HomeMy WebLinkAboutMindy's Place Sewer Easement Restoration003MONITORING & MAINTENANCE PLAN
PLAN GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
PLAN GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ARE OUTLINED IN
TABLE 2-1 (BELOW). THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THIS PLAN ARE
CONSIDERED ACHIEVED WHEN THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ARE SATISFIED.
COMPLIANCE MONITORING PLAN
AS -BUILT
FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE RESTORATION WORK SHOWN ON THIS PLAN,
A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL SHALL PREPARE AN AS -BUILT OF THE COMPLETED
WORK. THE AS -BUILT SHALL SUMMARIZE THE COMPLETED WORK AND ANY
DEVIATIONS FROM THE APPROVED VERSION OF THIS PLAN. IN ADDITION, THE
AS -BUILT SHALL CONTAIN BASELINE MONITORING DATA AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF
EACH RESTORATION AREA.
FOLLOWING PLANT INSTALLATION, PERMANENT COMPLIANCE MONITORING
PLOTS OR TRANSECTS SHALL BE ESTABLISHED TO DOCUMENT BASELINE
VEGETATION CHARACTERISTICS WITHIN EACH RESTORATION AREA.
COMPLIANCE MONITORING PLOTS AND TRANSECTS SHALL BE SCALED
APPROPRIATELY TO ACCURATELY SAMPLE THE FOLLOWING: NATIVE WOODY
PLANT SPECIES (TREES AND SHRUBS) AND NOXIOUS WEED SPECIES. BASELINE
COMPLIANCE MONITORING DATA SHALL BE COLLECTED AT THE TIME OF THE
AS -BUILT USING THE ESTABLISHED SAMPLE PLOTS OR TRANSECTS (SEE "ANNUAL
COMPLIANCE MONITORING" FOR FIELD DATA COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS).
PERMANENT PHOTO POINTS SHALL BE ESTABLISHED TO PHOTOGRAPHICALLY
DOCUMENT REPRESENTATIVE CONDITIONS WITHIN EACH RESTORATION AREA.
BASELINE PHOTOGRAPHS SHALL BE TAKEN AT THE TIME OF THE AS -BUILT.
THE AS -BUILT AND BASELINE MONITORING DATA SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE
CITY OF RENTON NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE THAT THE WORK
SHOWN ON THIS PLAN HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
ANNUAL COMPLIANCE MONITORING
FOLLOWING ACCEPTANCE OF THE AS -BUILT BY THE CITY OF RENTON, ANNUAL
COMPLIANCE MONITORING SHALL BE COMPLETED FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE (5)
YEARS. ANNUAL COMPLIANCE MONITORING SHALL BE COMPLETED BY A
QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL AND SHALL COMPRISE A SITE INVESTIGATION AND
REPORTING PER THE FOLLOWING INTERVAL:
• QUARTERLY DURING THE FIRST YEAR (YEAR 1) FOLLOWING PLANT
INSTALLATION; AND
• IN AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER OF THE SECOND THROUGH FIFTH YEARS
(YEAR 2 THROUGH YEAR 5) FOLLOWING INITIAL PLANT INSTALLATION.
MONITORING REPORTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY OF RENTON NO LATER
THAN 30 DAYS FOLLOWING EACH MONITORING ASSESSMENT.
MONITORING SHALL COMPRISE A QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF CONDITIONS
WITHIN EACH RESTORATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF EVALUATING THE
CURRENT YEAR'S PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. AT THE TIME OF EACH
MONITORING ASSESSMENT, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SHALL BE
COLLECTED WITHIN EACH RESTORATION AREA AND ASSESSED RELATIVE TO THE
SUCCESS S T ANDARDS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PROJECT:
• THE CONDITION OF INSTALLED PLANT STOCK INCLUDING
SURVIVORSHIP, HEALTH, AND VIGOR. THE RATIONALE FOR POOR
CONDITIONS, IF PRESENT, WILL BE DETERMINED.
• THE SPECIES COMPOSITION OF AND AREAL COVERAGE PROVIDED BY
NATIVE WOODY PLANT SPECIES (TREES AND SHRUBS).
• THE SPECIES COMPOSITION OF AND AREAL COVERAGE PROVIDED BY
NOXIOUS WEED SPECIES.
