTER PLANTING. WATER SHALL BE
APPLIED TO EACH TREE AND SHRUB IN SUCH MANNER AS NOT TO
DISTURB BACKFILL AND TO THE EXTENT THAT ALL MATERIALS IN
THE PLANTING HOLE ARE THOROUGHLY SATURATED.
G. CONSTRUCT BED EDGING.
H. REMOVE ALL SALES TAGS, STRINGS, STRAPS, WIRE, ROPE OR
OTHER MATERIALS THAT MAY INHIBIT PLANT GROWTH BOTH ABOVE
AND BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE SOIL.
I. REMOVE ANY BROKEN, SUCKERING, DISEASED, CRISSCROSSED OR
AESTHETICALLY DISPLEASING BRANCHES BACK TO LIVE LEADER OR
SIDE LATERAL WITH A FLUSH CUT.
J. MULCH TREES AND SHRUBS AND OTHER AREAS NOTED ON THE
PLANTING PLAN WITH A 3" LAYER OF MULCH AS SPECIFIED IN 6.B.
10. FINISH GRADING
A. ALL AREAS WILL BE GRADED BY THE CONTRACTOR TO
SUBSTANTIALLY PLUS /MINUS 0.1 FOOT OF FINISH GRADE.
B. ALL LAWN AND PLANTING AREAS SHALL BE GRADED TO A
SMOOTH, EVEN, UNIFORM PLANE WITH NO ABRUPT CHANGE OF
SURFACE. SOIL AREAS ADJACENT TO THE BUILDINGS SHALL SLOPE
AWAY FROM THE BUILDINGS.
C. ALL PLANTING AREAS SHALL BE GRADED AND MAINTAINED TO
ALLOW FREE FLOW OF SURFACE WATER.
D. PARKING LOT ISLAND SHALL BE BACKFILLED AS PART OF THIS
CONTRACT. BACKFILL AND FINISH GRADING SHALL BE INSTALLED AS
DETAILED ON THIS SHEET.
11. GUARANTEE
A. CONTRACTOR SHALL GUARANTEE ALL PLANTS FOR A PERIOD OF
ONE (1) YEAR.
12. IRRIGATION
1. CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE INSTALL AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM
TO PROVIDE 100% COVERAGE OF THE SITE. SYSTEM SHALL INCLUDE
ALL APPURTENANCES BE APPROVED BY OWNER.
14. CLEANUP
A. UPON THE COMPLETION OF ALL PLANTING WORK AND BEFORE
FINAL ACCEPTANCE, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL REMOVE ALL MATERIAL,
EQUIPMENT, AND DEBRIS RESULTING FROM HIS WORK. AN
'ACCEPTABLE CONDITION' SHALL BE AS DEFINED AND APPROVED BY
THE OWNER'S AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE.
15. MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERIOD TO COMMENCE AFTER FINAL
INSPECTION.)
A. MAINTENANCE PERIOD FOR THIS CONTRACT SHALL. BE 90
CALENDAR DAYS COMMENCING AFTER FINAL INSPECTION OF
CONSTRUCTION.
B. MAINTAIN TREES, SHRUBS AND OTHER PLANTS BY PRUNING,
CULTIVATING AND WEEDING AS REQUIRED FOR HEALTHY GROWTH.
RESTORE PLANTING SAUCERS. RESET TREES AND SHRUBS TO
PROPER GRADES OR VERTICAL POSITION AS REQUIRED.
C. MAINTAIN LAWNS BY WATERING, MOWING, TRIMMING, AND OTHER
OPERATIONS SUCH AS ROLLING, REGRADING AND REPLANTING AS
REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH A SMOOTH, ACCEPTABLE LAWN, FREE OF
ERODED OR BARE AREAS.
D. MAINTAIN THE LANDSCAPING BY KEEPING ALL PLANTS
DISEASE -FREE AND PLANTING BEDS GROOMED, EXCEPT IN NATURALLY
OCCURRING VEGETATION AREAS.
E. REPLACE ANY REQUIRED PLANTING(S), WHICH SEVERELY DECLINE
OR DIE AFTER THE DATE OF PLANTING. SUCH REPLACEMENT SHALL
OCCUR DURING THE NEXT APPROPRIATE PLANTING SEASON.
16. SODDING
A. SOD SHALL BE FIRST GRADE CERTIFIED KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS
BLEND CONTAINING NOT MORE THAN 30 PERCENT OF OTHER
GRASSES AND CLOVERS, AND FREE FROM ALL NOXIOUS WEEDS. SOD
SHALL BE RECENTLY MOWED TO A HEIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 3
INCHES. IT SHALL BE CUT INTO STRIPS OF NOT LESS THAN 3
FEET AND NOT OVER 6 FT. WITH A UNIFORM WIDTH OF NOT OVER
24 INCHES. THE SOD SHALL BE CUT TO A DEPTH EQUAL TO THE
GROWTH OF THE FIBROUS ROOTS BUT IN NO CASE LESS THAN 1
INCH. SOD SHALL BE DELIVERED TO THE JOB WITHIN 24 HOURS
AFTER BEING CUT AND SHALL BE INSTALLED WITHIN 48 HOURS
AFTER BEING CUT. BEFORE SOD IS PLACED, THE SOD BED WILL
HAVE BEEN EXCAVATED TO SUCH A DEPTH THAT WHEN THE SOD IS
IN PLACE THE TOP OF THE SOD WILL BE FLUSH WITH THE
SURROUNDING GRADE. NO SOD SHALL BE PLACED WHEN THE
TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 32 DEGREES F. NO FROZEN SOD SHALL
BE PLACED NOR SHALL ANY SOD BE PLACED ON FROZEN SOIL.
WHEN SOD IS PLACED BETWEEN THE DATES OF JUNE 1ST AND
OCTOBER 15th, IT SHALL BE COVERED IMMEDIATELY WITH A STRAW
MULCH 1 INCH THICK (LOOSE MEASUREMENT). AFTER LAYING, THE
SOD SHALL BE WATERED THOROUGHLY AND TAMPED WITH
APPROVED SOD TAMPERS SUFFICIENTLY TO BRING THE SOD INTO
CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE SOD BED AND INSURE TIGHT JOINTS
BETWEEN THE SECTIONS OR STRIPS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL KEEP
ALL SODDED AREAS INCLUDING SUBGRADE, THOROUGHLY MOIST FOR
30 DAYS AFTER SODDING. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL REPAIR ANY
AREAS DAMAGED FOLLOWING INSTALLATION AS DIRECTED BY THE
ENGINEER. SOD SHALL BE IN PLACE AT LEAST 30 DAYS BEFORE
FINAL ACCEPTANCE.
17. PLANTING SCHEDULE
A. ALL PLANTING IS RECOMMENDED TO BE DONE WITHIN THE
FOLLOWING DATES, UNLESS DIRECTED OTHERWISE BY LOCAL
ORDINANCE. WHEN PLANTING OUTSIDE THESE DATES, WRITTEN
DOCUMENTATION SHALL BE PROVIDED THAT SURVIVAL OR
REPLACEMENT WILL BE ENSURED. NO PLANTING SHALL BE DONE IN
FROZEN SOIL.
NORMAL PLANTING SEASONS
DECIDUOUS TREES /SHRUBS
EVERGREENS
GROUNDCOVERS
NORMAL PLANTING SEASONS
DECIDUOUS TREES /SHRUBS
EVERGREENS
GROUNDCOVERS
SPRING
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APRIL 1 —MAY 15
APRIL 1 —JUNE 1
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