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r <br /> Personnel performing these services are under the sole responsibility and <br /> supervision of the Contractor and must be competent, experienced, and skilled in all aspects of <br /> the required landscape installation and establishment practices . <br /> r 580-3.5 Contractor' s Responsibility for Condition of the Plantings : Begin <br /> maintenance of all plants immediately after each planting. <br /> Keep all plants watered, fertilized, mulched, pruned, and staked and guyed as <br /> r necessary to assure specified minimum grade of Florida No. 1 throughout the duration of the <br /> project construction period and establishment period. During the establishment period, keep the <br /> individual planting locations and planting beds free of litter and undesirable vegetation. Ensure <br /> r that the plants are maintained so that they are healthy, vigorous, and undamaged throughout the <br /> duration of the project construction period and establishment period. For the duration of the <br /> establishment period, operate and maintain in good operating condition, all components of any <br /> irrigation system installed in compliance with the Contract Documents. <br /> During the establishment period, replace any plants that fall below specified <br /> minimum grade. Use replacement plants of the same species, size and planting medium as the <br /> plant being replaced and as specified in the Contract Documents. <br /> 580-3.6 Inspection Requirements. Certify monthly on a form provided by the <br /> Department that the plants have been installed and are being maintained per Contract <br /> °i Documents. A Registered Landscape Architect acting as the Contractor' s Landscape Quality <br /> Control representative will oversee the establishment period. <br /> The Contractor' s Landscape Quality Control representative must perform <br /> r quarterly inspections of planting areas and submit findings in report form to the Department. <br /> Information to be included in inspection report from the Contractor' s Quality Control <br /> representative must include as a minimum the following: <br /> Date of inspection <br /> Description of project <br /> r Location of inspection <br /> Weather conditions <br /> Condition of plants — identify by species, location, and number of plants <br /> r that are no longer the specified minimum. <br /> Condition of planting beds (including mulching, mowing, weeding, <br /> fertilizing, watering, and staking and guying), if applicable <br /> M Other comments <br /> Signature and seal of Contractor' s Landscape QC representative <br /> Submit the certified inspection report to the Engineer within seven calendar days <br /> after performing the inspection. Any corrections to the inspection report must be <br /> revised/corrected and resubmitted within three calendar days after notification by the Engineer. <br /> Any deficiencies noted on the inspection report must be corrected within ten days of notification <br /> .. from the Department. <br /> Periodic, random verifications will be performed by the Department to ensure the <br /> quality of the plants and correctness of the certified landscape inspection report. Any unresolved <br /> +.� disputes that arise between the QC reporting and the verifications performed by the Department <br /> will be referred to the Statewide Disputes Review Board. <br /> r 5804 Disposal of Surplus Materials and Debris. <br /> Remove from the jobsite any surplus excavated material from plant holes unless <br /> otherwise directed by the Engineer. Surplus is defined as material not needed after installation of <br /> r <br /> r <br />