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2. The Contractor shall obtain the following permits before beginning tree removal work at any site: <br />a. Tree permit from the City Forester, 321 East Walter Street. <br />3. The Contractor shall take diligent care to protect the public, the workers, streets, sidewalks, and <br />adjacent public and private property from the hazards of tree removal and stump removal <br />operations. <br />4. The Contractor shall provide all barricades, devices, and personnel necessary to control vehicle <br />and pedestrian traffic, both in the right of way and on adjacent private property. Traffic controls in <br />the right of way shall conform to the Indiana Manual for Uniform Traffic Control Devices. This is <br />incidental to the work. No additional payment will be made for traffic control. <br />5. Existing trees at and within the existing city right of way shown on the plans shall be removed and <br />all their debris shall be completely removed from the site, including the stump. Stumps, including <br />roots within six (6) feet of the stump that interferes with grading for replacement items, shall be <br />routed to a depth of at least eighteen (18") inches below the proposed finished grade at the site. <br />The hole shall be backfilled with suitable borrow and at least four (4") inches of topsoil and then <br />sodded to the finished grade immediately following removal. Items of salvageable value to the <br />Contractor, such as firewood or kindling, must be removed from the site as the work progresses. <br />Storage or sale on the site will not be permitted. The Contractor may choose to sell or provide <br />firewood, kindling, or mulch gratis to the adjacent homeowner or a neighbor. All such salvaged <br />materials must be removed to the receiver's premises at the work progresses in compliance with <br />all laws, statutes, and ordinances regulating such transactions including transportation, zoning, and <br />storage. The price bid for removal of any size tree shall include removal of the stump and roots by <br />means in conformance with Paragraph 8 below. <br />6. All debris from the tree shall be removed from the site daily. No fires or burning will be allowed. <br />The debris shall be removed in accordance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws and <br />ordinances to a facility licensed to receive such waste. The Contractor shall inform the Engineer <br />of the name of the facility receiving the waste. <br />7. Stump removal of all stumps shown on the plans for removal shall be done with suitable stump <br />grinding equipment whenever the stump to be removed is in proximity to curb, sidewalk, approach, <br />or other feature to be preserved. Stumps, including roots within six (6) feet of the stump that <br />interfere with grading for replacement items shall be routed to a depth of at least eighteen (18") <br />inches below the proposed finished grade at the site. Stumps and roots may be removed by <br />excavation where features in proximity are planned for removal or have been removed as part of <br />the work of this contract. Any curb, sidewalk, approach, pavement, lawn or other feature shown to <br />be preserved that is damaged by stump removal operations shall be repaired or replaced as <br />necessary at no additional cost to the City or the adjacent property owner. <br />8. Stump chips or debris from stump excavation shall be removed from the site daily as for tree debris <br />in Paragraph 5 and 6 above. The hole shall be backfilled with suitable borrow and at least four <br />inches of topsoil and then sodded to the finished grade immediately following removal. Acceptable <br />borrow soil and topsoil are defined elsewhere in these Special Provisions. The cost of debris <br />removal, backfill and installation of sod is incidental to the stump removal. No additional payment <br />will be made. <br />9. Tree Removal will be paid for as Remove Tree at the unit price set forth in the proposal for each <br />tree. <br />XXV. CONCRETE CURB, REMOVE <br />A. Prevailing Specifications: 2026, INDOT Standard Specifications Section 202 <br />B. Additions: <br />1. The Contractor shall remove concrete curb in areas indicated on plans. All curb shall be saw cut <br />prior to removal. There will be no direct payment for saw cutting but it shall be included in the <br />various removal items. Disposal of debris resulting from the removal operations shall be at an off - <br />site area, provided by the Contractor and approved by the Engineer. No debris shall be left on -site <br />overnight. <br />2. Removal limits shall be marked by the Contractor for review by City representative. The City will <br />not pay for any removal outside of the approved marked limits without prior authorization by the <br />Owner. <br />Version 9/1/2025 Page - 9 Public Works Quote <br />