A DIRECT COUNT INVENTORY AND ASSESSMENT OF ALL INSTALLED PLANT STOCK
SHALL BE USED TO EVALUATE PLANT STOCK CONDITIONS. SPECIES
COMPOSITION AND AREAL COVERAGE SHALL BE ASSESSED USING THE SAMPLE
PLOTS OR TRANSECTS ESTABLISHED DURING THE AS -BUILT.
IN ADDITION TO FIELD DATA COLLECTION, PHOTOGRAPHS OF EACH
RESTORATION SHALL BE TAKEN FROM THE PERMANENT PHOTO POINTS
ESTABLISHED DURING THE AS -BUILT.
CONTINGENCY PLAN
SHOULD ANY COMPLIANCE MONITORING ASSESSMENT REVEAL THAT THE
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR THE RESPECTIVE YEAR ARE NOT SATISFIED, THE
PERMITTEE SHALL WORK WITH THE CITY OF RENTON TO DEVELOP A CONTINGENCY
PLAN TO ADDRESS THE DEFICIENCY(IES). CONTINGENCY PLANS CAN INCLUDE, BUT
ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS:
1. ADDITIONAL PLANT INSTALLATION;
2. EROSION CONTROL;
3. HERBIVORY PROTECTION;
4. MODIFICATION TO THE IRRIGATION REGIME; AND/OR
5. PLANT SUBSTITUTIONS OF TYPE, SIZE, QUANTITY, AND LOCATION.
SUCH CONTINGENCY PLAN SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY OF RENTON BY
JANUARY 31 OF ANY YEAR WHEN DEFICIENCIES ARE DISCOVERED. UNLESS
OTHERWISE APPROVED BY THE CITY OF RENTON, ACTIONS SPECIFIED ON AN
APPROVED CONTINGENCY PLAN MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 60 DAYS. IF THE
FAILURE IS SUBSTANTIAL, THE CITY OF RENTON MAY EXTEND THE COMPLIANCE
MONITORING PERIOD FOR THE RESTORATION WORK.
MAINTENANCE PLAN
THIS SECTION PROVIDES A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED FOR THIS
PLAN ARE ACHIEVED.
NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL
FOLLOWING PLANT INSTALLATION AND AT REGULAR INTERVALS DURING THE
COMPLIANCE MONITORING PERIOD, NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL SHALL OCCUR ON A
SPOT TREATMENT BASIS WITHIN EACH RESTORATION AREA.
TARGET NOXIOUS WEED SPECIES SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: ALL CLASS "A",
"B", AND "C" NOXIOUS WEEDS (INCLUDING NON -REGULATED "B" AND "C" NOXIOUS
WEEDS) IDENTIFIED ON THE LATEST KING COUNTY NOXIOUS WEED LIST.
NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL WORK SHALL CONSIST OF THE CUTTING AND REMOVAL
FROM THE SITE OF ALL NOXIOUS WEED SPECIES STEMS, CANES, RUNNERS, SHOOTS,
SEED PODS, FRUITING BODIES, AND LEAVES PER THE FOLLOWING METHODS:
1. HAND PULLING.
2. MANUALLY CUTTING USING MACHETES, LOPPERS, AND/OR CLIPPERS.
SPOT TREATMENT SHALL OCCUR MONTHLY AND/OR AT A GREATER FREQUENCY, IF
NECESSARY, TO CONTROL NOXIOUS WEED SPECIES TO A MAXIMUM OF TEN (10)
PERCENT OR LESS COVERAGE WITHIN THE RESTORATION AREA.
DURING ALL NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL WORK, EXISTING OR PLANTING NATIVE
VEGETATION SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM DAMAGE.
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
EACH RESTORATION AREA SHALL BE MAINTAINED AT REGULAR INTERVALS DURING
THE COMPLIANCE NIONI T ORING PERIOD TO PROMOTE THE SUCCESSFUL
ESTABLISHMENT AID D VIGOROUS GROWTH OF THE INSTALLED PLANT STOCK.
GENERAL MAINTEN LANCE SHALL INCLUDE:
1. WEEDING THE RESTORATION AREA.
2. RE -APPLYING BARK MULCH TO MAINTAIN A 6" MINIMUM APPLIED
THICKNESS - YEAR 1 ONLY.
