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A TRUE COPY CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE J . R . SMITH , CLERK NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual benefits to flow each to the other, the parties covenant and agree as follows : 1. The AGENCY hereby agrees to install or cause to be installed landscape, irrigation and/or hardscape on the highway facilities as specified in plans and specifications, hereinafter referred to as the Project, and incorporated herein as Exhibit B . "Hardscape" shall mean only any irrigation system, and shall not include any brick pavers, non- standard roadway, standard or non-standard sidewalk, median or crosswalk surfacing (such as, but not limited to, interlocking pavers, concrete pavers, stamped asphalt or stamped concrete); and any decorative free standing wall. These particular items have not been added to the Project and all sidewalks are existing. (a) All plant materials shall be installed and maintained in strict accordance with sound nursery practice prescribed by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA); all plant materials installed shall be Florida # 1 or better according to the most current edition of Florida Department of Agriculture, Florida Grades and Standards for Nursery Stock; and all trees shall meet Florida Power & Light, Right . Tree, Right Place, South Florida. (b) Trees and palms within the right-of4ay shall ,be pruned to discourage encroachment into roadways, clear zones and sidewalks. Definition of these criteria is included in the most current editions of FDOT Standards for Design, Construction, Maintenance, and Utility Operations on the State Highway System. (c) Tree and palm pruning shall . be supervised by properly trained personnel trained in tree , pruning techniques and shall meet the most current standards set forth by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) and the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) Part A-300 and when in Broward County be licensed by Broward County Environment Protection Department to perform this work. (d) Irrigation installation and maintenance activities shall conform to the standards set forth by the Florida Irrigation Society (FIS) latest edition of FIS, Standards and Specifications for Turf and Landscape Irrigation Systems. (e) When the AGENCY . is installing the Project and irrigation is to be installed, the DEPARTMENT shall be provided accurate as-built plans of the system so if in the future there is a need by the DEPARTMENT to perform work in the area, the system can be accommodated as much as possible. (f) If it becomes necessary to provide utilities (water/electricity) to the median or side areas, it shall be the AGENCY responsibility to obtain a permit for such work through the local maintenance office and the AGENCY shall be responsible for all associated fees 2