Specs

Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC
PROJECT MANUAL
Version: January 2012
H. Sources:
1. Ship landscape materials with certificates of inspection required by governing
authorities. Comply with regulations applicable to landscape materials.
2. Do not make substitutions. If specified landscape material is not obtainable,
submit proof of non-availability to Architect, together with proposal for use of
equivalent material.
3. Analysis and Standards: Package standard products with manufacturer's
certified analysis. For other materials, provide analysis by recognized laboratory
made in accordance with methods established by the Association of Official
Agriculture Chemists, wherever applicable.
4. Sandy Loam: Before delivery of sandy loam, furnish Architect with written
statement giving location of properties from which sandy loam is to be obtained.
5. Trees, Shrubs and Plants: Provide trees, shrubs, and plants of quantity, size,
genus, species, and variety shown and scheduled for landscape work and
complying with recommendations and requirements of ANSI Z60.1 "American
Standard for Nursery Stock". Provide healthy, vigorous stock, grown in
recognized nursery in accordance with good horticultural practice and free of
disease, insects, eggs, larvae, and defects such as knots, sun-scald, injuries,
abrasions, or disfigurement.
6. Inspection: The Architect may inspect trees and shrubs either at place of growth
or at site before planting, for compliance with requirements for genus, species,
variety, size, and quality. Architect retains right to further inspect trees and
shrubs for size and condition of balls and root systems, insects, injuries and
latent defects, and to reject unsatisfactory or defective material at any time
during progress of work. Remove rejected trees of shrubs immediately from
project site.
2.02 SUBMITTALS:
A. Submit the following in accordance with Conditions of Contract and Division Specification
Sections.
1. Plant and Material Certifications:
a) Certificates of inspection as required by governmental authorities
b) Manufacturer's or vendor's certified analysis for soil amendments and
fertilizer materials.
B. Planting Schedule:
1. Proposed planting schedule, indicating dates for each type of landscape work
during normal seasons for such work in area of site.
C. Maintenance Instructions:
1. Typewritten instructions recommending procedures to be established by Owner
for maintenance of landscape work for one full year.
2. Instructions shall address; trees, shrubs, ground cover and lawns.
2.03 DELIVERY, STORAGE AND HANDLING:
A. Packaged materials
1. Deliver packaged materials in containers showing weight, analysis, and name of
manufacturer. Protect materials from deterioration during delivery, and while
stored at site.
2.04 PLANT MATERIALS:
A. Plant material (trees and shrubs) shall conform to requirements of ANSI Z60.1 of rules and
grading upgraded to meet the following:
Plants shall be of selected specimen quality, exceptionally heavy, symmetrical,
tightly knit, so trained or favored in their development and appearance as to be superior in
form, number of branches, compactness and symmetry. Plants shall have normal habit or
sound, healthy, vigorous plants with well developed root system.
Plants shall be free of disease, insect pests, eggs, or larvae.
Plants shall not be pruned before delivery.
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