3. THE PRUNING OF INSTALLED PLANTS TO REMOVE DEAD WOOD AND
PROMOTE VIGOROUS PLANT GROWTH AND PROPER FORM.
4. THE REPLACEMENT OF PLANTS THAT APPEAR TO BE IN DISTRESS AND/OR
DISEASED.
5. THE REMOVAL OF TRASH, LITTER, AND/OR OTHER NON -DECOMPOSING
DEBRIS.
GENERAL MAINTENANCE WORK SHALL OCCUR MONTHLY DURING THE GROWING
SEASON ,AND/OR AT A FREQUENCY OTHERWISE NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE
SUCCESSFUL ESTABLISHMENT AND VIGOROUS GROWTH OF THE INSTALLED PLANTS
AND/OR THE CONTROL OF NOXIOUS WEEDS.
TABLE 2-1: GOALS, OBJECTIVES, & PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
GOALS
OBJECTIVES
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
TO SUCCESSFULLY ESTABLISH DENSE NATIVE PLANT
TO INSTALL AND SUCCESSFULLY ESTABLISH 117 NATIVE
100% SURVIVAL BY INSTALLED PLANT STOCK AFTER THE
COMMUNITIES IN THE WETLAND AND BUFFER AREAS
PLANTINGS WITHIN 2,897 SF OF COMBINED WETLAND
FIRST GROWING SEASON.
LOCATED WITHIN THE ON -SITE 10' WIDE SEWER
AND BUFFER AREAS LOCATED WITHIN THE ON -SITE 10'
EASEMENT.
WIDE SEWER EASEMENT.
80% SURVIVAL BY INSTALLED PLANT STOCK AFTER THE
FIFTH GROWING SEASON.
60% AVERAGE COVERAGE BY NATIVE WOODY PLANT
SPECIES AFTER THE FIFTH GROWING SEASON. UP TO 20%
OF THE NATIVE WOODY PLANT SPECIES COVERAGE MAY
BE COMPRISED OF DESIRABLE NATIVE COLONIZING
SPECIES.
TO LIMIT NOXIOUS WEED SPECIES IN THE WETLAND
TO PROVIDE FULL INITIAL CONTROL OF NOXIOUS WEED
LESS THAN 10% COVERAGE BY ALL CLASS "A", "B", AND "C"
AND BUFFER AREAS LOCATED WITHIN THE ON -SITE 10'
SPECIES AND THEN TO MINIMIZE THE GENERAL
NOXIOUS WEEDS (INCLUDING NON -REGULATED "B" AND
WIDE SEWER EASEMENT.
PRESENCE OF NOXIOUS WEED SPECIES THROUGHOUT
"C" NOXIOUS WEEDS) IDENTIFIED ON THE LATEST KING
THE MONITORING PERIOD WITHIN 21897 SF OF
COUNTY NOXIOUS WEED LIST.
COMBINED WETLAND AND BUFFER AREAS LOCATED
WITHIN THE ON -SITE 10' WIDE SEWER EASEMENT.
PART 1: GENERAL
ALL WORK SHALL CONFORM TO THE SPECIFICATIONS ArID DETAILS SHOWN ON
THESE DRAWINGS.
ALL WORK SHALL CONFORM TO ALL APPLICABLE CODES, LAWS, AND
ORDINANCES.
CONTRACTOR SHALL FURNISH ALL MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, LABOR, AND
RELATED ITEMS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE WORK SHOWN ON THESE
DRAWINGS AND SHALL INCLUDE ALL TOOLS, MATERIALS, PERMITS, INSPECTIONS
TESTS, AND OTHER RELATED ITEMS.
WORK SHALL BE COMPLETED BY PERSONS EXPERIENCED IN THE CRITICAL AREA
MTIIGATION WORK SHOWN ON THESE DRAWINGS.
CONTRACTOR SHALL RECOGNIZE THAT ACTUAL SITE CONDITIONS MAY VARY
BASED ON SEASON AND/OR TIME OF YEAR.
CONTRACTOR SHALL ACCOMMODATE REALIZED AND ANT ICIPATED SITE
CONDITIONS WHEN COMPLETING THE WORK SHOWN ON THESE DRAWINGS.
TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT ALL PROPE,-iTY, PERSONS, WORK IN
PROGRESS, STRUCTURES, UTILITIES, WALKS, CURBS, AND PAVED SURFACES
DURING WORK. FIELD LOCATE, VERIFY DEPTH OF, AND ADEQUATELY PROTECT
ALL UNDERGROUND UTILITIES PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORK. DAMAGE
TO UTILITIES INCURRED OR ARISING FROM THIS CONTRACT SHALL BE PAID BY
CONTRACTOR.
ALL AREAS OF WORK SHALL BE KEPT CLEAN, NEAT, AND C'RDERLY AT ALL TIMES.
ALL PAVED AREAS ARE TO BE CLEANED DAILY FOLLOWING WORK.
OWNER SHALL BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING OF DEVIATIONS "0 OR CONFLICTS
WITHIN THESE DRAWINGS AND/OR SITE CONDITIONS. EY,TRA WORK ARISING
FROM FAILURE TO DO SO SHALL BE DONE AT THE CONTR.'.CTOR'S EXPENSE.
PRIOR TO START OF ANY WORK, CONTRACTOR SHALL REQUEST AND ATTEND A
PRE -CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE WITH OWNER.
PRIOR TO PRE -CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE, CONTRACTOR SHALL ACCURATELY
FLAG PLANTING AREA LIMITS IN A HIGHLY VISIBLE MANNER. FLAGGING SHALL BE
MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT WORK UNTIL FINAL INSPECTION BY OWNER.
PART 2: MATERIALS
2.1 PLANT INSTALLATION
2.1.1 GENERAL
PLANT MATERIAL SIZE, QUALITY, AND QUANTITY SHALL Ni__ET THE STANDARDS
LISTED ON THESE DRAWINGS.
PLANT MATERIAL SHALL BE OF ACCEPTED
CE TED SIZE STANDARD, :AND PROPORTIONS
AS SPECIFIED IN AMERICAN STANDARD NURSERY STOCK (', EST EDITION). ALL
PLANTS SHALL BE OF NORMAL HABIT OF GROWTH AND SI id_L BE HEALTHY,
VIGOROUS, AND FREE OF DISEASE, INSECT EGGS, ADULT.. 11.D LARVAE.
SCIENTIFIC NOMENCLATURE SHALL CONFORM TO STANDARD PLANT NAMES,
LATEST EDITION. NAMES NOT PRESENT IN THIS LISTING S14%LL CONFORM TO
ACCEPTED SCIENTIFIC NOMENCLATURE IN THE NURSERY';ADE. FOR TREES AND
SHRUBS, NO LESS THAN 10 PERCENT OF EACH VARIETY OF;SPECIES SHALL BE
ACCURATELY LABELED AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY 1"0 THE! :ITE. WHERE LABELED,
PLANT MATERIALS SHALL HAVE DURABLE, LEGIBLE LABELSSTATING THE
CORRECT SCIENTIFIC PLANT NAME.
OVERSIZE PLANT MATERIALS ARE ACCEPTABLE WITH APPROVAL OF THE OWNER,
BUT WITHOUT AN INCREASE IN THE CONTRACT PRICE. PLANT MATERIALS OF A
SIZE REDUCED FROM THOSE SPECIFIED WILL NOT BE PERMITTED. ANY PLANT
SIZE CHANGE SHALL BE APPROVED BY OWNER PRIOR TO PLANT DELIVERY TO
SITE.
PLANT MATERIALS SHALL BE PACKAGED WITH CARE FOR TRANSIT TO THE SITE.
BRANCHES SHALL BE TIED BACK, AND BARK SHALL BE PROTECTED TO PREVENT
DAMAGE FROM CHAFING BY ROPES AND WIRES. PLANT MATERIALS IN STORAGE
SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM WEATHER AND PACKED TO PROVIDE PROTECTION.
PLANT MATERIAL DELIVERY SHALL BE TIMED APPROPRIATELY WITH
INSTALLATION TO AVOID EXTENDED STORAGE OF LIVE MATERIALS ON -SITE.
