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GRASSING BY SODDING <br /> 1 ) 1 : SCOPE <br /> A) The Contractor shall furnish all materials , labor, equipment and supervision required to prepare <br /> the soil , fine grade the area and establish a healthy stand of grass by sodding of the areas so <br /> designated on the drawings and as specified herein . <br /> 2 ) GENERAL <br /> A) PREPARATION <br /> 1 ) The area to be sodded shall be clear of old sod and weeds . The area shall be fine graded <br /> and the surface loosened , by scarifying , if necessary . If the soil is dry it shall be moistened to <br /> provide an optimum growing condition . <br /> B) FERTILIZER <br /> 1 ) Fertilizer shall be uniformly spread over the area to be sodded at the rate of 400 to 500 <br /> pounds her acre . The fertilizer shall have a chemical designation of 12-8-8 . Soil which has a <br /> PH of 5 . 0 or lower shall , if directed by the Engineer, have an application of dolomite lime <br /> stone , but the amount of dolomite applied shall not raise the PH above 6 . 0 . <br /> C) SOD <br /> 1 ) The sod shall be - bahia unless otherwise noted or directed by the Engineer. The sod shall <br /> be of a tough texture with a good mat of roots . It shall be free of weeds and other <br /> objectionable grasses . Approximately three days prior to cutting the sod , it shall be closely <br /> mowed and raked to remove excess growth and debris . The sod shall be cut with sufficient <br /> thickness to retain the root system intact. There shall be a minimum of delay between the <br /> cutting of the sod and the laying so that it is live , fresh and uninjured when laid . <br /> D) LAYING <br /> 1 ) No sod shall be laid until the Engineer has approved the condition of the prepared area . The <br /> sod shall be placed with the edges in close contact . Where the sod is laid on a slope the <br /> pieces of sod shall be laid with staggered joints to minimize erosion along the joints and <br /> where the sod is laid in drainage swales and ditches the joints shall be staggered in the line of <br /> flow for the same reason . After the sod is laid it shall be brought into close contact with the <br /> soil by tamping , light rolling or other acceptable means . Where the sod may slide due to the <br /> steep slope it shall be pegged to firm soil with wood pegs . <br /> E ) WATERING <br /> 1 ) The sod shall be kept watered on an as need basis for the duration of. The contract period <br /> and in no case for less than two weeks . When the grass is watered it should be at the rate of <br /> one inch or 620 gallons per 1000 square feet per application . <br /> F) MAINTENANCE <br /> 1 ) The Contractor shall , at his expense , maintain the sodded area in a satisfactory condition until <br /> final acceptance of the project or until the end of the two weeks watering period , which ever is <br /> later (see Paragraph E above) . Such maintenance shall include the filling , leveling and repair <br /> any washed or eroded areas and the resodding of any areas which may have been damaged <br /> or are not growing satisfactorily. <br /> SW-4 - 1 <br />