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N. Restoration and Cleanup. Where existing turf areas have been damaged during planting operations, restore the disturbed areas as specified in 806.03.01. Dispose of debris as specified in 201.03.01.H. 811.03.02 Plant Establishment and Maintenance Period After completion, request that an inspection be made by the Department to determine if 100 percent of plants are alive and healthy. The Department will inspect plantings between May 1 and October 1. Install plants as specified in 811.03.01 that are missing or not alive and healthy. If replanting plants outside of the optimal or specified planting season as specified in Table 811.03.01-1, only use containerized or balled and burlapped plants that are certified as being dug dormant. The plant establishment and maintenance period will begin when the Department determines that 100 percent of the plants are alive and healthy. Ensure the plantings are cared for during the plant establishment and maintenance period by keeping the plants in a healthy growing condition by watering, weeding, spraying with pesticides, pruning, remulching disturbed areas, maintaining guys and stakes, and by other operations as horticulturally necessary. Remove and dispose of weeds, debris, and damaged plant material as specified in 201.03.01.H. Inspect plants annually and replace any missing plants or those that are not alive and healthy. The Department will reinspect the plants annually for the number of years specified in the Special Provisions. The reinspection by the Department will be yearly after the start of the plant establishment and maintenance period. If the Department determines that plants need to be replaced after each inspection, install plants as specified in 811.03.01 within 3 weeks of notification. If replacing outside of the optimal planting season as specified in Table 811.03.01-1, only use containerized or balled and burlapped plants that are certified as being dug dormant. Remove stakes, guys, and guy wires within the last month of the conclusion of the plant establishment and maintenance period. At the conclusion of the plant establishment and maintenance period, remove and dispose of weeds, debris, and damaged plant material as specified in 201.03.01.H. Treat planting beds with a pre-emergence herbicide. Provide the Department's Office of Landscape Architecture with the following for the duration of the

ed plant material as specified in 201.03.01.H. Treat planting beds with a pre-emergence herbicide. Provide the Department's Office of Landscape Architecture with the following for the duration of the plant establishment and maintenance period: Me Highway Occupancy Permit (HOP). Obtain a Highway Occupancy Permit from the NJDOT Centralized Permits office. Provide 2 copies of the approved permit to the Department's Office of Landscape Architecture. Include the following with the permit application, which will become part of the approved permit: a. Submit project description, location, and copy of the landscape plans, details, and specifications. b. Submit, for approval by the Department, a plant establishment and maintenance plan based on 811.03.01.M. c Submit, for approval by the Department, a detailed work schedule describing when the plant establishment and maintenance work will occur. 2 Maintenance Bond. Provide a bond to the Department in the amount specified in the Special Provisions with 2 copies sent to the Office of Landscape Architecture. 3. Ensure that the HOP and maintenance bond remain in effect for the duration of the plant establishment and maintenance period. 51