A MINIMUM OF SEVEN (7) DAYS NOTICE SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE OWNER
PRIOR TO PLANT MATERIAL DELIVERY TO THE SITE. THE OWNER SHALL INSPECT
ALL PLANT MATERIALS AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY. THE O%NNER RESERVES THE
RIGHT TO REQUIRE SUBSTITUTION OR REPLACEMENT OF PLANT MATERIALS
DETERMINED TO BE DAMAGED OR OTHERWISE UNSUITABLE AT THE TIME OF
DELIVERY TO THE SITE. ALL REJECTED PLANT MATERIAL SHALL BE REMOVED
FROM THE SITE IMMEDIATELY.
ONCE ACCEPTED ON -SITE, PLANT MATERIALS SHALL BE PROTECTED AT ALL TIMES
FROM THEFT, VANDALISM, AND DAMAGE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
THAT CAUSED BY ANIMALS, HUMANS, DROUGHT, WATER, FROST OR FREEZING
CONDITIONS, AND WIND.
2.1.2 PLANT MATERIAL SOURCE
ACCEPTABLE PLANT MATERIAL SOURCES INCLUDE:
1. LOCAL NURSERIES. PLANTS SHALL BE DERIVED FROM STOCK ACCLIMATED
TO WESTERN WASHINGTON ENVIRONMENTAL CONEITIONS, HAVING BEEN
CONSISTENTLY CULTIVATED AND GROWN UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS.
ACCEPTABLE PLr NT SUPPLIERS INCLUDE STORM LAK!_ GROWERS ([3601
794-4842), CLARKS NATIVE TREES AND SHRUBS ([425) 337-3976), SOUND
NATIVE PLANTS ([3601 352-4122), OR APPROVED EQUAL.
2.1.3 PLANT MATERIAL QUALITY
PLANT MATERIAL SHALL BE NORMAL IN PATTERN OF GROWTH, HEALTHY,
WELL -BRANCHED AND HAVE ALL LEADERS AND BUDS INTACT. TREES SHALL NOT
HAVE SUNSCALDS, DISFIGURING KNOTS, FRESH CUTS OF LIMBS, DAMAGED
LEADERS, AND/OR DEFORMED TRUNKS.
PLANT MATERIALS SHALL BE NATIVE TO, THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, PREFERABLY
THE PUGET SOUND REGION OF WASHINGTON STATE. PLANT MATERIALS SHALL
BE PROPAGATED FROM NATIVE STOCK; NO CULTIVARS OR HORTICULTURAL
VARIETIES ARE ALLOWED.
WHERE PROVIDED, CONTAINERIZED PLANT STOCK SHALL Bf GROWN IN A
CONTAINER LONG ENOUGH TO DEVELOP A ROOT SYSTEM THAT REACHES THE
PLANT INSTALLATION SPECIFICATIONS
EDGES OF THE CONTAINER IN WHICH IT HAS GROWN. TREES AND SHRUBS SHALL
BE WELL ROOTED AND SHALL HAVE SUFFICIENT ROOT MASS TO HOLD TOGETHER
THE SOIL, IN WHICH PLANT IS GROWING, WHEN REMOVED FROM THE POT.
CONSERVATION GRADE PLANT STOCK IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR USE.
SALVAGED PLANTS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR USE.
2.2 MULCH
MULCH SHALL BE COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE "DOT WOOD CHIP MULCH"
(WWW.CEDAR-GROVE.COM; 1-877-SOILS4U), ARBORIST CHIPS, OR APPROVED
EQUAL. MULCH SHALL NOT CONTAIN RESIN, TANNIN, OR OTHER COMPOUNDS
IN QUANTITIES THAT WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO PLANT LIFE. MULCH SHALL
NOT BE DERIVED FROM STUMP GRINDINGS AND SHALL NOT CONTAIN SOIL. HOG
FUEL OR EQUAL IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE PLAN
DESIGNER, LOCAL ARBORIST AND/OR COMMERCIAL TREE TRIMMING
COMPANIES MAY BE ALTERNATIVE ACCEPTABLE MATERIAL SOURCES.
PART 3: EXECUTION
3.1 PLANT INSTALLATION
3.1.1 GENERAL
INSTALLATION OF PLANT MATERIALS SHALL OCCUR BETWEEN NOVEMBER 15
AND JANUARY 15. IF SCHEDULE OF PLANT PROCUREMENT OR SITE CONDITIONS
REQUIRE INSTALLATION DURING ALTERNATIVE DATES, WRITTEN
AUTHORIZATION SHALL BE OBTAINED FROM OWNER PRIOR TO PLANT
INSTALLATION.
