CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA PACKET

b.Obtain mulch from Operations Services Center: Recycled wood mulch for this work will be made available to Contractor at no cost at the City’s Operations Services Center at 3333 Busch Road, Pleasanton. Contractor will be issued two (2) entry cards for Contractor to enter 3333 Busch Road between the hours of 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays (except City holidays) to load Contractor’s trucks with mulch. i) Contractor shall immediately advise the Parks Division Manager if an entry card is lost or stolen. ii) Contractor shall not store any vehicles or equipment at the 3333 Busch Road other than equipment needed to load mulch. c.Updates: On a schedule to be determined by the Parks Division Manager, provide updates on all current and future work to the Parks Division Manager. d.Traffic Control: Provide traffic control at median work sites. Written traffic control plans shall meet Section 2 of the City’s Standard Specifications and Details and must be submitted to the Parks Division Manager for approval at least two (2) business days before work commences. No traffic control shall be performed without the approval of the Parks Division Manager. A written traffic control plan shall be submitted to the Parks Division Manager prior to any work. Traffic control on major streets, or near schools, may be restricted to between the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The Contractor is required to provide all safety cones, sign boards, arrow boards and other appropriate measures and equipment as prescribed by the Department of Transportation Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) for traffic control at no additional cost to the City. e.Mulch Installation: Load, transport and install wood mulch in City owned street medians at various locations within the City. The City shall provide recycled wood chip mulch at its 3333 Busch Road facility. It shall be the Contractor’s responsibility to load, transport and install mulch. Where mulch already exists in median planters, Contractor shall only add additional mulch to bring the existing level to a uniform 5” thickness across the open planter area. Wood mulch depth shall be tapered near curb edges to match curb height. All mulch installation work is to be performed between the hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday (except City holidays), unless subject to additional limits as a major street or near a school as described in Subsection d., Traffic Control, above. NOTE: Heavy equipment is prohibited from entering street median planters and is limited to use on hardscapes only. All existing irrigation valve boxes and utility boxes must not be covered with mulch. Measures must be taken to avoid damaging landscaping, sprinklers, irrigation systems, hardscape, plants, or other median components. f.Cleanup: Before work crews leave each site, mulch and wood dust shall not be left on curb lines, sidewalks, streets, or on top of existing plant material. All Page 46 of 90