National Park Service Grounds and Turf Maintenance Specifications
National Park Service. 2009. National Park Service Grounds and Turf Maintenance Specifications. Cultural Landscape Guidance Documents. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
This document outlines Grounds and Turf Specifications for the National Park Service, updated in 2009. It provides the specifications for developing a contract and schedule to perform grounds maintenance work. Topics include scope of work; general provisions (quality assurance, performance expectations, scheduling, reporting, safety); grounds maintenance standards (mowing, pruning, weed control, etc); miscellaneous grounds maintenance activities (soil treatments, aeration, etc.); and expectations for liability, acceptance, and payment. It includes recommendations for tree and shrub planting. This is specific to the work duties; a template for developing a bid schedule and to obtain unit prices for the contracted work is mentioned but not included.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- National Park Service
- Date of Issue
- 2009-02-06
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Keywords
- contracting, cultural landscape, facilities, ground cover, grounds, guidance, labor, maintenance, maintenance equipment, maintenance schedule, mowing, perennial bed, pesticide, pruning, safety, schedule, shrub installation, soil, soil amendment, soil test, specifications, tree installation, turf, turf management