BP-08

SITE FURNISHINGS AND LANDSCAPING

SCOPE OF WORK

DESIGNATED 35% CBE SUBCONTRACTING SET-ASIDE REQUIREMENT

DEFINITION OF PROJECT AREA:

The Scope of Work includes the site furnishings and landscaping features at the
Georgetown Neighborhood Library which is located at 3260 R Street, NW, Washington,
DC.

SITE FURNISHINGS AND LANDSCAPING PACKAGE

Contractor shall be responsible for labor, material and equipment for all landscaping and
site furnishings at the site of the Georgetown Neighborhood Library as indicated in bid
documents (100% Final Construction Drawings and Specifications dated July 9, 2009).
Available on CD. Work includes but is not limited to the following specification sections
Division 1 – General Requirements
Division 2 – Site Construction
02230 Site Clearing
02231 Tree Protection and Trimming
02300 Earthwork (As applicable for your work)
02870 Site Furnishings
02920 Lawns and Grasses
02930 Exterior Plants

1. Furnish and install benches, trash receptacles, precast concrete planters,

bike racks, , including any required foundations for the same.
2. Public space permit as required for the work.
3. Any co-ordination required with the adjacent Book Hill Park.
4. Provide miscellaneous landscape remediation to clear existing trees,
stumps, shrubs and/or groundcover not intended to remain.
5. Provide fine grading as required for the work of this contract.
6. Furnish and install topsoil and mulch as specified.
7. Seed lawn areas as specified. Restore any lawn areas damaged by
excavation, site utility or other construction work.
8. Protect any existing canopy trees to remain.
9. Furnish and install new trees, shrubs, plants, perennial, grasses and
groundcover materials in quantities, species, locations, spacing and sizes
indicated.
10. Locate and verify all underground utilities prior to installation of any
plant material.
11. Coordinate the work of this contract with all other trades in progress.
12. Furnish and install any miscellaneous planting bed materials including
but not limited to root barriers, edging, planting soil mix, and mulch.
13. Stabilize any newly planted trees with stakes and wire as specified.
14. Prune shrubs and trees as indicated to natural shape. Thin foliage or
branches as necessary.
15. Provide watering & maintenance of installations until project substantial
completion & building turnover to DCPL or longer per Specification
Section 02920 and 02930.
16. Hoisting as required for this work.
17. Provide any Independent Testing & Inspection Services required for this
Work, including materials testing and inspections;
18. During the period of this work, contractor agrees that all employees
must be experienced in performing the work.
19. Contractor shall remove and transport debris resulting from erection
operations and materials off site. Recyclable materials shall be
separated and stored or stockpiled without intermixing with other
surplus materials before transporting to recycling facilities in accordance
with a recycling program consistent with the Project LEED Certification
Program.
20. Contractor shall comply with all identified performance and
specification requirements to achieve LEED points toward the Silver
certification goal as indicated in the bid documents.
21. Contractor shall take all necessary precautions to avoid damage to all
existing and completed construction in place.
22. It is Contractor’s responsibility to read the Hazardous Materials Survey
Report for Georgetown Neighborhood Library, including the July 8th ,
2008 addendum.
23. Contractor shall submit bids detailing their proposed means, methods
and schedule for this scope of work.
24. Provide labor for incidental project clean-up
25. Provide miscellaneous temporary protection of existing conditions
during construction as specifically specified herein and OSHA safety
barricades, rails and floor coverings, for this Work.
26. Engineering, site survey and layout for this Work.
27. Provide monthly Project construction progress documentation &
photographs, including existing building pre-construction condition
documentation.
28. Contractor shall leave the workplace in a clean and presentable
condition ready for subsequent trades and prepared for finishes as
specified.
29. Submittals will be required for approval prior to execution of the work.