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. . WORK ITEM II Mowing . This work item consists of mowing the work areas defined on the attached drawings to a height of 6-inches. Mowing shall consist of all work required to cut the vegetation. All trash and debris shall be removed from mowing limits prior to starting mowing operation. Mowing debris and cuttings shall be swept or blown from the maintenance trail as the mowing operation progresses and by 5 p.m. of each workday. No special payment will be made for the inability of standard mowing equipment to access the work, the lack of an adequate trail or road to reach the work, the lack of a stabilized mowing surface, or the difficulty to mow near bridges or other drainage structures. It is expected that portions of areas adjacent to structures will not be accessible to standard power driven mowing machines and may have to be mowed with hand-held equipment. . . There are two mowing patterns included in this contract. Pattern A is a four (4) foot band on each side of the trail. Pattern A extends from C-470 to the end of the regular mowing limits at the pedestrian bridge north of Franklin. Pattern B is weed eating/mowing (reference sheets 9, 14, 17, 18, 19,21,24,25,28,29,32, and 33) and should be bid on a square-foot basis.- . The intent of this specification is to provide a mowed area that has a uniform height of cut vegetation. In many locations, the Contractor will be required to mow the area more than once to achieve a unif9rm height; however, the finishe4 mowed height of vegetation shall not be less than 6-inches above the ground. Also the Contractor should be aware that soil moisture and weather conditions will affect the mowing operations. . MOWING LIMITS are as follows: (Refer to Typical South Platte Cross-Section Mowing Limits). . PATTERN A: North end of South Platte Park (Mile Marker 13.5) to the end of the regular mowing limits at 50th Avenue (Sheets 4 through 34). PATTERN B: Mowing/weed eating island areas formed by sidewalks (Sheets 9,10,14, 17, J8, 19,21,24,25,32,33). Weed eat/trim around trail and dam warning signs (Sheets 17, 18,25, 38). Dam warning signs must be visible from a boat located upstream and in the river. . Measurement & Payment , The method of measurement will be quantity mowed, completed, and accepted, in accordance with the foregoing requirements and exhibits. Pattern A is measured by lineal feet, and Pattern B is measured by square feet. . The accepted quantities of areas mowed will be made at the contract unit price per lineal foot for Pattern A and per square foot for Pattern B . 30