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SECTION 02485 <br />GRASSING <br />PART 1 -- GENERAL <br />1.01 DESCRIPTION OF WORK <br />The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, and materials necessary for grassing <br />all areas disturbed by his operations and any other areas on the plans indicated to <br />receive grassing. It is the intent of this specification that damaged areas are to be <br />replaced in kind, with sod to be used for all maintained yard areas. The Engineer shall <br />designate those areas to receive seed and those areas to receive sod. Engineer shall <br />also designate the type of seed/sod to be used in each area. Contractor shall take all <br />steps practical to minimize the area required to be sodded or seeded. All grassing shall <br />be in accordance with Section 570-1 through 570-5 of the 1986 FDOT Standard <br />Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, except as modified herein. <br />1.02 STORAGE OF MATERIALS <br />The Contractor shall provide space for storage of sod prior to placement in a manner <br />that will not endanger or restrict pedestrian or vehicular traffic or interfere with other <br />aspects of the work. <br />PART 2 -- PRODUCTS <br />2.01 SOD <br />A. Types: Sod shall be St. Augustine Floratam, Argentine Bahia, Centipede, or <br />Bermuda, depending on type of existing sod in adjacent area to be matched. <br />Sod shall be well matted with roots. Where sodding will adjoin, or be in <br />sufficiently close proximity to private lawns, types of sod other than those listed <br />above may be used if desired by the affected property owners and approved by <br />the Engineer. Sod shall be delivered in commercial -size rectangles, preferably <br />12 -inch by 24 -inch or larger. <br />B• Condition: The sod shall be sufficiently thick to secure a dense stand of live <br />grass. The sod shall be live, fresh, and uninjured at the time of planting. It shall <br />have a soil mat of sufficient thickness adhering firmly to the roots to withstand <br />all necessary handling. It shall be reasonably free of weeds and other grasses. It <br />shall be planted as soon as possible after being dug and shall be kept moist from <br />the time it is planted. <br />2.02 SEED <br />A. General: All seed shall, meet the requirements of the State Department of <br />Agriculture and Consumer Services and all applicable State laws. The seed shall <br />02485 Grassing.doc <br />02485-1 <br />