PLANT MATERIAL INSTALLATION SHALL NOT OCCUR DURING FREEZING
WEATHER OR WHEN THE GROUND IS FROZEN OR EXCESSIVELY WET. PLANT
MATERIALS HAVING FROZEN ROOTBALLS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED UNTIL
CONDITIONS ARE SUCH THAT PLANTS ARE EASILY REMOVED FROM CONTAINERS
PLANT MATERIAL STORED ON -SITE SHALL BE ORGANIZED IN ROWS AND
MAINTAINED AND PROTECTED AT NO ADDITIONAL COST.
PLANT MATERIAL THAT CANNOT BE PLANTED WITHIN ONE (1) DAY AFTER
DELIVERY TO THE SITE SHALL BE "HEELED -IN" OR OTHERWISE STORED
TEMPORARILY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCEPTED HORTICULTURAL PRACTICES IN
A MANNER THAT DOES NOT COMPROMISE THE HEALTH OF THE PLANT
MATERIALS. PLANT STORAGE SHALL NOT BE LONGER THAN FOUR (4) WEEKS.
PLANT MATERIALS STORED UNDER TEMPORARY CONDITIONS SHALL BE KEPT
MOIST AND PROTECTED FROM ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
A MINIMUM OF SEVEN (7) DAYS NOTICE SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE OWNER
PRIOR TO PLANT INSTALLATION. THE OWNER SHALL BE KEPT INFORMED AS TO
DAILY WORK PROGRESS THROUGHOUT PLANT INSTALLATION.
PLANT LOCATIONS SHALL BE AS DEPICTED ON SHEET 2, SUBJECT TO RELATED
DRAWING NOTES. THE OWNER SHALL REVIEW ALL PLANT LOCATIONS PRIOR TO
PLANT MATERIAL INSTALLATION. THE OWNER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJUST
PLANT MATERIAL LOCATION(S) WITHIN PLANTING AREAS PRIOR TO PLANT
MATERIAL INSTALLATION.
PLANT MATERIALS SHALL NOT BE DRAGGED WITHOUT PROPER ROOT AND/OR
BRANCH PROTECTION. CONTAINERIZED PLANT MATERIALS SHALL BE LIFTED BY
CONTAINER ONLY. PLANT MATERIALS SHALL NOT BE DROPPED OR ROOT
SYSTEMS DAMAGED.
PLANT MATERIALS SHALL BE INSTALLED AS PER APPLICABLE NOTES AND DETAILS
DEPICTED ON THIS DRAWING SET.
ALL PLANTS SHALL BE THOROUGHLY WATERED WITHIN 24 HOURS AFTER
PLANTING.
ALL PLANTS SHALL BE MARKED WITH HIGH VISIBILITY FLAGGING AFTER PLANT
INSTALLATION. FLAGGING SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE MAIN STEM, LEADER, OR
BRANCH OF THE AFFECTED PLANT.
3.1.2 INSTALLATION
EXCAVATE A PLANTING HOLE PER THE APPLICABLE DETAILS SHOWN ON THESE
DRAWINGS.
REMOVE PLANT FROM CONTAINER WITH ROOTBALL COMPLETELY INTACT. IF
CONTAINER STOCK IS ROOTBOUND, SLASH ROOTS VERTICALLY WITH A SHARP
KNIFE ALONG THE OUTSIDE OF ROOTBALL A MINIMUM OF THREE (3) PLACES
BEFORE PLANTING. IF PLANT HAS MINOR ROOT DAMAGE, ROOT -PRUNE AS
NECESSARY TO REMOVE BROKEN OR DAMAGED ROOTS.
INSERT ROOTBALL INTO PLANTING HOLE WITHOUT BENDING OR DAMAGING THE
ROOTS. SPREAD OR "BUTTERFLY" ROOTBALL AND PLACE ROOT COLLAR ABOVE
THE FINISHED GRADE.
