Project Name
Project Number
UEPH Complex
Statement of Work
26 November 2001
required soil amendments shall be applied and the area tilled.
3-11.2.6 Final Turf. The turf shall be installed during appropriate planting times and conditions
recommended by the trade for the type and variety of turf specified. The turf operations shall be
performed only during periods when beneficial results can be obtained. Drainage patterns shall be
maintained. The turf shall be installed by using the methods as recommended by the trade for the
type and variety of turf specified. Immediately after turfing, the area shall be protected against
traffic or other use by erecting barricades and providing signage as required. The turf establishment
period for establishing a healthy stand of turf shall begin on the first day of work under the turfing
contract and shall end three months after the last day of the turfing operation. An unsatisfactory
stand of turf shall be repaired as soon as turfing conditions permit.
3-11.2.7
Satisfactory Stand of Turf.
3-11.2.7.1
Seeded Lawn Area. A satisfactory stand of turf from the seeding operation for a
lawn area is defined as a minimum of 160 grass plants per square meter [15 grass plants per
square foot]. Bare spots shall be no larger than 150 mm [6 in] square. The total bare spots shall not
exceed two (2) percent of the total seeded area.
3-11.2.7.2
Seeded Field Area. A satisfactory stand of turf from the seeding operation for a field
area is defined as a minimum of 100 grass plants per square meter [10 grass plants per square
foot]. The total bare spots shall not exceed two (2) percent of the total seeded area.
3-11.2.7.3
Sodded Area. A satisfactory stand of turf from the sodding operation is defined as
living sod uniform in color and texture. Bare spots shall be no larger than
50 mm[2 in] square.
3-11.2.7.4
Sprigged Area. A satisfactory stand of turf from the sprigging operation is defined
as a minimum of 20 sprigs per square meter [2 sprigs per square foot]. Bare spots shall be no
larger than 225 mm [9 in] square. The total bare spots shall not exceed two (2) percent of the total
sprigged area.
3-11.2.8 Maintenance During Establishment Period. The maintenance of the turfed areas
shall include eradicating weeds, eradicating insects and diseases, protecting embankments and
ditches from erosion, maintaining erosion control materials and mulch, protecting turf areas from
traffic, mowing, watering, post-fertilization, and replacing unsatisfactory turf areas.
3-12
SPRINKLER AND/OR IRRIGATION SYSTEM. [Insert installation standards for
sprinkler and irrigation systems.] [Provide a complete permanent automatic irrigation system with
controllers covering all common planting areas and slopes. Design the system to function with
available water pressure. Investigate and employ methods of irrigation based on sustainable
design principles, where practical and feasible.] [In areas where sprinkler and/or irrigation systems
are not required, delete the paragraph text and insert, "Not required"]
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