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2571 <br /> Minnesota 2020 Standard Specifications 743 <br />L.3 Acceptance of Initial Planting Operation <br />The Engineer will accept initial planting operations based on the following: <br />(1) Plant stock acceptance <br />(2) Completion of a competency test <br />(3) Installation of individual plants <br />(4) All Material and Work items shown in the initial planting operations chapter of <br />the current edition of the ICAMMLP, including but not limited to watering, tree <br />protection Materials, mulching, proper drainage, pruning, staking and guying, <br />fertilizing, erosion control, seeding, and clean up, in accordance with 1516.2, <br />“Project Acceptance.” <br />L.4 Final Acceptance <br />As a condition for terminating the PEP and conducting the final inspection, the Engineer <br />may require the Contractor to bring the plant establishment Work into compliance. <br />On or about the date of termination of the PEP, the Engineer will perform a final <br />inspection of the Project. <br />Upon final acceptance, the Engineer will not require further Contractor -care of <br />plantings. <br />The Engineer will make final acceptance at the completion of the two-year PEP and <br />based on a final inspection of the completed Project. <br />2571.4 METHOD OF MEASUREMENT <br />The Engineer will measure plants separately by the number of acceptable plants for each <br />Contract Item in accordance with 2571.5G, “Payment Schedule.” <br />2571.5 BASIS OF PAYMENT <br />The Department will make payment for plant installation and establishment at a percentage of <br />the Contract Unit Price per item unit of measure for all costs relating to furnishing, installing, and establishing, <br />the required plants and associated Materials as specified and shown on the Plans. <br />The Department may make full payment, reduced payment or no payment of no more than the <br />maximum eligible partial payment percentage at any payment phase (initial, interim, final) based on the <br />performance of the Contractor and in accordance with 1906, “Partial Payment,” and 1908, “Final Estimate and <br />Payment – Conditions and Process.” <br />A Initial Payment <br />The Department will make payment for plant installation and establishment at a percentage of <br />the Contract Unit Price for each plant for completion of the following Work: <br />A.1 Preconstruction Work <br />The Department will pay no more than 10 percent of the Contract Unit Price for each <br />plant with the completion and acceptance of preconstruction Work as defined in the <br />Preconstruction Work Checklist in the current edition of the ICAMMLP. <br />A.2 Preparation of Planting Holes and Beds <br />The Department will pay no more than 15 percent of the Contract Unit Price for each <br />plant with the completion and acceptance of preparation of planting holes and beds Work as <br />defined in the Preparation of Planting Holes and Beds Checklist in the current edition of the <br />ICAMMLP. <br />SECTION 2571.4 THROUGH 2571.5 NOT USED