USE MOIST, PULVERIZED, NATIVE SOIL FOR BACKFILLING, ENSURING THAT GOOD
CONTACT WITH ROOTBALL IS MADE. FROZEN, MUDDY, AND/OR EXCESSIVELY
ROCKY MIXTURES SHALL NOT BE USED FOR BACKFILLING. IF BACKFILL IS
UNSUITABLE, COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE TOPSOIL WITH A HIGH ORGANIC
CONTENT MAY BE USED TO PROPERLY BACKFILL PLANTING HOLE.
MIDWAY THROUGH THE BACKFILL PROCESS, WATER THOROUGHLY TO SETTLE
SOIL.
COMPLETE BACKFILL AT FINISHED GRADE AND ENSURE THE PLANT IS AT PROPER,
ALIGNMENT. WATER AGAIN TO SETTLE SOIL AND ADD ADDITIONAL BACKFILL AS
NECESSARY IF ROOTS BECOME EXPOSED.
FLAG EACH INSTALLED PLANT.
3.2 MULCH
PLACE MULCH AROUND THE BASE OF EACH INSTALLED PLANTS TO A MINIMUM
APPLIED DEPTH TO 6 INCHES. MULCH SHALL NOT TOUCH STEMS OF INSTALLED
PLANTS.
PART 4: PROVISIONAL ACCEPTANCE
AFTER COMPLETION OF THE PLANT INSTALLATION WORK COVERED BY THESE
DRAWINGS, AN INSPECTION SHALL BE REQUESTED FROM THE OWNER. WHEN
WORK COVERED BY THESE DRAWINGS IS COMPLETE AS DETERMINED BY OWNER,
PROVISIONAL ACCEPTANCE WILL BE CERTIFIED IN WRITING BY THE OWNER.
PART 5: MAINTENANCE
CONTRACTOR SHALL MAINTAIN PLANTED AREAS UNTIL GUARANTEE PERIOD
ACCEPTANCE IS GIVEN. MAINTENANCE SHALL INCLUDE, WEEDING AROUND THE
BASE OF INSTALLED PLANTS, PRUNING OF INSTALLED PLANTS, AND
REPLACEMENT OF PLANTS THAT APPEAR TO BE IN DISTRESS. CONTROL IS
REQUIRED OF ALL CLASS "A", "B" AND "C" NOXIOUS WEEDS IDENTIFIED ON THE
LATEST KING COUNTY NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL LIST AS WELL AS THE
FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL SPECIES: ENGLISH IVY (HEDERA HELIX), ENGLISH HOLLY
(ILEXAQUIFOLIUM), HIMALAYAN BLACKBERRY (RUBUSARMENIACUS), AND
CUTLEAF BLACKBERRY (R. LACINIATUS). A MAINTENANCE PLAN SHALL BE
PROVIDED BY CONTRACTOR THAT DESCRIBES, IN DETAIL, THE SPECIFIC
MAINTENANCE PROGRAM DEVELOPED TO SATISFY THE MAINTENANCE
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PLAN. A MAINTENANCE PLAN SHALL BE APPROVED BY
OWNER PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF PROVISIONAL ACCEPTANCE.
PART 6: GUARANTEE
6.1 GENERAL
PLANTS SHALL BE GUARANTEED FOR ONE YEAR AGAINST DEFECTS OF MATERIALS
AND WORKMANSHIP. THE GUARANTEE PERIOD BEGINS AT THE DATE OF THE
PROVISIONAL ACCEPTANCE AND SHALL EXTEND FOR ONE YEAR.
THE GUARANTEE REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE APPLICABLE TO ANY GROWING
CONDITIONS THROUGH WHICH PLANTS OF LIKE KIND COULD BE EXPECTED TO
SURVIVE AND ANY DEFORMITY OR CAUSE OF DEATH, WHICH COULD BE
ATTRIBUTED TO, OR AFFECTED BY, THE PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF THE
INSTALLED PLANT. THIS GUARANTEE SHALL NOT APPLY TO PLANT LOSSES DUE
TO ABNORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS FLOODS, EXCESSIVE WIND
DAMAGE, DROUGHT, SEVERE FREEZING, OR ABNORMAL RAINS, AS DETERMINED
BY THE OWNER, INSTALLED PLANT MATERIALS SHALL BE MAINTAINED DURING
THE GUARANTEE PERIOD IN GENERAL ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROVED
MAINTENANCE PLAN PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTOR.
