SECTION B - Derry City Council

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Height of initial growth: 50mm for grassed areas and 30mm for turfed areas.
Preparation: clear areas to be cut of all extraneous matter and foreign debris
Debris and litter: Remove.
Stones and earth clods larger than 25 mm in any dimension: Remove
Height of first cut: 25mm.
Mower type: Cylinder.
Arisings: to be removed and boxed at turf areas
531 FIRST CUT OF ALL TURFED AREAS
o Cut with cylindrical hand mower and roller 2 weeks after laying and rolling –
remove
all arisings. Heel back any loose turf.
605 MAINTENANCE
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Duration: Carry out the following operations from completion of seeding/ turfing
for an initial period of 1 month to achieve establishment (Practical Completion)
and then maintain for a 12 month period of maintenance (running concurrently
with Defects Liability Period).
606 MAINTENANCE OF TURFED AREAS – SECTION 2 at the Chapel
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Duration - After initial cut, undertake to keep turfed areas less than 15 - 30mm in
height with a minimum of 25 Nr further cuts – total 26 cuts during the
1 years establishment maintenance, all clippings to be boxed and removed off
site
607 MAINTENANCE OF GRASSED AREAS – SECTION 1 at the Cemetery
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Duration - After initial cut, undertake to keep grassed areas less than 30-50mm
in height with a minimum of 21 Nr further cuts – total 22 cuts during the
1 years establishment maintenance, all clippings to be left.
610 FAILURES OF SEEDING/TURFING
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Defective materials or workmanship: Areas that have failed to thrive.
Exclusions: Theft or malicious damage.
Method of making good: Recultivation and reseeding/ returfing.
Timing of making good: Submit proposals.
620 MAINTAINING GRASS AREAS
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Maximum height of growth at any time :30-50mm for general grassed areas to
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