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<br />Bringing Bay-Friendly Landscaping
<br />to Public Sector Projects
<br />There are some important differences in the way public
<br />landscapes are designed, constructed, and maintained.
<br />A good frst step for successfully implementing Bay-
<br />Friendly landscaping in public projects is starting with
<br />the coordinated involvement of city planners, landscape
<br />architects, landscape contractors, and landscape
<br />maintenance professionals. If there is a building also
<br />being planned, bring a team together to discuss Bay-
<br />Friendly goals at the conceptual design phase for the
<br />building including the professionals responsible for
<br />both designing and maintaining the landscape.
<br />Here are some additional tips for making the transition
<br />to Bay-Friendly in public landscaping projects more
<br />successful:
<br />^ Identify the key people, again involved in the project,
<br />initially and for the long term -and organize aBay-
<br />Friendly landscape team that includes the city
<br />planner, arborist, landscape architect or designer,
<br />landscape contractor, and the landscape maintenance
<br />staff.
<br />^ Have the key people, again including maintenance
<br />staff, complete an initial Bay Friendly Scorecard for
<br />Commercial and Civic Landscapes no later than the
<br />design and development phase, to define the Bay-
<br />Friendly landscape goals for the project.
<br />^ Include language in the RFP & RFQ that clearly states
<br />that the landscape will be designed to Bay-Friendly
<br />landscape standards as per the Bay-Friendly Scorecard.
<br />^ Include language in the construction bid documents
<br />that clearly states that the landscape will be built as
<br />per the final Bay-Friendly Scorecard.
<br />^ Create allay-Friendly landscape maintenance task
<br />list, or use the Bay-Friendly Landscaping Model
<br />Maintenance Specifications as a reference document
<br />to the maintenance contract.
<br />^ Provide educational signage describing the Bay-
<br />Friendly features of the landscape and their beneft
<br />to the public.
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<br />BrJ
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