THE OWNER MAY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF DEAD OR DEFECTIVE PLANTS
PRIOR TO THE END OF THE GUARANTEE PERIOD AT NO ADDITIONAL COST.
WHERE REQUIRED, PLANTS SHALL BE REPLACED WITH THE SPECIES AND SIZE AS
INDICATED IN THE PLANT SCHEDULE AND ACCORDING TO THE PLANTING
DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS SHOWN ON THESE DRAWINGS UNLESS
OTHERWISE DIRECTED IN WRITING BY THE OWNER. UNLESS OTHERWISE
APPROVED, REPLACEMENT PLANTS SHALL BE MADE WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS OF
NOTIFICATION FROM OWNER.
THE CONTRACTOR HAS THE RIGHT DURING THE ENTIRE WARRANTY PERIOD TO
ENTER UPON THE PROPERTY FOR INSPECTION AND CURATIVE TREATMENT OF
ANY MATERIAL NEEDING SUCH AND WHICH ARE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE
OWNER SHALL BE NOTIFIED IN ADVANCE OF ANY CORRECTIVE TREATMENT
MEASURES SO AS TO ARRANGE FOR CONVENIENT ACCESS TO THE AREA.
CURATIVE WORK SHALL OCCUR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER DEFICIENCIES
BECOME APPARENT AND WEATHER AND SEASON PERMIT.
AFTER EACH PLANT REPLACEMENT, IF ANY, A MARKED PLANTING PLAN
SHOWING THE LOCATION OF EACH ITEM REPLACED AT THAT TIME SHALL BE
PROVIDED TO OWNER. REPLACEMENT PLANTS SHALL BE MARKED WITH
COLORED SURVEY FLAGGING AND SHALL BE GUARANTEED FOR ONE FULL YEAR
FOLLOWING PLANTING.
6.2 SURVIVORSHIP
ANY INSTALLED TREE OR SHRUB THAT IS GREATER TO OR EQUAL TO 25 PERCENT
DEAD OR DISFIGURED WILL BE CONSIDERED DEAD AND MUST BE REPLACED AT
NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE. A TREE WILL BE CONSIDERED DEAD WHEN THE MAIN
LEADER HAS DIE9 BACK OR WHEN A MINIMUM OF 25 PERCENT OF THE CROWN
IS DEAD. PLANTS WILL BE CONSIDERED DISFIGURED WHEN EXCESSIVE DEAD
WOOD HAS BEEN REMOVED OR WHEN THE SYMMETRY OR TYPICAL HABIT OF
GROWTH HAS BEEN IMPAIRED BY THE REMOVAL OF THE DEAD WOOD.
6.3 GUARANTEE PERIOD ACCEPTANCE
ONE YEAR AFTER PROVISIONAL ACCEPTANCE, A FINAL INSPECTION OF THE WORK
COVERED BY THIS CONTRACT SHALL BE REQUESTED BY CONTRACTOR FROM
OWNER. INSTALLED PLANTS THAT ARE DETERMINED TO BE DEAD OR
OTHERWISE NOT IN SATISFACTORY CONDITION, AS DETERMINED BY THE
OWNER, SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE SITE AND SHALL BE REPLACED AS SOON
AS CONDITIONS PERMIT. UPON COMPLETION OF THESE REQUIREMENTS,
GUARANTEE PERIOD ACCEPTANCE WILL BE CERTIFIED IN WRITING BY THE
OWNER.
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(UNDERGROUND UTILITY LOCATIONS SHOWN ARE APPROXIMATE)
UTILITY LOCATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS SHOWN ON THESE DRAWINGS, IF ANY, ARE
BASED ON THE FIELD LOCATION OF THE APPARENT SURFACE EVIDENCE OF EXISTING
STRUCTURES. THE UNDERGROUND ROUTING AND CONDITION OF BURIED UTILITIES
HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED OR CONFIRMED. ADDITIONAL UTILITY LOCATION AND
MAPPING MAY BE REQUIRED. FIELD LOCATE, VERIFY DEPTH OF, AND ADEQUATELY
PROTECT ALL UTILITIES PRIOR TO THE START OF WORK.
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DATE: 09/26/2013
JOB NUMBER: 12-155
DESIGN BY: ES
DRAWN BY: EARC
CHECK BY: ES
Monitoring Plan
& Planting
Specif ications
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