Landscaping Maintenance Agreement - INDOT - Prairie Avenue and US 31 Interchange Corridor

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Prairie Ave Corridor Landscape Maintenance Agreement August 2017 C. Right of Entry — INDOT grants the City, its contractors, and its subcontractors permission to enter upon the State right of way for the sole purpose of installing and maintaining the areas shown in Exhibit A. D. General Maintenance — The City shall notify the District Permit Manager of any planned maintenance for approval. The maintenance plan shall identify the types of maintenance activities to be completed and an estimated schedule of when these activities will occur (see Exhibit B). a. All landscaping, lighting, and sign structures shall have maintenance performed whenever an act of graffiti has been painted on the structures. E. Mowing interchange a. Mowing includes the East quadrant of the interchange at SR23 and US31 b. Mowing limits shall be the infield and outside of the ramp to the Right -of - Way line or heavy brush line, whichever is closer. c. Mowing to be done at least four (4) times per year per INDOT Public Art and Landscaping Policy d. Per the INDOT Public Art and Landscaping Policy, "Any grassy area of the landscaped area shall be mowed approximately 1 week prior to Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day. All litter pick-ups shall be done prior to such mowing. Debris, litter, and other refuse shall be removed from the landscaped area and disposed of appropriately." e. Included in the maintenance mowing will be the patch inglrestoration of any deteriorated or damaged areas of grass within the quadrants. f. Riprap turn downs in the East quadrant of the interchange should be sprayed and cleared as necessary to remove overgrowth. F. Sign and illumination of sign a. Upon completion of construction, the City of South Bend assumes ownership of the sign, landscaping wall, and all associated lighting and electrical. - b. The sign lights shall be maintained and replaced when required. Replacement of bulbs shall be done within five (5) working days of failure. G. Landscaping Wall a. The City of South Bend is responsible for repairing any damages to the landscaping wall upon completion and acceptance of ownership. H. Landscaping at flags and sign a. Landscaping on the top of the wall shall be trimmed yearly to prevent blockage of the flag pole lights and overgrowth. b. Landscaping area on top of the wall shall be mulched yearly with 1" of natural colored mulch in the spring, or as needed. c. Flag pole bases are to be inspected yearly to ensure the top of the concrete foundation is not buried with mulch, dirt or overgrowth of vegetation I. Flags and Flag Poles a. Full replacement of timbers, foundations, and spires of flag poles shall be the responsibility of the City of South Bend to furnish and replace. The expected life of the flag poles and foundations is 50-75 years with routine maintenance. Page 2 of 4