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SECTION 02485 GRASSING GENERAL_ DESCRIPTION OF WORK The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, and materials necessary for grassing all areas disturbed by his operations and any other areas on the plans indicated to receive grassing. It is the intent of this specification that damaged areas are to be replaced in kind, with sod to be used for all maintained yard areas. The Contractor shall sod all areas disturbed during construction with sod of same type and equal or better quality than the sod that was removed or destroyed. Contractor shall take all steps practical to minimize the area required to be sodded. All grassing shall be in accordance with Section 570-1 through 570-13 of the 1986 FDOT Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, except as modified herein. STORAGE OF MATERIALS The Contractor shall provide space for storage of sod prior to placement in a manner that will riot endanger or restrict pedestrian or vehicular traffic or interfere with other aspects of the work. PRODUCTS FWD _Types: Sod shall be St. Augustine Floratam, Argentine Bahia, Centipede, or Bermuda, depending on type of existing sod in adjacent area to be matched. Sod shall be well matted with roots. Where sodding will adjoin, or be in sufficiently close proximity to private lawns, types of sod other than those listed above may be used if desired by the affected property owners and approved by the Engineer. Sod shall be delivered in commercial -size rectangles, preferably 12 -inch by 24 -inch or larger. Condition: The sod shall be sufficiently thick to secure a dense stand of live grass. The sod shall be live, fresh, and uninjured at the time of planting. It shall have a soil mat of sufficient thickness adhering firmly to the roots to withstand all necessary handling. It shall be reasonably free of weeds and other grasses. It shall be planted as soon as possible after being dug and shall be kept moist from the time it is planted. SEED General: All seed shall meet the requirements of the State Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and all applicable State laws. The seed shall have been harvested from the previous year's crop. When a low percentage of grass seed or native seed germination causes the quality of the seed to fall below the minimum pure live seed percentage as specified below, the Ccntractor may elect, subject to the approval of the Engineer, to increase the rate of application sufficiently to obtain the minimum germination rate specified. No payment will be made for the added seed. 02485-1 D'IMISIQN 2102485 Grassing.doc