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SECTION 02900 LANDSCAPING WORKS PART 1 - GENERAL
1.01 WORK INCLUDED
A. All labor, materials, equipment and services necessary to furnish and install all exterior landscape works. B. All works included in the following sections :
Section 02900 Landscaping Works Section 02905 Plant Procurement and Delivery. Section 02920 Planting Soil Mix
Section 02925 Planting Procedures and Materials Section 02930 Lawns
Section 02950 Trees, Shrubs, Vines and Ground Covers. Section 02960 Hardscape Materials
Section 02965 Kool Deck
Section 02970 Landscape Maintenance. 1.02 ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS
A. All local ministry, municipality, State of Kuwait laws and rules and regulations governing or relating to any portion of this work are hereby incorporated into and made a part of these specifications and their provisions shall be carried out by the Contractor. Anything contained in the specifications shall not be construed to conflict with any of the above rules and regulations or requirements of same. However, when the specifications and/or drawings call for or describe materials, workmanship or construction of a better quality, higher standard or larger size, specifications and/or drawings shall take precedence over the requirements of said rules and regulations. 1.03 JOB CONDITIONS
A. Prior to any landscape work, locate all existing underground installations and protect same. Repair any damage to these installations at no cost to the Owner.
B. Coordinate all work with other trades so that conflicts will not exist nor delay the work in any way. 1.04 GRADING
A. At all landscaped areas, the landscape contractor shall be responsible for providing final grades in accordance with the requirements of the drawings, soils report and site work specification requirements.
1.05 QUALITY ASSURANCE
A. Work must be performed with personnel experienced in the landscape work required. The Contractor must show proof of the qualifications and experience of the Sub-contractor and/or all personnel proposed for this contract to the satisfaction of the Engineer’s Representative. The following items must be included within each individual's curriculum vitae in addition to experience and/or education.
1. Major Landscape and Irrigation Projects on which the person has worked, the respective client, construction cost of each project, and the specific responsibility and position of the person in question. 2. Three references who can attest to the ability of the person. This information must be submitted to
the Engineer/Resident Engineer for review and approval at least six weeks prior to construction start up date. The Contractor will be fined a minimum of KD. 200/- per day for each member of his
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previously approved Construction Crew, who is not on site at the beginning of a particular portion of the work for which that member is necessary.
B. Personnel : This Contract will require a minimum of the following personnel :
1. The Landscape Architect who must have a BS Degree in Ornamental Horticulture or Landscape Architecture and a minimum of eight years experience in Landscape Construction. Seven (7) years of additional experience in Landscape Construction may substitute for the Degree. He must have a minimum of four years experience as overall Project Manager on Major Landscape Projects in arid climates similar to Kuwait. Experience in farming or plant production operations shall not be acceptable.
2. The Landscape Foreman
Must be skilled in the installation of planting and associated landscape elements with a minimum of 10 years experience in Landscape Construction. A minimum of three years of this ten years experience must have been in arid climates similar to Kuwait.
Experience in the handling and planting of up to 10 meter height Phoenix dactylifera palms, Washingtonia filifera palms, Washingtonia Robusta Palms and 24” box, 36” box and 48” box size trees is required.
3. All Landscape Labourers must be skilled in the installation of planting and associated Landscape elements with a minimum of 2 years experience in Landscape Construction.
4. Horticulturist/Arborist must have a BS degree in Ornamental Horticulture and a minimum of five years field experience. Five years additional field experience in Ornamental Horticulture may be substituted for BS degree. Forestry or agriculture degrees or experience may not be substituted. The experience must be in an arid climate similar to Kuwait.
C. Equipment
The Contractor or his Sub-contractor must show proof of his ability to mobilize the following list of equipment (or a list which has been previously approved by the Engineer/Resident Engineer) and have it on site when beginning a particular part of the work for which that piece of equipment is necessary.
1. Air compressor 2. Back hoes 3. Mini loaders 4. Bus and minibus 5. Concrete mixer 6. Dumper 7. Dump trucks 8. Earth compactor 9. Jack hammer 10. Loaders 11. Pick up 12. Renovator 13. Sedan cars
14. Trenchers - sizes as needed 15. Truck
16. Tractor with disk harrow 17. Augers of required sizes
18. Water tanker with spray mister hose attachment 19. Rotary type mowers
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21. Tractor trailer for transporting large palms (Upto 10 meters brown trunk height) and large trees upto 48” box size.
22. Crane for loading and planting large palms and trees
23. The Contractor may be fined KD. 300/- per day for not supplying the previously approved equipment when beginning a particular part of work in which that piece of equipment is necessary.
D. Planting Season : Ensure that the planting of the soft landscape works is done during an appropriate planting seasons compatible with other activities and the contract period of the contract.
1.06 GUARANTEE
A. The guarantee period for all plant material shall begin at the date of acceptance of the planting operation as complete.
B. Planting operations will be accepted as complete when the Contractor receives a Notice of Substantial Completion from the Engineer/Resident Engineer.
C. All plant material shall be guaranteed by the Contractor, for a period of two (2) years from the date of notice of substantial completion to be in good, healthy, and flourishing condition.
D. When the work is accepted in parts, the guarantee periods shall extend from each of the partial acceptances to the terminal date of the last guarantee period. Thus, all guarantee periods terminate at one time.
E. The Contractor shall replace, immediately and without cost to the Owner all dead plants and all plants not in vigorous, thriving condition. The plants shall be free of dead or dying branches and branch tips, and shall bear foliage of a normal density, size and colour. Replacements shall match adjacent specimens of the same species. Replacements shall be provided immediately and shall be subject to all requirements stated in this Specification.
F. The Contractor shall make all necessary repairs due to plant replacements. Such repairs shall be done at no extra cost to the Employer and within a reasonable time as determined by the Engineer/Resident Engineer. G. The guarantee of all replacement plants shall extend until the end of the two year guarantee period.
H. Any plant not found in an acceptable condition during the guarantee period will be replaced immediately and if said replacement occurs within 120 days of the end of the guarantee period this period will be extended by 120 days from the date the last plant was installed.
1.07 ACCEPTANCE
A. Substantial Completion
1. The Engineer/Resident Engineer will inspect all work for substantial completion upon written request of the Contractor. The request shall be received at least ten (10) calendar days before the anticipated date of inspection.
2. Acceptance of plant material by the Engineer/Resident Engineer will be for general conformance to specified size, character and quality and shall not relieve the Contractor of responsibility for full conformance to the contract documents including correct species.
3. Upon completion and reinspection of all repairs or renewals necessary in the judgement of the Engineer/Resident Engineer, the Engineer/Resident Engineer will recommend to the Owner that he accept the work as substantially complete.
4. The work may be accepted as substantially complete in parts when it is deemed to be in the Owner's best interest to do so, and when permission is given to the Contractor in writing to complete the work in parts. Acceptance and use of such areas by the Owner shall not waive any other provisions of this contract.
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5. The guarantee period shall commence upon acceptance as substantially complete. B. Final Acceptance
1. At the end of the maintenance and guarantee periods, the Engineer/Resident Engineer will inspect all work for Final Acceptance upon written request of the Contractor . The request shall be received at least thirty (30) calendar days before the anticipated date for Final Inspection.
2. Upon completion and reinspection of all repairs or renewals necessary in the judgement of the Engineer/Resident Engineer, the Engineer/Resident Engineer shall certify in writing to the Owner as to the Final Acceptance of the work.
1.08 AS-BUILT DRAWINGS
A. The Contractor shall keep reproducibles of the drawings exclusively for the purpose of recording all changes and deviations in the locations of plants or materials. All changes shall be indicated thereon as the job progresses. Contractor shall deliver these modified Mylar reproducibles to the Engineer/Resident Engineer upon completion of the work. As-built drawings shall also be provided on CD’s.
1.09 CLEAN UP
A. The Contractor shall clean up all areas on a regularly scheduled basis or whenever deemed necessary by the Engineer/Resident Engineer, as well as upon completion of the work before acceptance and during the guarantee period.
B. Waste materials shall be removed daily. The Contractor shall restore, to previously established grade elevations, all areas damaged by irrigation equipment, rainfall, or other natural or man made causes, such as contour grading. Prepared planting soil mix and mulch top dressing shall also be restored to levels and conditions shown on the plans and in the specifications. This work shall be incidental to all other work, and no additional compensation shall be made for it.
C. The Contractor shall protect new plants from injury during installation and until acceptance of the work as specified herein.
D. Adjacent walks, paved surfaces and road shoulders shall be kept clean during the installation of landscape works.